Adjusting Air Ride System

[eagleeye]

From what I understand I should be able to adjust front and rear air settings seperately.Only 1 button for either adjust up or down on the dash.This adjusts all four ACS shocks.
Waiting for dealer to send the right manual...is this a surprise to anyone?

Does the overide button have anything to do with the setting ???

HELP....This thing is toooo soft ....

[Xmarduk]

You'll need to enter "ACS MAN" mode (manual) on your display. Hit the Mode button until it indicates as such by blinking, then hold down Select to choose the mode.

Once you're in Manual mode, you'll see bar gauges on the left and right of the screen. F is front. Hold down the Overide button til the F begins to flash. Use the dash button to increase or decrease the setting.

Hold down the Overide button til the R starts to flash....you get the picture.

[eagleeye]

Thanks again !!

[Xmarduk]

For best results, you should actually take the time to adjust your hi and lo speed compression on the shocks themselves. This will be way more effective and allow the in cab controls to be more of a fine tuning mechanism or more specific to the terrain or load you may be carrying at any given time.

If the ride is too soft as you say, it would be best for you to increase the hi and lo speed compression a little at a time separately and then take it for a drive on a varying bit of terrain. Large bumps for the hi speed compression, smaller for the lo speed compression.

Odyknuck put it best when he said:
"A note on the Hi/lo compression adjustments. They compensate for shock speed not how fast or slow the machine is moving and is often misunderstood. Big holes and bumps - High speed adjustment. Little holes and bumps - Low speed adjustment."

[eagleeye]

ru the king or one of ....this great forum
Sure know your stuff.

[Xmarduk]

In the picture below, the LO-speed compression would be the flat head screw in the middle of the 17mm nut. You would turn the screw CW to make the ride more firm or CCW for softer.

The outer 17mm nut would be to adjust the HI-speed compression. Same thing applies here: CW to firm, CCW to soften the ride.

I would advise adjust HI and LO separately until you're happy with each setting for the little bumps and settings for the big bumps. Use the same obstacles to test each of your adjustments respectively. You may need different testing areas for HI vs LO.

[Xmarduk]

Quote: Originally Posted by eagleeye

ru the king or one of ....this great forum
Sure know your stuff.

Dear Lord, no.... Where do you think I learned all this from? I'm just doing my part while the big dogs rest. Us small timers bring the new guys up to speed until the real questions start to get raised. HA!!

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