How does one raise the height on a 05? I have about 3 inches of thread left on the adusting rods and is there a set procedure ?
Slide,you could check here ,http://www.eaglesinternational.net/forum/viewforum.php?f=5
there is a whole article on doing the adjustments.Have a great day
Here's a shot of Doyle(TExas border dude)doing his yesterday along with LUVRBUS in Arizona
(https://busconversionmagazine.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi457.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fqq292%2Fcwvanhagen%2FDSC01810.jpg&hash=d7baf04d4326a2dd69c72f2cdf767ba0ef0404ea)
Van Nice pic's but where is Clifford, I've not seen him do anything yet,haha
Have a great weekend
Don
Quote from: Slide on March 14, 2009, 02:36:11 PM
How does one raise the height on a 05? I have about 3 inches of thread left on the adusting rods and is there a set procedure ?
Just drive over to a good friends place, drive in his shop, hook up to his power, use his tools and supplies, have him feed you and do all the work....that's what I did!
dg
That's not quite the it works,how low is yours measure all four corners and tell us because if it real low the boogies need to be re indexed and that is a bitch huh Van. Don I was the supervisor everybody needs one good luck
sorry guys Doyle was log on with my computer when I answered and I couldn't find a delete button
That is one procedure I'm dreading big time! Guess it'll have to be done though, I'm on my way Clfford! HA
~Paul~
Don ,Clifford is gonna have a Jiffy lube and Express suspension(Eagle)adjustment lane in his shop before long . ;D He already has a line out the door as it is,Turbos,suspensions,engine swap(hopefully mine ,someday).Throw in a bed'n'breakfast and there ya go! ;),heck,there's even a box of them there hand panty's (LMAO)floating around that shop if you know who want's to do his,and I'll help.
Van;
Ill let you know who about the box of ?? lol.
Does Clifford charge for this action or is it owner be ware.
May be I need to move over there and see if I can learn how it,s done. You know who is going to have me doing all kinds of things to his.
Don
Slide, the procedure starts with axle weights and ride height at each wheel. 1 inch of thread is about 2 inches of ride height. The steer and tag are hard to hurt, but be sure you understand the drivers torsion bar adjustments as you need to be precise on both ends or you will ruin the bar. If the steer is low, they blow all over the road and if its high, bad crosswinds are not noticable. You need a pit for the steer axle. Put some grease on those threads now so it can work in.
Slide, Here is a good read:
http://www.busnut.com/bbs/messages/233/6057.html
I did mine, but you have to have the eagle manual to do it. You can buy one from coachinfo.net. I don't know how anyone could own an Eagle without the shop manual. It has saved my bacon many times.
As far as shops that index eagles, I know Jefferson Truck in OK City does it. Eaglebus manufacturing in Brownsville Tx does it, not sure about Luke at US Coach. There may be more that do. It is well worth it in handling to get the ride height to factory specs.
David
Slide, if you want to do it yourself on the Eagles board in the tech section Dan from Sliver Eagle has written the articles on how to do it and if you need photos we can furnish those also. You don't need a pit to adjust the front.A little advice buy 3 cans of Parts Blaster and spray the adjustment bolts every day for 3 or 4 days and grease the brackets where the bolts are located on the rear.On the front spray the vertical bolts on the flanges front and back of the tube.If your Eagle is in the 10 to 11 inch height the boogies will need adjusting so spray the bolts and splines and do a lot of praying the 4 bolts will not twist off.If we can help just ask http://www.eaglesinternational.net Good luck PS if you remove the drive wheels and tires life is so much easier for you with the adjusting of the rear