Thread: Here's a strange one (Coils to SLS) is it possible

Will, Yes it is a good idea and my offsider is about to try just that with his D2. It depends if you want self leveling or not as to how complex you want it to be, intelliride sell aftermarket levelling systems and controllers, Airbagman in Brisbane is looking at selling them soon I believe. If you want cheap and simple, I would just try an incab switch and gauge setup, onboard compressor, pipework and schrader valves t-pieced in incase the compressor becomes inoperable.

JC

Don't know but I would think airbags like Firestone like I and a heap of others run would do the same job (save that you add and reduce air manually of course). They level very well, comPliment the coils - excellent ride - and very cheap and easy to fit and reliable. I think anyway that taking out the coils and fitting bags only would require machinery certification. Cheers

Interesting idea the manually operated system, i do like to have control about things like that, so i like that, the other option would be polyairs, however with the factiry system you can raise the bum offroad, an idea that i like (yup, i've collected it). Maybe if the sytem worked with 1 pipelin supplying linked bags you could also get better articulation, even still with a manual set-up i suppose it could be raised or lowered and as you say with T pieces you could inflate it like a tyre if something broke.

Cheers
Will

I wonder how practical it is to run light-ish flexy (basically standard D1 type of thing) coils, then run the firestone or polyair bags in a system like i said before intead of straight bags. Lot of options

Cheers
Will

Will I was not clear about what I meant - in coil polyair or airbag man brand bags. Valved individually. I have 2 valves just under my rear bumper bar and can make it so the rear does not drop at all with 200kg odd downforce. Cheers

Yeah i get what you are saying, dads cousins car is set up like that, i just thought you may be able to have the whole system plumbed in and then pump up from a compressor in-cab, and if the bags were linked then as one side flexes up it will push the other down. You would be ableto raise the car as-well i suppose if you were in a sticky situation by fully inflating the bags while you wait fo the scrape of your back-end lol

Cheers
Will

Originally Posted by MR LR jnr.

Yeah i get what you are saying, dads cousins car is set up like that, i just thought you may be able to have the whole system plumbed in and then pump up from a compressor in-cab, and if the bags were linked then as one side flexes up it will push the other down. You would be ableto raise the car as-well i suppose if you were in a sticky situation by fully inflating the bags while you wait fo the scrape of your back-end lol

Cheers
Will

Will, crosslinked is a no no on road, causes excessive body roll/handling issues.

JC

The SLS retro fit is interesting idea. I've toyed with doing the swap on my D2 as I run it essentially as standard but could do with the ability to raise the rear to improve the exit angle on occasion, and level out the car when fully loaded with camping gear.

Thinking through what is involved this is roughly what is needed:

- additional looms for compressor and height sensors (?)
- air hose harness
- compressor unit
- ride height sensors
- air bags and mounting hardware.
- switch gear

Given the popularity of the swap in the other direction it shouldn't be that hard to find the required parts second hand.

Are there any other parts, which like the air bags, would be best purchased new?

Attached are microcat images and an incomplete list of required parts.

cheers
Paul