Ordered my air suspension!
04-16-12, 11:30 AM
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04-17-12, 12:07 PM
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At last it's finished.
Made the brackets and fitted the front sensors today. Broke a retaining clip that holds the ball joint in place so had to fabricate a bracket to hold it in place. Hopefully Accuair can send me another.
Fitted the grommets back over the holes where the pipes and cables exit the trunk and siliconed it to keep the water out.
Got it out of the garage and watched the e-Level auto learn for about ten minutes, clever but not as much fun to watch as I thought as it takes quite awhile to go through all the settings. Still quite odd to watch the car moving up and down on it's own!
Once the auto learn is finished you can the preset the three levels:- All the way up, ride height and low. There is also a all down button to drop it to it's max.
At each position you can adjust each wheel to exactly the position you want and when all four are correct hold the preset button for 3 seconds and it's done, magic.
I was half way through the settings when the sky opened and soaked me.
Got it back into the garage and will finish the setup and take it for a test run at the weekend.
Been a long, hard slog, about fourteen full days work, but if I was to do it again it would take about half that. Don't want to do it again though!!!!!
Few pictures of the sensors and the three heights in the garage. Will take some better ones at the weekend.
Steve
Made the brackets and fitted the front sensors today. Broke a retaining clip that holds the ball joint in place so had to fabricate a bracket to hold it in place. Hopefully Accuair can send me another.
Fitted the grommets back over the holes where the pipes and cables exit the trunk and siliconed it to keep the water out.
Got it out of the garage and watched the e-Level auto learn for about ten minutes, clever but not as much fun to watch as I thought as it takes quite awhile to go through all the settings. Still quite odd to watch the car moving up and down on it's own!
Once the auto learn is finished you can the preset the three levels:- All the way up, ride height and low. There is also a all down button to drop it to it's max.
At each position you can adjust each wheel to exactly the position you want and when all four are correct hold the preset button for 3 seconds and it's done, magic.
I was half way through the settings when the sky opened and soaked me.
Got it back into the garage and will finish the setup and take it for a test run at the weekend.
Been a long, hard slog, about fourteen full days work, but if I was to do it again it would take about half that. Don't want to do it again though!!!!!
Few pictures of the sensors and the three heights in the garage. Will take some better ones at the weekend.
Steve
04-17-12, 12:24 PM
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Just found your post about the Outlaw club meet at the Ace. You said it is the 5.5.12, can't believe it the car will be ready, but I am going to Venice for the weekend, so can't make it, damn and blast!
Best regards
Steve
04-17-12, 12:33 PM
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04-19-12, 12:38 PM
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Thanks nktuner.
The only reason I have done this mod is so that the car can clear speed bumps etc.
I am more interested in how high it can go so that I can run the car as low as I want it, but raise it at the touch of a button.
Best regards
Steve
The only reason I have done this mod is so that the car can clear speed bumps etc.
I am more interested in how high it can go so that I can run the car as low as I want it, but raise it at the touch of a button.
Best regards
Steve
04-22-12, 12:56 PM
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Finished
Got her out of the garage and set the positions, works just great.
Bit more of a firmer ride than I expected, but it may soften after a bit of use.
Very firm on the low setting and quite bone jarring, so I will only be using that setting on very smooth roads.
A few pictures at the diffeent settings, think I will clear the speed bumps now. lol
Been a long, hard, expensive install for me and I will let you know about handling etc when I have used her for awhile.
I have lots of pictures and quite a bit of knowledge about it now if anyone else wants to do it in the future, just ask.
Hope I have not bored you all to much with it, but it has been a good experience and I have learnt a lot.
I must just add how much I was helped by Zack @ Universial Air Suspension,, I could not have done it without him answering my constant questions and I have a few more to ask yet.
Cheers Steve
Bit more of a firmer ride than I expected, but it may soften after a bit of use.
Very firm on the low setting and quite bone jarring, so I will only be using that setting on very smooth roads.
A few pictures at the diffeent settings, think I will clear the speed bumps now. lol
Been a long, hard, expensive install for me and I will let you know about handling etc when I have used her for awhile.
I have lots of pictures and quite a bit of knowledge about it now if anyone else wants to do it in the future, just ask.
Hope I have not bored you all to much with it, but it has been a good experience and I have learnt a lot.
I must just add how much I was helped by Zack @ Universial Air Suspension,, I could not have done it without him answering my constant questions and I have a few more to ask yet.
Cheers Steve
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04-23-12, 10:20 AM
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will take pictures of (clear corners) tailights and be sending you them. give me your email address at bacardioil@aol.com
will take pictures of (clear corners) tailights and be sending you them. give me your email address at bacardioil@aol.com
04-23-12, 11:08 AM
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04-23-12, 11:51 AM
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Yes the camber does vary as you change the height. The suspension just moves through the full arc of it's travel.
I will wait until I have used it for awhile and confirmed the 'ride height' then get a realignment for that position, although it has all gone back as it was before and if I keep the ride height as it was it shouldn't have changed. The camber was just out of spec before and it will be fine if it is no worse.
I probably will only drive it at that height and just raise it for the bl..dy speed bumps!
Best regards
Steve
Last edited by WIL44; 04-23-12 at 01:02 PM.
