Rear air suspension unlevel
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Rear air suspension unlevel
My rear is un even on my 2002 Blackwood. One side is 33.5" the other is 35" from the ground to the wheel well outside.
It has new airbags and the rear is controlled by one ride height sensor. Before I replaced the airbags the one side wouldn't even raise up. No it is raised but it is still uneven.
I checked the ride height sensor and it works. I unhooked and moved it and it raised up, but the one side still stayed 1" lower than the other.
DO you think the one side needs reseated? There is no leak. Both sides retain air its just that the passenger side stays 1" lower
Kinda thinking its the body mount bushings. I measured all around the truck and looked at the bushings. On the drivers side the rear bushing is non existent while the passenger-which is lower-is there but crumbling. I am taking to shop today to get the body mount bushings changed and hoping that fixes it but not convinced.
I was thinking the leaf spring was worn but the air bags themselves are off. and it cant be a leak cause it holds air and when you watch it raise it raises each side but yo can see and measure the difference. It doesnt raise and level and then lower it stays 1" lower all the time.
It's always something!
Thanks
It has new airbags and the rear is controlled by one ride height sensor. Before I replaced the airbags the one side wouldn't even raise up. No it is raised but it is still uneven.
I checked the ride height sensor and it works. I unhooked and moved it and it raised up, but the one side still stayed 1" lower than the other.
DO you think the one side needs reseated? There is no leak. Both sides retain air its just that the passenger side stays 1" lower
Kinda thinking its the body mount bushings. I measured all around the truck and looked at the bushings. On the drivers side the rear bushing is non existent while the passenger-which is lower-is there but crumbling. I am taking to shop today to get the body mount bushings changed and hoping that fixes it but not convinced.
I was thinking the leaf spring was worn but the air bags themselves are off. and it cant be a leak cause it holds air and when you watch it raise it raises each side but yo can see and measure the difference. It doesnt raise and level and then lower it stays 1" lower all the time.
It's always something!
Thanks
Last edited by sleuthsnoopy; Jun 11, 2014 at 04:22 PM.
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Well my question was answered. I had new bushings installed and that made the truck level. I couldn't believe how one side was an inch off and with new body mount bushings it is the same on each side now. Nice!!