so now that my air ride is acting up,how can I convert to coil over AND run with the elevated ride height?

Actually,I would like to ride as high as the cv's will alow without detonating

 

throw the parts list at me ...............................now.

 

thanks,

 

speedBUmp

Well, you'll need stock 4WD suspension from a GL wagon. Preferably from '85-6. That will give you the adjustable struts and shocks. They discontinued the adjustable suspension in '87. It won't get much higher than the air suspension on high setting. The only way to get higher is to add a lift of some sort.

just wondering,how does a lift work with the cv's?Longer shafts,different joint or what?

the lift prettymuch spaces the subframe from the body. the motor and axles will still be relative to eachother, but the whole assembly farther away from the body.

 

the whole idea is to allow room for bigger tires, which there is where your actual ground clearance will come from

 

some suspension tavel ideas have been pioneered, butthose ae the one-off fab jobs that come from creativity

Technically, it's a body lift. The running gear stays in the same place the body goes higher. It allows for larger tire/wheel combinations. That is where the clearance comes from.

Not saying that Qman is wrong. This is just an observation.

 

On my last wagon(88) I had the 85-86 4WD adjustable suspension.

On my current wagon(87), I have Loyale 4WD struts. These seem to be a little taller.. I have more room between my tires and fenders on this car.

Also, When set nexts to steve's 87 wagon (before the lift). my suspension height seemed about the same as his when his air suspension was in the top position (mine was actually a little taller because of larger wheels and tires, but when that difference was taken into account, they were abou the same.)

Ooo Oooo ooo, I don't mean to get off topic here but what are you gonna do with your air suspension now? I am gonna see about putting it back into the 86 GL-10 that Andrew and I got.