Air front suspension

Air front suspension

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Rscocca

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127 posts

123 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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As some might know I did a little damage taking the car off the trailer, when the D ring popped up and nipped the front lower lip.
And to add to the grief of the damage you cannot get BS Oxford Blue in the US and nobody makes it.

Solution to hopefully not having this problem again has been achieved thru a company called RideTech( I have no affiliation with the company).
Since 98% of the driving will be done on the street I installed adjustable front air shock. I can raise the cars nose 4 inches above ride height.
No more issues with driveways, sleeping policemen, or trailers.
Push the button and up she goes. (Just need to know when to stop lifting or tires hit side pod lower edge.)
Rides real smooth and surprisingly sporty. If I decide to put it on a track, just swap out shocks for factory ones.





At full droop no hit, at full bottom no hit.

Storer

5,024 posts

214 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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Robert

Neat installation. We need much more information please.

Where is the pump? Does it have a tank? Do you know how much weight it adds? Costs?

And if it is not too much trouble, more pictures of the whole installation please.

I have had many issues, especially in France, with the front splitter hitting the ground.


Paul

Rscocca

Original Poster:

127 posts

123 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Here is the breakdown,
I went with the higher end triple adjustable shocks.
Total cost $2,250. Shocks, pump and switch panel. (Cheaper then repairing front bonnet multiple times)

When you order specify that the shock will be mounted upside down, they change the bellows to work properly.

There is no tank, it uses an on demand pump that is very small. I was able to mount it below Master cylinder tanks on the 3/4 cross brace.

I have initial fill at 45PSI this puts the car at normal ride height.
When I approach a driveway skirt, I push both switches up and in about 3-5 seconds I have raised the car enough to get up drive without scrapping the front.


I had to reshape upper and lower shock mounting tabs a little so as to clear new shocks. not enough to worry about structural failure.





Each shock is full adjustable thru remote adjusters.




plumbing is very easy, 1 line from each shock to switch, 1 line from pump to switch.
red wire from pump to battery and black wire from pump grounds thru switch.

UltimaCH

3,155 posts

188 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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I like this concept. I do have a nob question. Do you retain the springs? Are they replaced by the bellows?

Daniel

Rscocca

Original Poster:

127 posts

123 months

Friday 3rd July 2015
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Springs are replaced by bellow, but you can control the firm or soft setting on shock to give it a more aggressive rate.
These particular shock are adjustable for bound/ rebound and firmness, some 24 different settings.