CHECK AIR SUSPENSION!!!!

[Easy Ed]

That would be correct on the springs being OEM

[HUMMERcustoms.com/TAZ]

Since I do not off road this will be a dumb question to some. but, I have ridden in air and coil rear springs and prefer the air ride by a huge margin.

Is the problem with air springs mainly due to off roading? I loved the adding the t to the lines so they could be filled like old air shocks. I'm going to put a t in truck just in case. Was the complete pump unit remove to be able to get to the lines for t or could it be done someplace easy enough with pump still mounted.

The pump unit is easy enough to take down but, just curious about alternate location.

Would like comments on air versus spring as a friend bought a 04 right before i bought 05 and he had springs and he fussed everytime he got in my airride over his springs.
THANKS

TAZ

[Easy Ed]

TAZ, Loved the air ride but I just got tired of the wondering when it would fail again. I have have two level sensors replaced and one air spring replaced due to the dealership not knowing how to collapse the spring before lowering a frame lift and let the suspension hang down causing the spring to fully extended and blow out in my garage scaring the sh!t out of the wife and I, there was a post of mine on that one. Now this last problem of a "I think" plugged filter that is not shown in the service manual to have given me a idea to look into as a possible cause. Not that it really mattered because I already had my mind made up that the coil were going in.

Because the two lines "meet in the middle" above the compressor I would say that has to be the easiest place to splice into it. I raised the back up to where from gound up to fender flare was 43.75 and just gave me enough room to get out of the garage. Plus, there may be a little more work in doing that because the compressor would still be in use but I am sure TAZ you can figure it all out.

Thanks, Ed

[HUMMERcustoms.com/TAZ]

Thanks Easy for the info. Also I appreciate you letting us know about the filter situation. I would not have thought of looking for it. So You did many a favor.

TAZ

[Boston Hummer]

I got air ride and would rather have coils and add a truxxx lift, is there a DIY on coil swap for air ?

[vlxjim]

Did you need to use a spring compressor? I'm thinking of puting in air bags and need to cut the hole in the top rubber disk bigger.


http://www.truckspring.com/VSearchResults2.aspx?cID=741

or

http://www.truckspring.com/VSearchResults2.aspx?cID=740

[BKLYNH2]

Ok so besides swapping out the air bags for coils and rip out the whole air system.

Can the air system be left to operate the inflator only and not the suspension?

If so how is it done and can it be done without having a service air suspension warning on for eternity?