EAS Inhibit helps ride.....

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The ride on my P38 is good, but feels almost every little bump/undulation and is wallowy (sp) on bends, roundabouts etc.

Having lowered itself to cruise height the other day I locked it out using the inhibit switch......it seems a massive transformation; less wallowy, not quite so bumpy.

Anyone else found similar?
Is this going to put too much pressure on EAS?
Indicative of another issue, perhaps now masked by ridding that lil bit lower?

I await thoughts with interest!
 
Ridesafe said:
The ride on my P38 is good, but feels almost every little bump/undulation and is wallowy (sp) on bends, roundabouts etc.

Having lowered itself to cruise height the other day I locked it out using the inhibit switch......it seems a massive transformation; less wallowy, not quite so bumpy.

Anyone else found similar?
Is this going to put too much pressure on EAS?
Indicative of another issue, perhaps now masked by ridding that lil bit lower?

I await thoughts with interest!
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Change your shockers.
 
I'd suspected shocks but local kwik sh!t and indy both reckon ride goes soft if nakad and on inspection they're all fine??
 
Ridesafe said:
The ride on my P38 is good, but feels almost every little bump/undulation and is wallowy (sp) on bends, roundabouts etc.

Having lowered itself to cruise height the other day I locked it out using the inhibit switch......it seems a massive transformation; less wallowy, not quite so bumpy.

Anyone else found similar?
Is this going to put too much pressure on EAS?
Indicative of another issue, perhaps now masked by ridding that lil bit lower?

I await thoughts with interest!
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run both my p38s on the low setting with inhibit on ,also koni shocks = superb handling
 
Ridesafe said:
I'd suspected shocks but local kwik sh!t and indy both reckon ride goes soft if nakad and on inspection they're all fine??
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You drive a vehicle with a high centre of gravity it will never go round a corner flat. Specially if thrown into it. You can of course ride around with inhibit in motorway mode. But if you throw the car into a corner and hit one of our famous pot holes along the way, when the suspension bottoms and throws you into a ditch you may not like it. The inhibit switch is there to hold the car in creep mode, so the suspension does not automatically rise when vehicle moves off going under an obstruction at access height. Which it will do if inhibit is not selected. You need some new shocks in my opinion. Shocks damp on the rebound with very little resistance on compression the body roll is caused by weak shocks allowing the car to lift on the inside the corner and roll out towards the outside of it. If you get gas shocks, which have more compression resistance than normal shocks, that reduces to dip of the car to the outside of a corner. But they will make your ride a little firmer overall.
 
I too have my car on motorway setting (above 50mph height) with the inhibit switch on permanently.

I think its unnecessary to keep going up and down all the time between 30mph - 50mph.

When I need height, I just use the rocker switch.

Car suspension operates spot on all the time.
 
wammers said:
The inhibit switch is there to hold the car in creep mode, so the suspension does not automatically rise when vehicle moves off going under an obstruction at access height.
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No it's not. It's there to prevent automatic changes between standard and motorway ride heights.
 
Simon1975 said:
lol

Well I must admit to reading my Land Rover manual before I made the post to make sure I was accurate.
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Read it again then. The inhibit switch prevents automatic height changes between standard and low profile when it is selected. True it can be used as you say, but that is not it's primary function. It is used in creep mode access height to negotiate low barriers. Were any forward movement of the car would normally cause the suspension to rise hitting the barrier. It is recommended to be used when towing a trailer. Automatic changes to motorway height are for aerodynamic and stability purposes above 50 mph on a smooth roads. Below 50 mph it reverts to standard setting, this is so you don't drive around bumpy normal roads below 50mph with little suspension travel. It goes down to motorway height for a reason, then goes back up again for a reason. It is not there so people can ride about with a pseudo lowered Rangie looking like a pimp.:D:D:D
 
wammers said:
Read it again then. The inhibit switch prevents automatic height changes between standard and low profile when it is selected. True it can be used as you say, but that is not it's primary function. It is used in creep mode access height to negotiate low barriers. Were any forward movement of the car would normally cause the suspension to rise hitting the barrier. It is recommended to be used when towing a trailer. Automatic changes to motorway height are for aerodynamic and stability purposes above 50 mph on a smooth roads. Below 50 mph it reverts to standard setting, this is so you don't drive around bumpy normal roads below 50mph with little suspension travel. It goes down to motorway height for a reason, then goes back up again for a reason. It is not there so people can ride about with a pseudo lowered Rangie looking like a pimp.:D:D:D
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I did'nt see anything about barriers, trailers or aerodynamics in the manual under the EAS section.

I don't need to read it again.
 
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wammers said:
Read it again then. The inhibit switch prevents automatic height changes between standard and low profile when it is selected. True it can be used as you say, but that is not it's primary function. It is used in creep mode access height to negotiate low barriers. Were any forward movement of the car would normally cause the suspension to rise hitting the barrier. It is recommended to be used when towing a trailer. Automatic changes to motorway height are for aerodynamic and stability purposes above 50 mph on a smooth roads. Below 50 mph it reverts to standard setting, this is so you don't drive around bumpy normal roads below 50mph with little suspension travel. It goes down to motorway height for a reason, then goes back up again for a reason. It is not there so people can ride about with a pseudo lowered Rangie looking like a pimp.:D:D:D
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According to the owners manual, the inhibit switch should be used to prevent the suspension from lowering when towing. Again according to the manual, it is possible to creep in access mode without pushing any buttons.:) Certainly mine ignores the inhibit button and rises from access to normal height as speed increases towards 10 mph, not sure of the exact speed but it's quite slow:):)
 
Inhibit is technically used to prevent drop from Standard to Cruise at over 50mph whilst towing. Using it in crawl is no good unless you do just that; if you get to 10mph it raises anyhow.
I'm just using it at the mo to keep it at cruise height, as the ride is definately improved.

I am inclined to agree Wammers......new shocks at some point soon......when the pennies next allow, just won't go gas; as you say, they afford a stiffer ride anyhow!
 
Ridesafe said:
Inhibit is technically used to prevent drop from Standard to Cruise at over 50mph whilst towing. Using it in crawl is no good unless you do just that; if you get to 10mph it raises anyhow.
I'm just using it at the mo to keep it at cruise height, as the ride is definately improved.

I am inclined to agree Wammers......new shocks at some point soon......when the pennies next allow, just won't go gas; as you say, they afford a stiffer ride anyhow!
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No not correct, owners manual page 111. Crawl mode for manoeuvreing vehicle in areas where height is restricted.

With vehicle at access height, select inhibit, audable warning and 'EAS MANUAL' message displayed on dash.

If vehicle speed exceeds 10MPH audable warning and message' SLOW 20MPH MAX' will appear.

If vehicle exceeds 25mph suspension will rise to 'LOW'.

If vehicle speed falls below 20MPH vehicle drops to crawl mode.

If vehicle speed drops to 5 MPH 'EAS MANUAL' will again be shown.


It is also recommended to select inhibit whilst towing. It is NOT for locking on motorway height around town.
 
Datatek said:
According to the owners manual, the inhibit switch should be used to prevent the suspension from lowering when towing. Again according to the manual, it is possible to creep in access mode without pushing any buttons.:) Certainly mine ignores the inhibit button and rises from access to normal height as speed increases towards 10 mph, not sure of the exact speed but it's quite slow:):)
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You have a fault on your EAS then.:p:p:p
 
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