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Title: Travel / ride height ?
Post by: Gold Nugget finder on May 12, 2024, 07:32:32 pm
Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there!

Does anyone have information on ride/travel height as in how to adjust?
I have a gauge for measuring how ever I can't get them right. Not sure I'm doing or understanding it correctly. How important is it?

Thanks for any help.

James
Title: Re: Travel / ride height ?
Post by: craneman on May 12, 2024, 07:55:29 pm
Ride Height Adjustment and Air brake pressures. (https://www.foreforums.com/index.php?topic=42669.msg427816#msg427816)
Title: Re: Travel / ride height ?
Post by: Doug W. on May 12, 2024, 08:27:31 pm

Drive shaft is happy at the correct ride height.
Title: Re: Travel / ride height ?
Post by: wolfe10 on May 12, 2024, 08:44:49 pm
Drive shaft is happy at the correct ride height.

As are shocks, passengers, etc!
Title: Re: Travel / ride height ?
Post by: Gold Nugget finder on May 12, 2024, 10:28:46 pm
Ok and thanks all for your help. However how important is the level spot where are you parked and adjusting?
Title: Re: Travel / ride height ?
Post by: oldguy on May 12, 2024, 11:00:11 pm
It's important.
Title: Re: Travel / ride height ?
Post by: bbeane on May 13, 2024, 07:30:40 am
Any reasonably flat spot will be fine.
Title: Re: Travel / ride height ?
Post by: Elliott on May 13, 2024, 10:56:25 am
I only ever worried about being flat for the front axle where it is one shared valve for both sides. The rear corners adjust independently so being level doesn't really matter there. At least that was my theory, and I am YouTube certified in many different disciplines so you can take that to the bank
Title: Re: Travel / ride height ?
Post by: FourTravelers on May 13, 2024, 12:38:09 pm
It isn't necessary to be on a level surface, but it is necessary to be on flat  ground to be accurate (have all the wheels on the same plane)

The rear valves control the side to side height, front valve controls the front height. If both rear valves are set to 8" and one front is a little low and the other a little high..... split the difference, that's about the best you can do.