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: Rear air shocks!


rianbechtold
Sep 5th, 04, 12:20 PM
I just put on two new air shocks (High jackers) and when i filled them with air the driverside was where it should be but the passenger side was pretty much just 2 inches higher than it had been prior to filling! I got underneath and checked all the hoses and there were no leaks! Still suspicious, i filled it with air and left it over night. The next dday, i went to look at it and the pressure hadn't changed a bit! Also, before i installed these shocks, the passenger side leaned a bit?! Could the coil spring on the passener side be this shot? Or is it something else? Thanks!

texastornado
Sep 5th, 04, 12:25 PM
Sounds like you had some kind of pre-existing leaning condition. The easy fix would be to run separate lines to each shock, and raise each one separately until it "evens" out. Been there, done that, and all I can say is the looks will be OK, but the ride will definitely suffer. The other thing to do is basically replace everything in the rear suspension until you find out what the real culprit it, usually it's turns out to be worn outleaf springs and/or bushings, but it could be a bent rear frame rail also.......good luck! KZ