monsta
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• The Big Island, HI, USA |
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 Posted:10/25/2005 14:59 |
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Guys, are your airbags providing additional lift to the rear when NOT towing?
I want some rake on my truck...maybe a couple o' inches.
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David Rush
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• Greenville, SC, USA |
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• Registered on 4/11/2004 |
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 Posted:10/25/2005 18:04 |
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Ummr-surprised Landyot did not suggest these--he has too much humility to brag on his invention. He fabricates radius rods--neat little invention that prevents spring wrap and thus the pot hole-bang - lets go in another direction scenario. As landyot has explained before--the leaf springs have a spacer to connect the springs to the axle. They use the spacer since the weight on the rear of a F250 is not near that of the X. The extra distance allows more torquing of the rear axle on the springs...so you bang pretty hard--to the point you feel like the X is jumping in another direction. Also I would highly reccomend a Helwig anti sway bar. These two additions improved my ride quality 100%. I don't know about the airbags but a thought might be that the airbag is raising the body to a higher position relative to the axle--like another spacer. I would theorize that this would make spring wrap worse.
Hope this may be helpful.
David
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jscarb2
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• MANTEO, NC, USA |
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• Registered on 10/25/2005 |
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Posted:10/25/2005 22:58 |
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| Quote: | Guys, are your airbags providing additional lift to the rear when NOT towing?
I want some rake on my truck...maybe a couple o' inches. |
yes the air bags give you lift when not towing if you leave some air in them. i can go as low as 10 psi and be level instead of sagging. never go below 5 psi.
have not got my radius rods yet but they are coming! |
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jscarb2
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• MANTEO, NC, USA |
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• Registered on 10/25/2005 |
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Posted:10/25/2005 23:09 |
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just checked ride-rite.com min. pressure is 5 max is 100psi for 2wd excursion rears. i put 80 in mine once and looked like i had lifted the back and lowered the front they lift probally 3 inches if you go 80psi or more. at least mine did. when i run 55 psi for towing the truck sits way jacked up after i take the trailer off! |
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LANDYOT
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• Newport News, VA, USA |
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• Registered on 7/15/2003 |
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Posted:10/26/2005 15:04 |
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| Quote: | | Ummr-surprised Landyot did not suggest these--he has too much humility to brag on his invention. He fabricates radius rods--neat little invention that prevents spring wrap and thus the pot hole-bang - lets go in another direction scenario. |
Thanks for the "plug," but when I read his description of the problem, it didn't sound like he was describing the reverberation in his tail end that's common to Excursions. Sounded more like a single bang to me. And that sounds like things are making contact when they ought not to. While I'd like for him to get a set of radius-rods, I don't think that is the solution in this particular scenario. |
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Toobsluver
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• Waretown, NJ, USA |
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• Registered on 10/24/2005 |
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Posted:10/26/2005 15:24 |
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Radius rods? What are these I keep hearing and what do they do? Got any pix on a website?
Luke
White 2000 Ford Excursion
7.3 PSD 4x2
Super Chips Super Tuner
K&N Filter
4inch turbo back exhaust from Magna Flow
(Soon to install Hellwig Rear sway bar)
Air-Lift Heavy Duty Air Bags
Fun Stuff
PS2, 1200 Watt Amp, 2 12' subs in the barn doors. Pioneer Avic N2 Navigational DVD player. 2 Flip down rear monitors. Second row captains chairs.
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LANDYOT
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• Newport News, VA, USA |
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E. Long
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• Atlanta, GA, USA |
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LANDYOT
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• Subscriber since 11/23/2003 |
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• Newport News, VA, USA |
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Posted:10/27/2005 17:59 |
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| Quote: | Sounds like you need to hire some help!  |
I'm already farming out a good portion of the work to a retired coworker. Without him, I'd really be swamped. He really appreciates the jigs & fixtures I've made 'cause it makes his job easier. I use eleven different jigs & fixtures to build a GEN-II r-rod kit. |
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