Suspension Struts

[Fatso]

Had a look at my air struts on my 2007 RRS bought second hand 2 yrs ago with ,128k on the clock , now has 148k , and they have a Label which says Land Rover and Delphi on each one .

Can i assume that a new set of aftermarket struts had been fitted at some time or did Delphi supply LR with air struts for manufacture . Thanks 4 any info .

[Stuart02]

I don't know for certain but I would guess they're original. Mine did close to 200k before dying (shocks not bags)

[rar110]

The original front struts are getting replaced this week on my L322 at 260,000km whether they're needed or not. It will be interesting to see what they look like when they come off.

[Meccles]

Delphi supply the struts to land Rover.

[Towcar]

Had a look at my air struts on my 2007 RRS bought second hand 2 yrs ago with ,128k on the clock , now has 148k , and they have a Label which says Land Rover and Delphi on each one .

Can i assume that a new set of aftermarket struts had been fitted at some time or did Delphi supply LR with air struts for manufacture . Thanks 4 any info .

Are they on the way out? the struts?

[Fatso]

Are they on the way out? the struts?

Air bag part was ok it was the shock ex part of the strut that were stuffed . new set put on ealier this year .

[adm333]

I took a gamble and bought new front struts from this overseas supplier.

Range Rover Sport Air Suspension Parts and Compressors | Aerosus (https://aerosus.com/land-rover/range-rover-sport/l320-2005-2013.html)

For the money to be saved, I was prepared to give them a go.

They've been in for a week now, and seem to be fine. Time will tell.

Don't forget to factor in import duty.

Cheers
David

[Towcar]

Hi David,

What brand struts did you buy? And we're they complete with bags? Or did you have to swap out the bottoms?

Thanks

Jeremy

[adm333]

Hi David,

What brand struts did you buy? And we're they complete with bags? Or did you have to swap out the bottoms?

Thanks

Jeremy

Hi Jeremy

The brand is Aerosus, the link to their website is in my previous post. From what I could tell, they are an aftermarket producer of air suspension components for a wide range of European vehicles including Land Rover. The product is made in Germany, so I thought quality control should be fairly high.

It is a brand new strut and airbag unit all in one. I needed to get the extra bit for the Variable Damper System (vds) which adds a little bit to the cost.

Cheers
David

[rrs2010]

Hi David,
How much did you end up paying for a pair of air struts including import duty if you don't mind me asking

Cheers
Rav

[Towcar]

Guys,


I just bit the bullet and purchased 4 new BWI struts & Rear pads and rotors from Rimmer Bros UK. Shipped to Melbourne.

Total including import duty which i should have asked them to help me out was $2,200.00. Mind you, it all came in 3 days and looks exactly like what i need.

Brakes installed and excellent.

Suspension i am yet to installed, maybe i might tackle the rear first as i've heard the fronts are a pain in the A.

I have jack stands and two trolley jacks, plus hopefully enough tools.

Cheers,

Jeremy

[Grappler]

I recently replaced my front struts, and front levelling valve.
The original struts were Delphi and lasted 200k so replaced with the same, imported from UK
The levelling valve was contaminated with powdered desiccant. Also refurbed the compressor and dryer

The front struts are easy to replace if you have a 15mm ratchet ringy ( to release the nuts on the top of the strut) and some long nosed pliers ( to manoeuvre the air lines into the Voss connectors)

[Towcar]

I just replaced front and rears. Let's just say I improved by the time I'd got to the 4th strut.

Process is relatively easy. You will need a ratchet spanner 15mm. 12mm for air lines. A few jacks and a bit shifter, and a large socket for the bottom bolt and nut. Take the pressure off the bottom nut and spray some lube on it. Once the nut is undone, you can slide it out, but you might need to jack underneath it so the bolt slides easier. One thing I noticed was the new struts already had the air fittings waiting for a bare line to be plugged in, you just take the old fitting off the line with a flat head and plug the line into the new strut.

You can get 1 strut done in 30mins. After you are finished you need to start the car when it's on the ground and raise to off road height, wait a bit then lower to normal. after this you should have no fault codes or anything. I did not disconnect the battery. Just left a door open in case.

Now I am no longer facing the end of my life when going over big potholes at speed.

Cheers,
Jeremy