Write-Up: rear shock air compressor (ELC)

yanked the compressor today.6!†h was kinda heavy w/ the mounting bracket. $300+65 s&h for a new one!!! f-that



think i might yank the sensor setup too since its worthless w/o the stock compressor.

and wallah,


so far, quick spin around apartments and car rides the same.

okay, got the compressor in. Here is everything provided:

the plan is to mount the compressor on the rear of my backseat in the trunk. I want to move my amp onto the wall too since its now only bolted to the floor. Maybe I could move it all into the spare tire well... since I have a fullsize tire and would like to buy another stock rim and have a full size spare. A tiny donut on a 4,000lb. car is ridiculous. Especially one that cost $30G brand new. My 2200lb sentra has the same size spare!

but it STILL didn't contain the air line t- fitting i needed. So I still had to custom make one at the hardware store. This is what I came up with so far. Dont know if the stock shock airlines will fit but if they dont, its back to the hardware store.

dreww wrote:

okay, got the compressor in. Here is everything provided:

Where did you get this kit, who makes it? $$?

1998 Riv wrote:

dreww wrote:

okay, got the compressor in. Here is everything provided:

Where did you get this kit, who makes it? $$?

got it from summit...the link is up in the posts earlier.

Got it mostly installed, enough to test it. And of course, the freaking shocks (or one) are leaking. So, I have to replace them AGAIN. To make matters worse, they have a lifetime warranty and autozone doesnt have my history of that order. They got the battery from 2002, but not the shocks

So Im out $100 and no problem fixed. Maybe another $100 and the shocks will work. And the T-fitting I made, total waste of time. The new shocks, which are black instead of white and about $10 cheaper than before, have a t-fitting included.

the only good news is I will now be able to monitor my shock pressure at all times from now on....after I get it fixed. The pump will currently pump up to about 90psi but then drops pretty quick. The leak must be pretty bad, and the other shock surely isn't far behind.

here is the fitting installed, but I removed it since I wont use it.


mounting the compressor


hole drilled under seat for airline


removing ashtray ( i dont smoke) for gauge install...still in progress. Using ashtray light wires to light up gauge


airline routed.

i finished it, kinda, today. I just finished running the lines under the car dash and floorboards.


fuse panel open


closed fuse panel with add-a-links:


gauge location for now, white face on bottom:

need to make it match the others somehow

air shocks were replaced. They do hold air now, but when sitting for a day I lost about 10lbs of pressure? Is that normal? I will test them with towing on wednesday.

I was about 60psi and about 50psi the next day. I will check tomorrow to see if it lowers more. Either I got a loose connection somewhere or they have a "sweet spot" psi somewhere where the pressure gets low enough that they dont slowly leak air anymore.
could the seals be setting?

does anyone need a free leveling sensor or compressor? to my knowledge, they both work still.