Lowered equus ???

[Beau2424]

Was hoping for some info and opinions on this. Was wanting to lower the ride and stance about an inch to 1.5 inches.. Only if it doesn't mess with my vehicle in terms of wear and tear and having to get a new alignment etc.. Alignment isn't that big of a deal.. I have 20" 9" 245/40/20 on front and 10.5" 285/35/20 on rear.. Ferrada wheels.. But i hate the gap between the tire and wheel well.. Any help would be great.. Just want to speak to anyone that has done this first hand.

 

[Mark_888]

The Equus has an air suspension system, so I don't think that would be easy to do.

 

[edward301]

Behind each wheel fixed to the suspension, and the chasis, there is a sensor with a small arm, and linkage . You would have to find a way to modify
this setup to lower more, or raise.

I have wanted to make it where I could raise the car another inch, but have not figured out how to do so yet. One day I may work on this, but I
want to raise the car more than the 1.5" it rises now to say 2.5" for clearance on ranch roads.

A longer sensor arm should help, but would have to also modify the linkage location.

 

[ancdmd]

There's a thread on here not too far down the page, it's a member that has fabricated shorter sensor linkages to lower the car. Easy to swap out the linkage, but yes you will need an alignment as the camber changes when you lower the car. The lowering kit is also available on ebay, and I noticed a kit being offered by another company on ebay also. Quick search and it should come up easily.

 

[Rey]

The basics of the air suspension are made by Hella, a German mfg who also supplies air suspension components to German autos.
A lowering "kit" can be found sometimes on eBay. I bought and installed one. It takes little skill and time to install, but car needs to be fully in the air, so either on a rack or stands. You cannot do just one wheel at a time.
I liked the lower look and handling improvement. Would raise the car back to about stock height for steep driveways and car washes. Highway gas mileage also improved.
Had a bit of trouble though. Was changing oil myself with front on stands and front wheels dangling. Completing the change and lowering the car the suspension went crazy - front lowered to lowest and rear raise to highest. Couldn't get car to even suspension using reboots of ecu, etc. Worrying about warranty denial, I reinstalled the stock linkage. No joy, so I had car flat bedded to dealership. On unloading the car magically returned to "stock" settings. Dealership could not find an error code. Still on stock height settings with no further problems.

 

[Beau2424]

The basics of the air suspension are made by Hella, a German mfg who also supplies air suspension components to German autos.
A lowering "kit" can be found sometimes on eBay. I bought and installed one. It takes little skill and time to install, but car needs to be fully in the air, so either on a rack or stands. You cannot do just one wheel at a time.
I liked the lower look and handling improvement. Would raise the car back to about stock height for steep driveways and car washes. Highway gas mileage also improved.
Had a bit of trouble though. Was changing oil myself with front on stands and front wheels dangling. Completing the change and lowering the car the suspension went crazy - front lowered to lowest and rear raise to highest. Couldn't get car to even suspension using reboots of ecu, etc. Worrying about warranty denial, I reinstalled the stock linkage. No joy, so I had car flat bedded to dealership. On unloading the car magically returned to "stock" settings. Dealership could not find an error code. Still on stock height settings with no further problems.

Did you use lowering links like these? i took the plunge and purchased them yesterday.. and also, you said you went to stock height when going into steep driveway, etc.. how did you do this? by pressing the "high" setting button next to the shifter?

 

[ancdmd]

As with my Lexus LS430 with factory air, when raising the vehicle off the ground there is a fuse that needs to be pulled to deactivate the air suspension system to prevent it from getting "confused". Check the owner's manual, it should have specifics.

 

[Beau2424]

As with my Lexus LS430 with factory air, when raising the vehicle off the ground there is a fuse that needs to be pulled to deactivate the air suspension system to prevent it from getting "confused". Check the owner's manual, it should have specifics.

and then i would put the fuse back when i put the equus back on the ground?

 

[ancdmd]

and then i would put the fuse back when i put the equus back on the ground?

yes

 

[bhayes00]

I used the adjustable suspension links available on ebay. I'm happy with the result, but the pics below show the highest adjustment. I would probably go a quarter of an inch higher if possible. Using spacers causes rubbing at this height. There are no rubbing issues without spacers.

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[Ivan44juice]

I had these air links on my 2016 for about a month, started noticing little creaking sounds when going over simple road pumps. Also the ride does get noticeably stiffer. decided to go back to stock links.