66 Nova

[car13ter]

I have a 66 Nova With your complete system . The problem I am haveing is when I have the system up for everyday driving ,the car wants to float ,and
bounce around giving a mushy kind of ride . What am I doing incorrect ? Is it the shocks or incorrect air pressure or ?

[britt@ridetech.com]

The ride quality issues can be affected by a few things:

1-Proper ride height. Each air spring has a specific "installed height" that provides the best spring rate which provides a nice ride. The front bags have an installed height of 4.5-5", the rear has an installed height of 5-6". The easy way to do this is lower the car all the way to the ground; raise it 3 inches and start there.

2-Pressure. This is related to proper ride height. Regardless of pressure, so long as your ride height is the recommended values the vehicle should have the correct spring rate. However, we use pressure as an indicator that something is wrong. What pressures are you running?

3-Shock Valving. Once the proper ride height is determined, I would start with about 5 clicks all the way around. If it's too stiff take a click or two out; if it's too soft add a click or two.

[darren@ridetech.com]

Do you have the Shockwaves or the CoolRide kit?