Lowering airbags

[Bum nut plus +]

do you need a different chassis combo to have deflatable airbags? i cant hook up with bigger tyres and the button to lower the bags does nothing

[Ryu]

When did they add airbag suspension? If you're referring to the key-bind for raising and lowering the lift-axle, that isn't going to alter the chassis height.

[Bum nut plus +]

Originally posted by ~{DCMT}~ Ryu:

When did they add airbag suspension? If you're referring to the key-bind for raising and lowering the lift-axle, that isn't going to alter the chassis height.

ah that makes sense then. is the keybind only used for tag lift axles?

[Ryu]

It works for either tag- or mid-lift axles. There is also a separate key-bind for trailer lift axles.

[margalus]

Yeah, the bigger tires are broken. Have to ram the truck under the trailer to connect, thus damaging either the truck or trailer.

[Fury6]

Mod trucks?
--

I've been running the heavy duty tyres without any issues this whole time. Swapping out the rear standard tyres with the heavy duty ones makes absolutely no difference whatsoever to the chassis height.

Only the front set *slightly* raises the front, which really should actually *help* with getting under a slightly low trailer.
--

If you've enabled the console (otherwise you'd have to edit the config file outside the game each time you want to change the value), you can try dropping the chassis suspension stiffness with...

g_suspension_stiffness

Set to zero, see if that lets you get under, not sure if it actually lowers the chassis at all though (it does move but hard to say if it stabilises at a lower height).

[margalus]

Originally posted by Fury6:

Mod trucks?
--

I've been running the heavy duty tyres without any issues this whole time. Swapping out the rear standard tyres with the heavy duty ones makes absolutely no difference whatsoever to the chassis height.

Only the front set *slightly* raises the front, which really should actually *help* with getting under a slightly low trailer.
--

If you've enabled the console (otherwise you'd have to edit the config file outside the game each time you want to change the value), you can try dropping the chassis suspension stiffness with...

g_suspension_stiffness

Set to zero, see if that lets you get under, not sure if it actually lowers the chassis at all though (it does move but hard to say if it stabilises at a lower height).

No, Vanilla. I haven't encountered it yet in ATS, but some of SCS Michelin tires in ETS were larger than standard and raised the truck too high to fit under the trailers. So I can see how the same thing could happen in ATS also if they add oversize tires like those Michelin. See this thread.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/227300/discussions/0/1640918469755217129/

[Fury6]

Oh ok... well, in ATS at least, I haven't come across any problems with the new tyres, yet...