Valiante
New Member
Ok, so having resolved several issues offline thanks to Rave, I've now met my match in my latest priority - curing the ridiculously harsh ride my P38 has.
In short, the EAS appears to work fine, changes height when it should, etc (despite dropping at the front over a few hours, for which I will fit new bags) but the ride itself is of very poor quality; crashing through pot holes and rattling along even seemingly smooth roads. I realise this could be duff shocks, but I'm going to start with the cheapest checks & fixes and work my way up. So I guess the first check is whether the EAS needs recalibrating (Keith, I'd like to buy a cable if you're listening)!
Armed with nothing but a tape measure and a notepad, I ventured out and found myself some level ground on which to take some measurements. Here are my findings.. Assume "access" height (bumps?) is zero, the car raised the following amounts at each setting;
Low: 3-4cm at the front, 2-3cm at the back
Std: 9cm at the front, 7-8cm at the back
High: 10-11cm at the front and back
There were often differences of 5-7mm left to right, but only between the rears. At access height (which I assume means it's sitting on its bump-stops) all four read the same.
Does that all look correct, or am I in dire need of recalibrating?
EDIT: I may have answered my own question, but wouldn't mind confirmation. Rave lists the following settings, which suggest my "Standard" setting is a bit too high;
Access: 0 cm
Low: 4 cm
Std: 6.5 cm
High: 10.5 cm
In short, the EAS appears to work fine, changes height when it should, etc (despite dropping at the front over a few hours, for which I will fit new bags) but the ride itself is of very poor quality; crashing through pot holes and rattling along even seemingly smooth roads. I realise this could be duff shocks, but I'm going to start with the cheapest checks & fixes and work my way up. So I guess the first check is whether the EAS needs recalibrating (Keith, I'd like to buy a cable if you're listening)!
Armed with nothing but a tape measure and a notepad, I ventured out and found myself some level ground on which to take some measurements. Here are my findings.. Assume "access" height (bumps?) is zero, the car raised the following amounts at each setting;
Low: 3-4cm at the front, 2-3cm at the back
Std: 9cm at the front, 7-8cm at the back
High: 10-11cm at the front and back
There were often differences of 5-7mm left to right, but only between the rears. At access height (which I assume means it's sitting on its bump-stops) all four read the same.
Does that all look correct, or am I in dire need of recalibrating?
EDIT: I may have answered my own question, but wouldn't mind confirmation. Rave lists the following settings, which suggest my "Standard" setting is a bit too high;
Access: 0 cm
Low: 4 cm
Std: 6.5 cm
High: 10.5 cm
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