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rear ride hight
« on: 02 November 2009, 20:23:31 »
hi replaced  rear shocks today now the back end is 3/4in lower, can it be adjusted
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Re: rear ride hight
« Reply #1 on: 02 November 2009, 20:34:08 »
what did you change, make or model, :-/
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Re: rear ride hight
« Reply #2 on: 02 November 2009, 20:36:18 »
2.6 estate replaysed just the rear shocks has self leveling
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Re: rear ride hight
« Reply #3 on: 02 November 2009, 20:42:05 »
is it pump assisted, if so have you bled the systerm and reset.?
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Re: rear ride hight
« Reply #4 on: 02 November 2009, 20:46:00 »
yes pump assisted,how do i bleed them and reset it cheers
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Re: rear ride hight
« Reply #5 on: 02 November 2009, 21:00:20 »
at hand i dont know there is a thred on hear, somthing about a bleed valve looks like a tyer valve, push it in to release the air in there and using a compresser pump it back up to ride hight and check the lever on the suspension is clean'd up and working, should be rest then.
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Re: rear ride hight
« Reply #6 on: 02 November 2009, 21:05:13 »
could not find a valve my other miggy had one in the boot, this one the pipe runs to the front of the car will have another look in morning cheers 4 ur help :)
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Re: rear ride hight
« Reply #7 on: 02 November 2009, 21:07:49 »
Nothing to do or bleed.....it should be automatic.

It might be that your old shocks were buggered resulting in to low a ride height.

You can teak it by bending the actuator arm on the level sensor. This is positioned on the drivers side (UK) rear trailing arm close to the diff.
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Re: rear ride hight
« Reply #8 on: 02 November 2009, 21:30:42 »
Isn't ride height is determined by springs ?
Have you correctly installed the rubbers at the top of the shocks ?
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Re: rear ride hight
« Reply #9 on: 02 November 2009, 21:36:23 »
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Isn't ride height is determined by springs ?
Have you correctly installed the rubbers at the top of the shocks ?
determined by springs and shocks.
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Re: rear ride hight
« Reply #10 on: 02 November 2009, 21:37:51 »
are the shocks plugged in?
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Re: rear ride hight
« Reply #11 on: 02 November 2009, 21:47:23 »
Not sure about the air assisted, but ride height of standard set up is determined by springs. 
I've recently fitted a pair of custom made up-rated, standard ride height front springs and the manufacturers needed a standard sample spring and measurements off the car to get the ride height correct.
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Re: rear ride hight
« Reply #12 on: 02 November 2009, 21:52:23 »
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Not sure about the air assisted, but ride height of standard set up is determined by springs. 
I've recently fitted a pair of custom made up-rated, standard ride height front springs and the manufacturers needed a standard sample spring and measurements off the car to get the ride height correct.

Not totaly correct actualy, the MV6 is lowered by the shocks on the rear pre 99
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Re: rear ride hight
« Reply #13 on: 02 November 2009, 21:53:34 »
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Not sure about the air assisted, but ride height of standard set up is determined by springs. 
I've recently fitted a pair of custom made up-rated, standard ride height front springs and the manufacturers needed a standard sample spring and measurements off the car to get the ride height correct.
shocks also play a part, even with none self levellers.  Prefacelift MV6 are lowered on shocks alone for example...
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Re: rear ride hight
« Reply #14 on: 02 November 2009, 22:12:02 »
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Not sure about the air assisted, but ride height of standard set up is determined by springs. 
I've recently fitted a pair of custom made up-rated, standard ride height front springs and the manufacturers needed a standard sample spring and measurements off the car to get the ride height correct.
shocks also play a part, even with none self levellers.  Prefacelift MV6 are lowered on shocks alone for example...
:-? I don't get it. Just doesn't make sense. For that to lower the car the shocks would need to have no upward/extending movement at all.
With std springs the shocks would have to be shorter than std and at their maximum extention. 
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