airbags for a 130 defender

[The ho har's]

before you lot yell at me I have not found a thread about 130 air bags....heaps of 90, disco and 110 but not 130,


anyway we need air bags in our 130....Camper has squished our springs a little bit so any advice would be be helpful.....we have polyair on the Disco and have worked just fine though the 130 is a different matter


any help would be apreaciated

Mrs ho har:angel:

[dmdigital]

PM Hagus, he has a very heavy canopy and roof top tent on his 130 and has gone through all the suspension issues and options. I know he doesn't spend to much time on here (unlike some of us:angel:) so that's probably the best way to contact him.

[rick130]

well, it is sort of mentioned in the air bag thread :p
You need to remove the 130 inner springs to fit Poly Airs, Air Rite, et al, so that doesn't really give you any extra load carrying capacity.
You would need to replace the main springs with a heavier duty version, eg. Lovells @ 540lb/in and slot 110 air bags inside them.

[George130]

What about heavy duty springs?
Mine is like a brick. Hasn't noticed anything yet and we have stacked the back with bricks, and other such heavy things in the past.

[Koukandowie Brangus]

What about heavy duty springs?
Mine is like a brick. Hasn't noticed anything yet and we have stacked the back with bricks, and other such heavy things in the past.

I have HD OME springs on my 130, with a rooftop tent and outback steel drawers in the back, fully loaded it rides sweet, take everything out and its a bit stiff. I am looking to fit airbags when i fit a water tank and another fuel tank though.

[omy130]

Have had Air Bag Man for years on my 130. Installed easy enough. Found they worked well with a full camping load & also with camper trailer on back. Use the different air pressures to my advantage depending on loads & conditions.

Found pumping them higher than normal, it make the truck feel like it has a massive rear swaybar. This is a help with our rally recovery that we do, travelling fast behind the main competitors clearing the course. The rear of the truck can get really wishy washy on the standard springs when you throw it hard into dirt road corners.

Like having the softness of original springs for 4wding rather than putting more heavy duy ones in

Hope it help :cool:
... Geoff ....

[rick130]

Geoff, any chance of posting up the Firestone numbers off those bags next time you crawl under the back please ?
(pretty sure The Airbag Man uses Firestone bags)

[abaddonxi]

Darwin Dan has airbags and the standard dual springs on his 130.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/general-chat/70077-defender-130-suspenision-upgrade.html#post881136

Simon

[rick130]

Darwin Dan has airbags and the standard dual springs on his 130.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/general-chat/70077-defender-130-suspenision-upgrade.html#post881136

Simon

Bugger me, I missed that.
I'd always worked on the assumption that the inner springs had to go on a 130 with Poly Airs.
I'm sure I read that in their catalogue or at least somewhere, or am I having one of those moments again.....:wheelchair:

[Captain_Rightfoot]

I thought I might try a thread re-cycle here. :)

Our 110 is on the standard springs. When lightly loaded it's all ok - but has a firm ride, however when its full for our camping trips the rear is a bit soft.

I have a set of standard 110 springs I I was thinking of putting them in and poly airs (or similar). That way when lightly loaded we would have a better ride, yet when on a trip we could pump them a little and get firmer springing.

Does that sound like a reasonable plan?

[malleefowl]

I am currently seeking some for my 98 defender.Airbag man is out of stock at the moment .Have emailed truck springs in the USA.Any other ideas anyone.
Cheers,
mary

[gaz]

before you lot yell at me I have not found a thread about 130 air bags....heaps of 90, disco and 110 but not 130,


anyway we need air bags in our 130....Camper has squished our springs a little bit so any advice would be be helpful.....we have polyair on the Disco and have worked just fine though the 130 is a different matter


any help would be apreaciated

Mrs ho har:angel:

Hi Mrs Ho Har, have a 130 cc that we are preparing for a major trip around OZ, we have bought a piggy back slide on camper with a weight of 800 kgs fully loaded, pick up 22/6/09 from Bundaberg, so we have decided to run with h/d king springs and duel bilstein shocks on the rear....hope it all works...gaz.

[Captain_Rightfoot]

I talked to MR Automotive today and they recommended polyairs. They did say the airbag man ones are good but to go with polyairs with my lighter springs. I should have a comfy ride around town but when I load up the springing will be firmer with more air.

[87County]

Bugger me, I missed that.
I'd always worked on the assumption that the inner springs had to go on a 130 with Poly Airs.
I'm sure I read that in their catalogue or at least somewhere, or am I having one of those moments again.....:wheelchair:

Hey Rick130 - did you ever find out the Firestone bag part no?

please post it uup if you have it

[The ho har's]

Hey Rick130 - did you ever find out the Firestone bag part no?

please post it uup if you have it


truckspring.com

Firestone air bag part number RR W22-760-4116

that is what we bought............


Mrs ho har:angel:

[87County]

truckspring.com

Firestone air bag part number RR W22-760-4116

that is what we bought............


Mrs ho har:angel:

thanks for posting that number Mrs ho har...