Thread: D110 - airbagging the rear end???

how bout buying my wifeys huyandi and taking that to work
then you could mod the fender to the hilt and still get into work

win win for both of us! you get to work(in a nice little ricer, good fuel eccon, A/C power steer, carpet interior) and i get the frikkin thing outta my shed!

cheers phil
go on you know ya want ta!
no point buying marcells D90 now it wont fit at work either!

buy the hundi buy the hundi buy the hundi buy the hundi! oi!

not hard, the r series mack airbag plates are the same size as the spring plates on big red......


you know ive already planned it out including the dump and height adjust setup...

Tusker is getting full air front and back for the same reason. Max may be able to fill you in a little better but it sounds like he's got a good setup organised.

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Turn it into a Perenti and then just roll the top down and fold the windscreen forwards.

Clarkie

not that easy, for structural support the top of the windshield frame is bolted back to the roll bar.

Yep I'm about to have the same problem.

If its marginal & rear only that's needed, why not look into just softer springs & polyairs? You won't have in-cab control, & it'd depend on the drop you need, whether the soft rears would affect road handling during the week. Damnsight cheaper than a full air conversion though.

Do a search on the various riceburner sites, that'll keep you amused for hours. I'm going with this guy, he's within walking distance from me:

http://www.tubularsuspensionsystems.com/index.htm

This one was the only site that really dealt with eng cert issues.

If you want to do the conversion yourself, airbag man have a rear only kit. If you need to convert the front end as well, the problem is the centre mounted shock. You'll need to move that outside - I've already got an MJ Lee twin shock setup. Solve that, and anything for a an EAS classic Rangie would fit perfectly I would have thought.

Hardy on this forum has some good gear also.

http://www.hardrange.com/

He can also supply most of the bits & pieces if you want to do the full conversion yourself.

What's particularly neat about Hardy's Arnotts springs is that you can lift the vehicle and have a soft rate, and conversely have a firm setting at a low ride height.

The more you delve, the more you realise there's more air stuff out there than you'd realise.

Regards
Max P

LRH I've just completed what you are contemplating. I did a rebuild of the rear end and ended up with rear air suspension. The pistons in these bags (Firestone) have been adapted by the air bag man to provide additional travel over the standard bag and seem to work pretty well. Also fitted LRA extended length Bilsten shock absorbers and adapted some mounts to provide a few options for shock position at the time. It all started by shortening the rear overhang but ended up getting a bit carried away, including relocating the original coil mounts because we lrebuilt and lifted the 'A' frame mount and tilted the diff which moved the rear axle back about 15mm.

The Airbag man does have bags to suit the front end of a Defender also, but as mentioned previously the shock mounts need to be changed. I am thinking of going this way but have to weigh the front end to work out the specifics of the right bag.

I have internal switches which allow either side (or both) to be raised from inside the cab which is pretty handy. Seems to ride better than coils depending on the pressure.

LRDEF110.

Originally Posted by Tusker

Yep I'm about to have the same problem.



http://www.tubularsuspensionsystems.com/index.htm


Max P

THX Max - this is the bloke I was thinking of, near Sola-tint.