Question on NIVOMATS

[stitchmonkey]

when removeing the Nivomat suspension do you leave the tubeing/hoses or what ever you call the connections between shocks?

[thewagon]

True "tow package" nivomats mount/install the exact same way as standard "non-tow package" shocks

part # on nivomat:
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[ephines]

The nivomat shocks are totally self-contained units. There is nothing that connects them together nor is there a outside source for any type of forced help. You will need alittle help (human ot mechanical) to compress them enough to install.

[stitchmonkey]

So I thought ther was plumbing between them so they can tell what the other shocks are doing. I mainly want the front of my car lower. can I replace the front shocks and leave the rear Nivs on?

[1fastsedan]

So I thought ther was plumbing between them so they can tell what the other shocks are doing. I mainly want the front of my car lower. can I replace the front shocks and leave the rear Nivs on?
Nope, no left to right connection on them at all. If you want your car to be raked, then sure you can replace the fronts and leave the rears.

[stitchmonkey]

Nope, no left to right connection on them at all. If you want your car to be raked, then sure you can replace the fronts and leave the rears.

old school raked look is cool will the rears still be fully fnctional, I regularly carry alot in the back.

[JMatt]

old school raked look is cool will the rears still be fully fnctional, I regularly carry alot in the back.All four of your shocks are completely seperate, one from the other. Nivomats on the rear are self-leveling, and will try to maintain the same ride height no matter what. They operate through use of an internal pump that is activated to the action of the shocks themselves as you go over bumps in the road while driving. They support about 300 pounds of weight independent of the springs on the back of the car. Thus, if you remove the nivomats and replace with traditional shocks, the rear end will automatically drop about half an inch. You can change the front shocks if you want, and the rear nivomats will keep doing their job.

[thewagon]

On a standard R/T LX:
The fronts are your standard shocks. The rears are nivomats (only if you have the tow package).
The nivomats are the same height as standard rear shocks. They only "begin" to self-adjust if extra weight is applied.

[stitchmonkey]

Thanks!

[fesster]

FWIW, when I had my Eibach's installed with the Nivomat's still in on the back, the rear actually raised by about an inch. I'm not sure if this was only becuase the geometry was changed because the front was lower or because the Eibach's in the rear made some difference with the shocks. I'm guessing it was just the geometry though because the rear looked like it was sitting completely on the shock and not on the spring at all.