The shock only dampens the down return force,does nout with the axle on way up,unless you have double rebound damper shocks which in almost 50 years i have never seen on cars or vans.
Must be something new to you Trev so here’s how they work
How Car Suspensions Work
Your car's suspension maximizes friction between the tires and road and provides steering stability. But how have suspensions evolved over the years and where is the design headed in the future?auto.howstuffworks.com
Why would they allow the wheel to jump away from the road as in lose contact on a bump when this is the damping the helps with braking
Just put 4 new winter tyres on my van and the winter tyres that came off had done 27,000 miles and were worn evenly front and rear because I maintained them by regular corner to corner swaps. Tyres aren’t fit and forget.
But apparently now according to the OP the rear tyres match, could it be worn incorrectly tracked front tyres put on the rear ?
Maybe maybe not! I'll have a good rummage around at the weekend. I think the air is working OK, but it is always hard to decide how much pressure to put in,
I've got three motorbikes and it is too cold to ride them.But apparently now according to the OP the rear tyres match, could it be worn incorrectly tracked front tyres put on the rear ?
Better sell it quick and buy another motor bike
Maybe the right ones hard to tell now.
They say dont do that any more as tyres run in to suspension settings,mind you im old school and do with my car,but my van tyres are differant on back to the front ones tread wise.
Wimp.
What I thought was if the shocks where short the air suspension would be putting stress on the axle after the shocks reached their limit of travel. Maybe you could try this by jacking the chassie and see how far the axle drops