I have a 2001 Expedition ,The air suspension has gone out two times in 1 month so i decided to do away with it and convert it to a coil over conversion from Strutmasters .It is a simple bolt in kit and i will no longer have to worry about loosing air pressure miles from home .The kit will be delivered today so i figured i would remove the air bags and have it ready . Going to start with the rear first .
I got it up on the lift and removed the rear tires . I then removed the clip at the top of the air spring that holds it in place .
Next i removed the clip the holds in the air hose and wiring . The fitting turns about 1/4 turn and pulls out .
The bottom of the spring just sets on the mount on the rear end but i had to pry it up with a screw driver and the air spring is ready to pull out .
I then did the same on the other side . Next i removed the ride height sensor on the rear end , it is held in place pretty much the same way as the hood struts . I then taped up all the wire connectors and zip tied them up into the frame
I took the bottom bolt out of the rear shock so the rear will sag and I may have to take the sway bar loose to get the rear end to drop enough to get the new springs in place
but i will wait until i get the kit first ,i don't want to have to remove any more than i have to. The tracking shows the kit will be delivered about 1 oclock to day so i will try to get the rear of the truck done today.The rear is ready to assemble
I got it up on the lift and removed the rear tires . I then removed the clip at the top of the air spring that holds it in place .
Next i removed the clip the holds in the air hose and wiring . The fitting turns about 1/4 turn and pulls out .
The bottom of the spring just sets on the mount on the rear end but i had to pry it up with a screw driver and the air spring is ready to pull out .
I then did the same on the other side . Next i removed the ride height sensor on the rear end , it is held in place pretty much the same way as the hood struts . I then taped up all the wire connectors and zip tied them up into the frame
I took the bottom bolt out of the rear shock so the rear will sag and I may have to take the sway bar loose to get the rear end to drop enough to get the new springs in place
but i will wait until i get the kit first ,i don't want to have to remove any more than i have to. The tracking shows the kit will be delivered about 1 oclock to day so i will try to get the rear of the truck done today.The rear is ready to assemble
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