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KWV3 Adjustment Question
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Just got the truck and wanted to raise it up a little to add some comfort to the ride. I've adjusted coilovers tons of times in the past but never with airbags and actuator links. So for the rear, if I want to raise it a little, do I lengthen or shorten the links? My theory is I would lengthen them to increase ride height. Also, should the car be on when measuring to ensure the airbags are filled and at operating level? Thanks!
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Increasing the length of the actuator links does raise the car. Longer links = Higher car Shorter links = Lower car Also came to the conclusion that the process to adjust the front and rear is easy however waiting for the air bags to raise or lower can be tricky. Sometimes it would automatically inflate or deflate the bags and other times it wouldn't. Each time I made a change, the car was off, I would start it up, back out of the garage and then back in to help settle the suspension. Does anyone have any tips for ensuring the bags are at standard operating level?
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I tryed getting my front dialed in first then whatever my measurement was for front ( believe I'm at max drop 29.5 inches from floor to ferrying) then just had a start point and worked from ther to try match best as possible all around
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