Rear suspension

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I have some time in driving alarm check air ride system at least 10 to 20 min after start, I have seen the right rear side higher than others when I park, so I don't think it is a leak.
Any idea?

Thanks
 
After you have the car started and air up, open the trunk and turn your air ride off and drive around for a day or so. The leaky bag should be self evident. Remember you should change them out in pairs. Go to American Air Suspension for you replacements as Eddie gives great support and good service as well as being a former Tech and a current Mark Vlll owner.
 
The "O" rings around the neck of the solenoid dry out and when the solenoid is removed from the air spring they must be replaced or they will leak. The air line that goes into the solenoid seals by contacting a small "O" ring down inside of the solenoid. If by chance the air line was cut it must be inspected for any burrs and the cut must be perfectly square to the tube OD as it is pushed against the "O" ring. These "O" rings on occasion need to be replaced as well.

You may be noticing one corner high as it is trying to compensate for the side that is leaking. There is only one height sensor in the rear, unlike the front that has two. You could also have a leaky front spring and this may also be causing the rear to over compensate. Be sure you get on a level surface and then measure the wheel lip height all around to see if it is level. The correct height is around 27.25 " from the top of the rim to the top of the fender lip, at the wheel center line.
 
The correct height is around 27.25 " from the top of the rim to the top of the fender lip, at the wheel center line.

Nope, the ride height should be measured from the bottom of the rim.....

The first diagram is the front, the second is the rear.
 

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Wow, I just realised how wide the specs are for the Gen 2 height.

If you've got a 95, you might want to use the Gen 1 specs (from the 94 manual).

Front: 24.5 inches plus or minus .25 inches.

Rear: 24.25 inches plus or minus .25 inches.
 
Thanks to everybody for informations
I have exchanged the 2 front ones some time but few miles ago. I have the 2 rear, I will check by switching off the system and see
 
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