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ronnyd8719

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I just purchased a motorhome that had air ride added. It is a used motorhome and I have no paperwork on the air ride. Can anyone help me on how much jpressure is allowable. I don't know the system name. I would just know the min. and max. is a safe range. I have a 97 Damon Intruder.
Thanks for the help
Ron
 
I had it on a 93  a few years ago and found it best to adjust as per load.  I was the same way before I found this forum, everything was trial and error.  For the most part and strong noting of Most Part I ran 70 PSI in front and 65 psi in the rear. That really varies also as to the psi in you tires,  Perhaps someone else can give you better info, cuz I don't think in 70K miles I ever got it right.
 
Just rear air bags, in addition to the leaf springs?  Or was it converted to real air suspension all around, with no springs at all?

What kind of chassis is under the Damon? Intruders were usually gas powered, so probably Ford or a Chevy. The 97 Chevy chassis had independent air bags with coil springs in the front anyway (leaf springs in rear), while the Ford was leaf springs front & rear.
 
Thanks for answering. It has leaf springs all around. iT is a ford chassis with a 460 engine. There are no coil springs, just air bags. I check the front bags yesterday and they only had 15 lb. I would guess that is why I would sway alot in a turn. I used a hand pump at the house and go them up to 35 I will be going camping next wednesday and I will put more at a station. I hope you reply before then if you have any advise.
Thanks Again
Ron
 
There are two suppliers for these air springs; AirLift ( http://www.airliftcompany.com ) & Firestone's Ride-Rite (http://www.fsip.com/riderite).  The air springs are rated for about 5000lb each at full pressure for this application.  After looking at their online manuals, they are stating that for a motorhome (class A) the pressure can be from 20psi to 100psi, depending on loaded weight.  Both manuals about 50psi being the minimum or starting pressure for a motorhome (http://airlift.iwebcat.com/imgVD/AIL/MN-393_57208.pdf).  There is a bunch of other useful info there too.

I'm assuming that you have a Ford F-53 Chassis, from your description.

I'd suggest that you crawl under and look for a manufacturer's tag so that you can get specific information on the springs from the web.
 
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