lowering suspension when not in use for weeks on end

[Jimmy Brooks]

Random question, I normally lower the suspension when the LR4 will not be in use for a couple of days so I can put less pressure on the airbags. In this case it'll be more like weeks on end, but should I be lowering it or ill it put more stress on the bushings? Might be thinking too deep about it but I'm just trying to preserve suspension components.

 

[Rover Range]

I wouldn't lower it.
All the suspension bushings will be in a bind.
The suspension bolts are tightened at normal ride height.

 

[ftillier]

I don't think the static load and pressure really wear the bags. It's flexing of the bags, if the rubber is old, that could lead to cracks, but that'll happen from driving regardless of ride height. I just leave ours at normal ride height, and it's a good way to tell if you have sagging issues too.

 

[itsaguything]

If I’ve been out playing, I raise the suspension so that I can easily pressure wash underneath and, leave it elevated so that (in my mind) aids in drying. It may be parked for a week or longer like that.

 

[kenk]

If it’s left for weeks on end without driving it the air bags eventually deflate and lower the car anyway.

 

[ftillier]

The airbags shouldn't be that permeable - they will lose air just like your tires do, but it should take a long time unless you have a leak somewhere else (usually the VOSS fittings, or the valve blocks).

 

[itsaguything]

Nope. My vehicle does not lower in a 4 week period.

 

[f1racer328]

Mine doesn't lower either, and I'm not daily driving my LR4 anymore. Just a garage queen now.