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Old Aug 1, 2013 | 11:29 PM
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Hi Guys i lowered my 07 S550 2 years ago, Lately i've noticed the passenger side is slightly lower than the drivers side, I can stick my fingers in the wheel arches on the drivers side and feel the tire tread, but on the passenger side I can only feel the sidewalls.
I lowered using adjustable air ride, could it be the links need adjusting on passenger side, any ideas would be appreciated.
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Old Aug 2, 2013 | 02:25 PM
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Could be an air leak or compressor issue as well as what you have mentioned. Is it throwing any error codes?
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Old Aug 9, 2013 | 11:01 PM
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I do get the yellow Airmatic sign light up when I hit highway speeds and forgot to mention last week after driving on highway parked the car and entire rear suspension height was raised up and front was normal.

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Old Aug 12, 2013 | 08:38 PM
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Dropped it at my indy shop this morning and seems the strut has a leak, also tech recommended changing my engine mounts as they are bad.
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