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Lincoln Town Car Air Suspension Conversion Kit

kaleb — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 05:04:27 +0000

Just wanted to share another air suspension conversion kit install gone well. My Town Car is a 2005, so I was quite shocked when the rear air springs started deflating over night. I had a 1999 Town Car Before that did the same thing, after replacing the seals and the rear air springs, I found the compressor was also bad; so I installed an air suspension conversion kit on my 99, and was very happy with it. I could not tell a difference in the ride, and the reliability in the coil springs, gave me alot more confidence in my other wise trusty towncar.

Now I was back in the same situation with my 05, so this time instead of wasting the money and time on air springs, seals, etc. I immediately bought an air suspension conversion kit. The install was just as easy as it was on my 1999. Now my Town Car is back on the road, and I dont have to worry about it leaving my wife and kids stranded. A coil spring conversion cost about $350, which is far cheaper than air springs and a compressor.

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Air Suspension Conversion Kits

kaleb — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:25:42 +0000

Air Suspension Conversion Kits

My 2002 Lincoln Town Car has been having some air suspension problems for the past couple months. The rear was randomly low, and often felt spongy. I knew something was going to need to be repaired soon, but I was putting it off, as cash is pretty tight right now. About a week ago, the rear air springs were almost all the way down. I could get the air bags to come up a little when I started the car but not much. I took it to a family friend who is a local mechanic as well. He had a look at it, and sure enough the rear air springs had worn through towards the bottom of the bag. The compressor also seemed to not be pumping air like it should, which he explained happens often when the compressor is overworked cause the air springs leak. Apparently this is a common problem as well, he just had a 2001 Ford Expedition in the shop the week before with the same problem.

Then he explained that I had two main repair options. I could either replace the air springs, and most likely the compressor as well. Or he said I could replace it all with an air suspension conversion kit, which would replace the entire air suspension system with coil springs. I am not very mechanically inclined, so I asked his opinion. He said that air suspension conversion kits are very popular because they are cheap and reliable. He explained that coil springs almost never fail, compared to air springs which you can plan on replacing every 60-80k miles, if your lucky. So I went with the air suspension system and all of its problems. The kit came in quickly, just before the weekend, and my mechanic installed it that day.

My car was back on the road, and the best part is the rear end is no longer almost dragging the road. As far as not having an air system anymore, I cannot tell any difference in ride comfort between the factory air suspension and the coil springs. My conclusion is air suspension conversion kits are well worth it.

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Lincoln Town Car Air Suspension Review

admin — Mon, 11 May 2009 01:55:53 +0000

The Lincoln Town Cars air suspension uses an air compressor located under the drivers side fender. Lines run from here to the air bags. There is an electric relief valve on the top of each air bag, that allows air to be exhausted. It senses the amount of air pressure in each air bag, to keep both sides equal. There is a leveling sensor that controls these valves. This leveling sensor is a movable arm that will be moved up if the rear of the car goes down. As it goes up it will activate the air compressor, which will fill the bags to level the car. It will also allow air to escape from the bags if the rear of the car is high.

Sensor for Air Bag Spring Lincoln Town Car

Here are just a few of the problems you might experience with your 1998 lincoln town car air suspension.

1. The back of your car is low and the air suspension light is on. Check your fuse first. If its not the fuse check the air suspension switch in your truck, and make sure it is on.

2. You took it in for service and it was put on a lift or jacked up. And now the bags are full, and the car rides rough. Well you should have shut the switch in the trunk off before lifting the car. Now you will need to bleed the air out of each bag manual and reset your system.

3. You suspension is all the way down. This could be caused by a leaking or stuck valve or a leaking air bag. If it is a leaking airbag, they will all go down, as the car attempts to level itself. So you will need to watch for the one that goes down first as that should be the one with the leak.

4. Your car goes down overnight, but comes up when started. This could be something electronic or could be a leaking bag. Which will soon cause the compressor to go out.

If you experience these air system problems you have a few mechanical options. You can either opt for the costly air suspension replacement, or you can go with the quality coil system that will not break. We at Air Suspension Reviews recommend the coil spring system. Otherwise you will be spending lots of money to replace your air suspension system that will likely break again. More info on lincolns: 98 lincoln navigator air suspension.