Installing AHC Rear Accumulators in front

[tzurs]

Hi all,
I was offered to install rear accumulators in the front since the front ones are out of stock. I know that they have a higher pressure in them. Do you think it will change the ride quality? I am thinking to install an ARB or Slee bumper in the future, do you think it will handle the weight better?

Thanks,
Tzur

 

[PADDO]

I'd go for it. I've got a spare set of lowish mile rears (from an 06, the fronts are installed and replaced my originals) that I will install on the front just to see how it works. Couple of things come to mind. The drivers side won't have a lot of clearance between the larger globe body and the height accumulator connector so you might need to fiddle around there a bit. Also you'll need to experiment to get the optimum damping by varying your TB loading - I think you'll need to back off the TBs to increase the neutral pressure, hence force slightly more fluid into the gas/fluid chambers. Kind of opposite effect to when your neutral pressure is to low (too much torsion bar force) and the ride becomes under damped and springy, for want of a better word. And, as you add weight and the globes age you can easily rebalance and adjust torsion bar force to weight to pressure for optimum damping.

 

[CanadianRockyCruiser]

Interested to hear how this turns out...