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Old 03-10-2012, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by TriX5 View Post
My argument was that the Pressure remains the same. The ride height changes because you add or release air.
BUT, by adding or releasing air to/from a space (ie airbag), you ARE thus changing the pressure. Because you have the weight of the X pushing down on the air spring, the ratio between air in and spring expansion is not linear. IF the spring expanded at a rate equal to your air in, your pressure would then remain constant. Higher Pressure in each corner translates to a higher ride height.


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However, when the car is steady state (for example sitting still) then raising or lowering the car will not appreciably change the pressure in the bags.
Wrong, a lower ride height will have a lower pressure in each of the bags.
The overall pressure difference between my lowest and highest ride settings is about 18 psi.
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