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Self leveling

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Self leveling

Post by Thonger »

The self leveling dampner/strut, I've heard rip it out and leave it in opinions from some people, any advice personel opinions.??
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Post by landy_man »

the self levelling unit is there to support weight with the light standard springs...
once you lift it with heavier springs it is usually maxed out as well as useless due to the springs load carrying capacity....

Piss it off....heavy, useless, expensive piece of crap.....
If in good condition try flog it
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Post by modman »

Landyman, what would it be like if you replaced the strut with an adjustable air bag?
would this help with different loads?
it seems to me that it wouldn't help with bodyroll? is this correct?
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Post by landy_man »

yes an adjustable air bag would help with loads but by increasing your spring rate you increase your load carrying capacity...
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Post by DiscoDino »

Take it OFF, Take it OFF...TAKE IT OFF!!!

woohoo....booobies....

(wrong forum, but same idea)

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Post by mickrangie »

modman wrote:Landyman, what would it be like if you replaced the strut with an adjustable air bag?
would this help with different loads?
it seems to me that it wouldn't help with bodyroll? is this correct?
david


i met a guy who did this to an old two door... kinda cool idea if you tend to carry heavy loads other then that TAKE TO IT WITH A GRINDER!!!
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Post by GURU »

Take it off if you lift your truck, also handling improves around corners (rear doesn't pivot on the self leveler)

I was thinking of making a hydraulic ram to go where the self leveler would go, so I could raise/ lower the back end of my 90 to help stability up hills/down hills
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Post by HSV Rangie »

And the other benifit of swapping in an air bag is that you could push the axle onto the ground similar to what the bogue strut used to do.

More weight on both wheels equal more traction.

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