Automotive Suspension Blog

Jordin asked:


Is it wrong of me to be mad at my mechanic for taking almost 6 months to fix the air bag suspension on my truck? I mean first i payed for him to fix the hose, then i paid for the compressor and then i paid for the air bags. And it still isn’t fixed everytime he gives it back to me it only last for one day. Can i do somethng so that he can give me my money back? I’ve paid him over $1000 dollars!!

740 suspension produAllante

Luis asked:


I have 3 wheels working fine but the front passenger air bag leaks. Can I replace mine with one off a 1999 Navigator? Any suggestions? I have replaced the pump ad made manual switch. Has anyone done this and share experience.

Mercedes S-600 air bag suspension

Carlos D asked:


I have a 1999 Lincoln towncar which is equipt with rear air suspension. Everything works fine but the only thing is that when my car loaded on the rear the car supose to rise on its on. Most likely it must have some kind of pump or motorised motor that would control that. Where would that be and what is it called?

S-500 suspension produAllante

advait0 asked:


Own a 2001 Lincoln Ls. I asked a question earlier about road bumpiness and got the answer it could be air suspension, shocks, or struts.

Is there any way to know what it is? How can I check the air suspension myself by just a look and see if anything major is broke?

The only thing is I read other people’s questions, and the car does not really bounce when I push on it just doing the simple push test, the back didnt bounce at all, the front did bounce twice (Is that too much?) So it could be totally broke on back, or it could be alright right?

When I go over bumps I feel all the bumps, but my car does not bounce. Not able to tell if the car is lower than it should be or not.

Before going to mechanic, any tips on what I can look at and test myself?

I already know from reading other questions air suspension is very expensive like 1800 to fix and all..
I went before to have a Firestone inspection after buying the vehicle, and they said it was in great mechanical condition just needed back tires.

Had the tires replaced at Sam’s Club with Goodyear Tires. Told them to look at alignment.

Neither place said noticed any problem with air suspension, but then maybe its something you have to look for?

TownCar coil springs

oufanatic892008 asked:


I hauled a trailer last weekend with my 06 Lincoln Navigator and now my check suspension light is on. Now it rides really rough and feels like the rear end is high. What should I do?

Mercedes S-420 coil struts

dflynn4 asked:


I have a 2000 Lincoln Navigator, and it has air suspension. However, the air compressor broke, and two of the air bags have a leak. I want to fix my suspension the cheapest way possible. I think the cheapest thing to do would be to replace my air suspension with a conversion kit that would put my vehicle on regular coils. I found a web site where I can buy the conversion kit for $420, but how much would the labor cost to change it for me?

Transport air bag suspension