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tbore007
03-08-2003, 06:05 PM
has anyone messed around with this? dos it really make a difference....i have yet to touch it...
jgc61sr2002
03-08-2003, 06:08 PM
Originally posted by tbore007
has anyone messed around with this? dos it really make a difference....i have yet to touch it... You should leave it in the on position. Make sure it is turned OFF when you jack or put the MM up on a lift. John
looking97233
03-08-2003, 09:27 PM
The rear suspension in the MM has no springs. It consists of the air bags and shocks only. i.e. the air bags are the springs.
CRUZTAKER
03-08-2003, 09:39 PM
^^^what they said^^^

OFF, Only when jacking...........DOH! :banned:

That doesn't sound appropriate?
FordNut
03-09-2003, 07:49 AM
Yes, off for jacking. If you leave it on, the system will sense that the rear is too high and let out the air pressure to try and lower it. Then when you let it down off the jack, there won't be any air in the bags and the rear suspension will bottom out. Not a really big problem because the compressor will refill them and raise it back up. There is a time limit so it may take a few cycles of turning the ignition on & off. It's easier to just turn it off when jacking.
joflewbyu2
03-09-2003, 07:53 AM
what about a lift that keeps the car level and lifts the front as well as the back?
FordNut
03-09-2003, 08:14 AM
If it lifts the wheels like the drive-on lifts at muffler shops, ok. If it lifts the frame, turn it off.
Paul T. Casey
03-09-2003, 09:20 AM
Good point Ford Nut. Especially if you go to one of those fast food type oil change shops. Alot of those guys have frame lifts to be able to do all sorts of vehicles, not that you can find one with any 5W-20 blended oil, but one of these days it'll be there. Glad I got lifetime oilchanges with mine.
cyled
03-10-2003, 06:24 AM
Originally posted by CRUZTAKER
^^^what they said^^^

OFF, Only when jacking...........DOH! :banned:

That doesn't sound appropriate?


So then you are suggestion I should remember ....
jack - OFF :banana:
tbore007
03-10-2003, 09:29 AM
so let me get this straight, the switch has been in the off postion, so iv been riding around with no rear suspension. i though you sould hit it on if you have a full load, or are doing some nasty driving. and yes i know...jack...off....
LincMercLover
03-10-2003, 09:32 AM
The air suspension should be kept on at all times except for when jacking, as described above. You haven't really damaged anything, yet... It takes awhile for the air to seap out. I would turn it on immediately though.
jefferson-mo
03-10-2003, 10:10 AM
I think my car's trying to tell me something....everytime I plop my fat a$$ in the car and start it the air compressor runs...........:rolleyes:

too many cheeseburgers I think.........:beer:


so the consensus is.......................jack. ......................off
tbore007
03-10-2003, 10:18 AM
ok..thanks
WolfeBros
03-10-2003, 10:30 AM
More evidence that this is one sick sick sick bunch......:lol:
Wags
03-10-2003, 11:16 AM
WolfeBros,

Yea, I know...aint it cool...
tbore007
03-10-2003, 04:58 PM
i just went to flip the switch, and it turns out it has been in the on postion since i picked it up from the dealer. i guess all is well.. should i be concerned? was everyone elses in the on postion when they picked theres up...?
TAF
03-10-2003, 05:03 PM
What part of this are you not getting, Tbore? On is GOOD, Off is ONLY when you jack....jack=OFF...
tbore007
03-10-2003, 05:21 PM
I THOUGHT when you pick it up from the dealer it should have been off..who knows...not really important.
TAF
03-10-2003, 05:23 PM
Only if you take delivery while it's up on the rack:lol: :nono:
bugsys03
03-10-2003, 05:28 PM
:stupid: WOW!!!!!!!!!!!
TripleTransAm
03-10-2003, 08:56 PM
Originally posted by tbore007
i just went to flip the switch, and it turns out it has been in the on postion since i picked it up from the dealer. i guess all is well.. should i be concerned? was everyone elses in the on postion when they picked theres up...?


I rented a Lincoln TC a few weeks ago in San Diego and was curious about this air suspension thing. So I drove around with it off for a few days... and never really noticed a difference. What gives?
jefferson-mo
03-10-2003, 09:02 PM
Hey Triple............you shoulda called me while you were here!

If the air is off and you load it down the a$$ sags...........that's about all you notice.......


check out my sig.........maybe you can help me with my latest aquisition.............


OK so we all got it here???


................jack.......... ............off



:pimp:
TripleTransAm
03-10-2003, 09:11 PM
Originally posted by jefferson-mo
Hey Triple............you shoulda called me while you were here!
If the air is off and you load it down the a$$ sags...........that's about all you notice.......
check out my sig.........maybe you can help me with my latest aquisition.............
OK so we all got it here???
................jack.......... ............off



Hmmm, where else but in this forum would 'Jack off!!' be considered a helpful hint and not an outright insult? :D

Didn't know anyone on here in San Diego... to be honest, I wasn't even on here at the time. That TC test drive pretty much killed the idea of getting one, so upon my return to Montreal my focus shifted towards the Marauder.

About the a$$ sagging... never noticed. The only thing I remember about that car, besides the jiggly joggly suspension (air ON), is the one legged burnouts I could sometimes perform if the Earth's rotation was *just* right...

What kind of help do you need with your T/A? PM me if you have a question, I'll do my best to help.