harsh ride on bagged previa minivan

First post here. New member from SoCal. Here&#8217;s a pic of the ride:It&#8217;s a 96 Toyota Previa. Air Bomber air suspension from Japan. 19&#8221; wheels, Junction Produce body kit.3 gallon air tank, manual switches front &amp; back, &#188;&#8221; air lines, firestone bags &amp; compressor, and Cusco shocks for the previa.Pic of similar air suspension set up:Harsh ride, especially on the rear. I run 90 psi on the front &amp; 45 on the rears. I changed the rear bags to Slam RE6&#8217;s but have not changed the rear shocks. I am going to try some Doetsch Tech 3000 shocks. Any suggestions on how to get a smoother ride? How about some type of accumulator, will they help, or just a waste of time? Thanks in advance.<!--ibf.attachment_13476425--><!-- THE POST -->

try different shocks and maybe 3/8 line is all I can think of. The only reason I say bigger line, is maybe alittle more room for the air to compress and act as an accumulator. Ive always ran 1/2 so I really dont know if it feels different on 1/4 or not. Shocks should help ya tho. Sweet lookin baby hauler BTW!

that is hot.

wow..nice grocery getter..

im thinkin to much pressure.

Try running a softer shock in the rear and mess around with the pressure.&nbsp; If the ride improves with less pressure, but doesn't lift enough you could make taller rear brackets.&nbsp; If that doesnt help, an RE7 will ride a little softer with less pressure &nbsp;My grandfather has the exact same van with over 300K on it. &nbsp; I changed the stock rear brakes for him @ 280K, it is bullet-proof

The firestone 2500's I had before barely clears, so the RE7's might not fit.&nbsp; Here's a pic of an install on another previa using universal air "air house" bags.&nbsp;How about sleeve bags, will they work?

Edited: 4/8/2009 2:54:11 PM by LaidNeon

i did one of these a couple years ago &amp; i used dampener controlled KONI struts. It road really well......my guess is you're running way too much air in the front. when my neon was on air struts i ran the front at about 35 - 40

---------------------------------------------Originally posted by LaidNeonEdited: 4/8/2009 2:54:11 PM by LaidNeoni did one of these a couple years ago &amp; i used dampener controlled KONI struts. It road really well......my guess is you're running way too much air in the front. when my neon was on air struts i ran the front at about 35 - 40---------------------------------------------I remember your work on that previa from www.vipstylecars.com&nbsp;.&nbsp;&nbsp; You were probably one of the&nbsp;1st to to work on it without using a bolt-on kit.&nbsp; Too bad the owner did not push through with the project.&nbsp; Do you have the model number or link for the KONI's that you used?&nbsp; Were this for the front or rear?&nbsp; Thanks.

Plain and simple... Wrong bags in the wrong application...&nbsp;Slams will not cure the issue. You will probably notice a BIG difference by running the sleeve part, I would suggest the 9100 Firestone parts though. Also, the front end has enough weight to make it tolerable, but once you fix the rear the front will feel bad. It really should have a sleeve style bag there as well. It's tough to tell you change the front bag when it's not that easy, but it is the issue.