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air ride adjust ????

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Posted by: jonnieQ

i have a 93 m-8,i was in need of info on how to adjust the front air ride to soften it up,it kinda of floats on road that im feeling at 70 mph when i hit a bump,i replaced the airbags and all is working godd except for that,
thanks for yr help,gosh i love this car..
jon

Posted by: billcu

Did you replace your front airsprings with rebuilt units?

If you did, the shock absorbers might be worn out, because when they rebuild them, they use the old shock absorber part.

Posted by: jonnieQ

no i got an air bag out of a junkrd,the air ride is working fine i beleve,but i think the people whom had this before me,had them adjusted to high,i think,, to compensate for the bag that was leaking that i replaced,like i said,it handels fine but it feels like it floats at about 65-75 when i hit a bump not soft but you can feel this float across the bumps only,going to take it to a frontend shop to be cked,thanks for the response.
jon

Posted by: mespock

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Originally Posted by jonnieQ

no i got an air bag out of a junkrd,the air ride is working fine i beleve,but i think the people whom had this before me,had them adjusted to high,i think,, to compensate for the bag that was leaking that i replaced,like i said,....

Are you talking about they did this on your car or the air bag you took off the junk yard car. (as the bag itself can't be adjusted from what I know).

The only way you adjust the air ride is by sliding the sensor up or down. Up to drop the car slightly down to lift it up. One nut is all you have to work with.

Posted by: billcu

The parked suspension heights should be measured from the bottom of the wheel rim to the bottom of the fender lip.

The front should be 24 and 1/2 inches +/- 1/4 inch

The rear should be 24 and 1/4 inches +/- 1/4 inch

Posted by: chickenviii

sounds to me like some other susp component is going bad, id check ball joints, tierod ends etc. the bag wouldnot make the car "float" when you hit bumps

Posted by: mespock

Quote:

Originally Posted by chickenviii

sounds to me like some other susp component is going bad, id check ball joints, tierod ends etc. the bag wouldnot make the car "float" when you hit bumps

That coming from a Ford Tech....

Posted by: pepperman

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Originally Posted by mespock

That coming from a Ford Tech....

Oh the Horror.

Posted by: Brozly

I had a height sensor fall off and the whole front pumped to max, yeah it was floating, especially when it hit a bump.

Posted by: jonnieQ

yep it worked i adjusted them up and problem cured,thanks guys ......and yes it will float if the bags are to hard.try it,mite make a belever out of you.