Fixing Your Air Ride Suspension for $130
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- Опубликовано: 22 июл 2024
- Do you have a car with a blown air ride suspension? It's not as hard to fix as you think and it's not near as expensive as you think.
How to convert air ride to coil springs - Lincoln Town Car, Mercury Grand Marquis, Ford Crown Victoria.
I found a conversion kit for $128 and this Lincoln Town Car has never looked better, ridden better or handled better.
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Very good video , I will be doing my Lincoln Towncar today ,thanks for the good info.
Once again awesome video.. a video that takes you back to when you fixed things yourself.. unheard of today.. wonderful video.. thanks again. Great Video 👍!
Thank you. I learned because I grew up poor and didn't have the money to pay someone to fix it. You either fix it yourself or you do without. Plus - it comes with a sense of pride and accomplishment if you do things right.
Yep, have a 2001, needs same. Gonna give it a go. Great video.
Let me know how it goes.
Peace
Great video; loved the laid-back attitude. Thanks.
Thanks Mitch.
Life is too short to be all stressed out. I believe in taking one's time and chilling out. This job can be dangerous and mistakes are made when people are rushing through it. Once you do it once you'll be an expert and then you can fly through it.
Peace
This is the best video I've seen on this by far. However, glosses over two thinks;
1) NO way to remove air solenoid if air bag inflated - a-holes put the solenoid clip on top of solenoid on top on metal shelf - zero access. You must destroy airbag and remove that first. No biggie as theyd be discarded anyway. UNLESS you can release air from the compressor end. Thats a pain (mine is under air filter box), and doesnt always work. Video online demonstates on newer (2000s model), but that didnt work on my 97 Cartier.
2) Shock is virtually impossible to remove with "normal" tools (auto parts store or Home Depot). Host says 7/8 (for upper) - mine is 9/16, ish. Because of weld ridges, no way to set wrench correctly, and even using his undercar demo, damned mounting screw is way too far in from metal shelf edge with the limited acces (exhaust, fuel tank, etc). It might be possible with extra long wrench, but thats special order and you have to have exact nut size :(. It mught also be easier if on a lift rather than floor jack. And, that doesnt even deal with mounting the new shock.
In my case, i replaced with spring but paid mechanic to do the shocks.
But, as i said, this is the best overall video ive found. Damned engineers should have to repair what they design. I came up with 3 ways to fix the solenoid issue and 7 for shock replacement, without altering frame, body or accessory design negatively. Phooey
Super appreciate this detailed video. It was so helpful.
You're welcome. I'm so glad I decided to tackle this job. What the shops want to do this is crazy and it's really not that hard. when it's done you'll be glad you did it.
Peace
Best detailed video by far...Thanks for your time and hard work. I am going to do this job on my 1997 Lincoln Town Car.. Subscribed to your channel. !!!
Thanks. A lot of the videos on RUclips leave out vital information, which is always in the details so I set out to include that information.
Thanks for subscribing and welcome to the family.
@@JohnDisqueI gotta do the same on my 95 town car
I really loved my town car! Living in the northeast with snow made be trade her, I still miss her though, it was a great riding car!
Yup - They're great cars, with strong engines and transmission and good paint. They just require a bit more TLC than most. They're old-school gangster and hell.... that's me.
Very informative, ty brother
Thanks for stopping by Shadow Axe. And good luck with your band. It's a tough industry. I know.
Peace
Great video lots of great info.
Thanks for your time, Alex. I don't take this for granted.
Peace
Great info
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I have a 2001 Grand Marquis LS and I swapped out the air springs for coil springs. I got a spring compressor tool and compressed them from 18" to 14" and install them. No removing sway bar or shocks. Fits great. complete job to me 1 hour
Hi Paul - great.
Most people don't have spring compressors so I wanted to let them know they can still do this. As you see in the video, I just used a jack and jacked the axle down. It works fine if you set it up right.
Peace
I’m grateful for your help
Hi Paul,
I'm glad I could help you out and I assume you tackled it and saved yourself some money. That's what it's all about.
Peace
Thank you
You got it. Thanks for giving me and this video a chance.
Peace.
A15 was very helpful
Just did my 2004 mercury grand marquis rides a little stiff but the leaky springs are out the way. I'm satisfied the will soften overtime .
Did you change the shocks, Victor? Your old shocks are meant to work with the old air-bags. - If you put coil-springs in..., I highly recommend using the shocks meant to work with the coils.. They're not high in price... but they can be a pain to take off and put on.
What struts you recomend for the rear of a 1992 buick riviera, i checked and the struts for my car they dont make anymore and cant find them anywere, can i put these type of struts on my 1992 buick riviera? It sits 4 inchs off the ground but need it atleast 3-4 more inchs because my car scrapes everywere
Thank you.
You're welcome! I'm glad I could help.
Amazing details
1990 Towncar.
I got a new compressor w dryer, solenoids, and air springs. It holds air. But rear R air spring is higher than the other.
Any suggestions out there on how to correct this?
Have any problems getting an alignment? I wanna lift my 89
1997 Lincoln town car took the air ride out put the taxi rear springs which are better then the ones you get in a conversion kit then I put coil over shocks in made by monroe they are for a crown vic but they fit perfectly on the town car the shocks in those kits are not good enough that's why I went with the coil over shocks height is perfect and it rides and handles like the air bags.
The shocks are I got are fine and you can't tell the difference between the air ride and he coils.
i deleted the rear air ride on my 2006 town car how do i get rid of the check air ride warning? great video by the way
Did you leave the solenoids attached?
Try pulling the appropriate fuse sending the signal to the dash.
Peace
I am a UK Owner 1996 Lincoln Continental. Need instructions of replacement of FRONT air ride which I have managed to source a pair from China?
how do you disable the dash light?
Just pull the fuse.
Would you recommend buying a 97 town car only problem it has needs air compressor. Not sure how much that’ll be. But seems like it’s a small issue. Other wise car seems fine. 159K for $1700 97’
Absolutely - get it. This 92 is by far the most dependable car I ever owned. Some things can be a drag to fix... like the starter.... It's in a moronic place and is quite expensive... Other than that a few other miner things.. it's always there when I need it and people comment on it all the time.
Get it.
@@JohnDisque yeah it’s definitely a keeper I am still on lookout for a good one I’ll definitely be getting the 97. Thanks!!
@@JohnDisque how many tons are your Jack stands I’ll order same ones. Guessing 3 tons? Did you end up using both of just one Jack stand? Looks like you only used one.
How can I do this this on a 2014 Hyundai equus without spending 1400 bucks from strut masters just for the shocks!!!
I don't know.
@@JohnDisque ☹️
Why didn't you just replace the air bags ?
This is explained in the video. It's because the compressor was also bad and the air lines were dry-rotted. The whole system would need to be replaced and now you're getting into serious money. There's no rich daddy wiping thine buttocks and my normal cost of living is higher than normal.
Peace and thanks for your time.
Excelente pero si lo subtitulara hubiera sido mejor no todo mundo habla inglés 😅😅
Nice video! I think you'd enjoy my content too. Keep up the great work! 🧡💖
Thank Kiana,
I'll stop in and check out your channel.
Car won’t ride the same, replace air bags.
You don't know what you're talking about.
These cars were made with both air and spring, they ride beautifully with coils. I'd recommend changing them. It was stupid to only put air in the rear.
They do ride differently, but not badly. Air recoil is a but mushier than spring, but still luxury. The big difference is if you're used to hauling heavy crap in trunk, or overweight in rear seat. Air will compensate some, springs won't. And I mean 300-400 on one side in back seat, or 300+ in trunk.
No such thing as a 5 minit job , thanks for showing what it really takes , im doing this tuesday
You're right.
Videos are getting faster and faster because the human attention span is dropping more and more. I don't think it's healthy to cater to what I see as a problem.
It's kind of hypocritical to suggest people take their time and then rush through a video half-assing and skipping vital information.
This job is an experience so the agenda is to show what the experience is like so the viewer can see if he/she wants to live it.
Peace
Thanks
You're welcome.
Thanks for stopping by John.