air spring helpers?

[Russell]

Anyone used these? I think they could be the answer to my arse dragging coil spring converted range rover.

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[V8Druid]

bet they take a caning inside the coils .... what do you do for an air supply ... only thing that lets the P38 air system down is the crap Dunlop compressor they chose to supply it ... just not efficient enough
Mine is on its second set of air bags, in its 25yr life, so far ... not really dear to replace ... compressor got replaced at 80k (it's a service item at 60k apparently) and I gave it a kit at 120k ... IIRC it's at 132k ATM but is getting slow to pressurise from empty again


"my arse dragging coil spring converted range rover." ... which model ... 322 or 320

 

[DaveDCB]

We got some extra assistance springs into our truck, worked very well,

 

[Russell]

bet they take a caning inside the coils .... what do you do for an air supply ... only thing that lets the P38 air system down is the crap Dunlop compressor they chose to supply it ... just not efficient enough
Mine is on its second set of air bags, in its 25yr life, so far ... not really dear to replace ... compressor got replaced at 80k (it's a service item at 60k apparently) and I gave it a kit at 120k ... IIRC it's at 132k ATM but is getting slow to pressurise from empty again


"my arse dragging coil spring converted range rover." ... which model ... 322 or 320

It's too dear and problematic to fix the original air suspension. Also when you get a failure your stranded. Coils make it possible to use a range for work but just need a little bit more spring rate at the rear. My ones a l322.

 

[Brendan]

Only just seen this, not sure on those ones be vb air suspension and m.a.d both make a similiar system for the Navara np300 so would have thought the versions that will fit your springs should work ok.
I've got the basic kit on my ranger so have to manual pump them with a compressor but you can get complete kits with compressor and also a self levelling system which is basically a sensor mounted on a bar and the pump works to the target height

 

[Russell]

I've not done anything about this yet as I'm enjoying using the disco . The 20+mpg is nice too. I'm half tempted to bin the range rover off and get a camper/ van that could tow.