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David Anderson (168.215.176.139)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 05, 2002 - 11:41 pm: | |
I need to raise and level my Eagle 10 suspension. I have about 5" of thread left on the drives and much more on the front axles. I riding about 12" on curb side and 11" on street side. (My genny is in front bay street side). I've read the manual on the proceedure for raising, ride leveling, and weight distribution.
It gives the gross vehicle wheel weight values up to 30000 lbs. I haven't weighed my coach yet, and am not finished with the conversion, but I'm sure it will weigh more than 30k lbs.
The torsilastic adjustment process is done with the coach empty. Should I assume that if the coach is greater than 30k lbs that one should just use the suggested wheel weight percentages to obtain proper axle weight distribution?
Also, the suggested height is 14" to 14.5". That is "coach empty". If the bus was in service for passengers and it was set at that height, wouldn't it sag a bit when 47 passengers got on? Therefore, when raising it for a converted bus, there will be no sagging because only my wife and I will climb aboard.
My point is does it need to be raised that high in a converted state?
I'd appreciate anyone's experience with this.
Thanks, David Anderson |
Richard Bowyer (Drivingmisslazy) (66.190.119.82)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 2:07 am: | |
The ride height affects the steering geometry. I increased mine from about 12.5 to 14.5 and it decreased the road wander quite a bit.
Richard |
David Anderson (168.215.176.157)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 7:40 pm: | |
Richard,
Did you check the percentage load for each wheel like it shows in the manual, or just raise and level?
David |
Richard Bowyer (Drivingmisslazy) (66.190.119.82)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, August 06, 2002 - 10:19 pm: | |
Just had to raise the front. The back was OK, so I did not check the load percentage. Probably by raising the front I decreased the load on the bogie and increased it some on the drive, but I have no idea how much that would be. I do not have a problem with my bogie sliding, so I assume it is fairly close.
Richard |
David Anderson (168.215.176.134)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, August 14, 2002 - 9:27 pm: | |
Well I got her raised up. I'm at about 14 3/4 inches. That's a bit high, but I did that on purpose. I plan on doing the leveling from side to side like the manual suggests, and it will be a lot easier to lower than raise. I'm am sore as the first day of football practice after pulling that 1 7/8" wrench on those big bolts. I had to use a jack on the wrench to break one locknut loose.
The whole job wasn't too bad, however. It is a lot easier raising the back than the front. Too much framing in the way to pull the wrench on the front. I heeded Gene Rochester's suggestion and soaked all the bolts with penetrating lube for a week before getting after it. That did help. I also buffed the bolts with my Makita before starting. I could turn the locknut by hand after it was released.
The job took about 10 hours, and I got real dirty.
David |
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