My mates T5R 855 has nivomats on the back, so has my 850R. 1 of his was tired so he swapped a pair of nivo's off a donor car (standard 855) what i want to know is why his car sits down at the rear lower than mine??? :confused:
Have you checked the springs?, maybe a different type of spring's fitted,
I haven't mate BUT..... my old silver 855 had nivos on it. I put lowering springs on with the nivos. Sat down very nicely. Went to my car an hour later & the sodding thing sat up again all on its own. Might try again & have a tape measure on stand by. Id love to know how a Nivomat actually works and self levels & what dictates the 'level'. Can some clever clogs tell me?
[quote=Niles;390107]I haven't mate BUT..... my old silver 855 had nivos on it. I put lowering springs on with the nivos. Sat down very nicely. Went to my car an hour later & the sodding thing sat up again all on its own. Might try again & have a tape measure on stand by. Id love to know how a Nivomat actually works and self levels & what dictates the 'level'. Can some clever clogs tell me?[/quote] All i know is that when you put heavy stuff in the back, it'll drop down but then as you drive along it will "pump" itself back up.
[quote=Niles;390107]I haven't mate BUT..... my old silver 855 had nivos on it. I put lowering springs on with the nivos. Sat down very nicely. Went to my car an hour later & the sodding thing sat up again all on its own. Might try again & have a tape measure on stand by. Id love to know how a Nivomat actually works and self levels & what dictates the 'level'. Can some clever clogs tell me?[/quote] My Google Fu is strong: http://www.cadillacfaq.com/faq/answers/pdf/nivomat.pdf
[quote=Redbrick;390109]My Google Fu is strong: http://www.cadillacfaq.com/faq/answers/pdf/nivomat.pdf[/quote] Cheers Redbrick, some decent educational night-time reading. Love learning about these things.
[quote=The Flying Moose;390118]Cheers Redbrick, some decent educational night-time reading. Love learning about these things.[/quote] There's a line that says "When driving on bumpy roads the Nivomat is excited more than normal." So don't get all excited will you. :)
[quote=Porcine_Aviator;390148]There's a line that says "When driving on bumpy roads the Nivomat is excited more than normal." So don't get all excited will you. :)[/quote] In my case its probably agitated because I wont understand the technical terms in the guide. Reminds me of something in Anne Summers called "The Exciter" ;)
Thought I'd add a nice green picture of a Nivomat strut and the pdf was really interesting thanks Redbrick