Air Suspension Failure; Opportunity to redesign it?

Morgan · 2024-12-22T17:10:59+00:00

Now that I've installed the SnapPlate front license plate holder, I finally filled out the EveryAmp review. Here it is. Hope it helps others: Shipped promptly, so the license plate holder arrived well before we picked up the car. Engineered and built VERY precisely to hold the plate very close to the front bumper without scraping. Installation instructions were clear, would have benefited from one more picture showing how to find the center slots in the grille. Grille Depth Adjustment instructions were also clear; with one half-turn adjustment of three screws, the license plate holder fit PERFECTLY in place. Check the EveryAmp web site for photographs of how much their product blocks the front camera image at every setting. After reviewing the photos, I chose the center setting. I find the camera interference at that setting is trivial for me. There's a lot of competition for the front-of-R1 real estate. My understanding is that Rivian's front plate holder requires drilling a hole in a perfectly good vehicle, and can also block a small part of the camera image. Tow hook mounts take a tow hook out of commission, and can block a sensor. EveryAmp's mount is designed to protect the grille by snapping off when attacked by a car-wash brush, so you have to dismount it (relatively easy to do) and remount it before washing. I'm still happy with the EveryAmp product, which we have installed in our R1S and now R1T. Very best wishes!

Vincent

Member

Nov 4, 2024

After over 30k miles of driving and just over 2 years of ownership, the air suspension failed on my R1T. It lowered the front so that the wheels are inside of the wheel well. This makes it so you can barely turn the truck. My thought is, why not put spacers in. Like a lift kit, to raise the lowest suspension point to a level where you can safely drive it if the air suspension fails. Based on watching the truck level and seeing the back and front raise at different amounts we know there are two independent air system.

Adding a manual release valve on each would allow a person to dump the air ( if the system fails) to level the truck and get back home for repairs. What are your thoughts?

Also, despite the suspension failing, it’s the best truck I’ve ever driven and still wouldn’t trade it for any other vehicle.

Last edited: Nov 9, 2024

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