Thread: RED 130's Suspension Change

Originally Posted by lardy

hi Mrs Ho har looked at the truck spring joint in the u.s. they only seem to recommend their kit for fitment to 90's not older than a 97 ...did you ring to get the right ones ? regards andy ...
p.s. does the airbag man in brissy do the same thing ?

ho har crossed referenced the air bags with the European ones as the US does not have 130's over there....our air bags came with instructions to fit into a Poootrol for $191.00 AUD delivered to our door part number RR W22-760-4116


Airbag man in Brissy are nearly twice the price $345.00



Mrs ho har

I got my Poly airs from repco for far less than that and afterwards shane at suspension stuff said he could have done them for less again.

The pro's and cons I found was simply the fact that the firestone's connection method was not as reliable as the polyairs. ie I found no complaints anywhere about a leaking poly air though I found planty of references to the firestones connector pulling free from the bag and slow leaks etc.

My truck broke not long after installing new suspension so I can't tell you how well they work yet. I did upgrade the rear outer spring to a slightly heavier duty that the OE one.

Josh,
would you have the Polyair part number for fitment to rear main coil of 130... ie not into the helper coil. And by "far less from repco, cheaper again by Susp Stuff" is that less than $191 or less than $345????

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Steve

Sorry I meant cheaper than $345, I thought it was around $250 odd but now I have checked my receipts it was $330 for the 2" lift one. The part number for using as a replacement for inner spring is 95098, and with a 2" lift it's 95095. For the one that sits inside the inner spring it's 94091. They are all listed here. The kit to fit inside the main coil with a 2" lift is the same bag as the standard except it comes with a rubber spacer/seat for the bag to sit on to account for the 2" lift.

I think the attachment mechanism used on the polyairs is far more durable and I can't see it failing under any normal circumstances.

We drove to Sydney with the camper and did notice considerably less body roll and the ride height as vastly improved....while at the Expo ho har did chat with the Firestone Rep... and has now made some blocks to fit under the bag so it doesn't sit on the bolts...the kit the Rep had came with the blocks for defenders......we did take the inner springs just in case...we are very happy with the purchase


If anyone wants the Firestone Reps number pls PM me..his prices were a little more expensive than the US but cheaper than Air bag....Hope this helps you guys


Mrs ho har

Goddess Ho Har you could pass that number this way please, it's def on the list for the 130 facelift....what do you do for a compressor out of interest? and what of the front springs ? regards Andy

Thanks for the update Mrs HoHar!!

out of interest, what is the fully loaded weight of your camper????

Steve

Originally Posted by roverrescue

Thanks for the update Mrs HoHar!!

out of interest, what is the fully loaded weight of your camper????

Steve

100lts of water, 110 ltrs fuel and fully loaded with everything just shy of 3.5T


Mrs ho har