Air Spring Opinion

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Originally Posted by Tombie

Yep

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Thanks, I need to check on mine then. Just to make sure, I have 2 inch spacer and 2 inch longer shocks. It should be ok buit I have nothing on this weekend.

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Originally Posted by d2dave

Has anyone had experience with this type of air spring or have an opinion on them?

Landrover Discovery 2 Airbag Replacement |Boss Air Suspension Shop


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I have these in my D2, been in there for nearly about 8 years, admittedly its done less than 100,000Kays in that time but they are holding up well.

I did not buy the kit, just the bag and both end caps and fabricated my own mounts.

They are a little bit more "firey" than the OEM rolling sleeve style bag, but they are also quite a bit more heavy duty too. Works fine with the SLS system.

The car runs Bilstein 7100s in a 10" short body front and rear.

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Originally Posted by shack

Whatever you are running, the shocks are too long for the bags, by quite a bit.

If you are doing ANY articulation or bouncy work, you will destroy the air springs pretty much straight away, that's pretty badly over stretched...

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I got around to measuring the the shocker length today.

My research tells me that the standard length fully extended is 570mm

Mine are 620mm which should be spot on for my 50 mm lift.

Thanks Dave

Calcs may be ok, your photo indicates otherwise.

Regardless - you’re over extending those bags[emoji38]

Hiya,
We were heading back down the valley in the pouring rain and I had my disco on extended mode as the rear bumper was collecting rocks, on a particularly knarly cross axle climb out of the river and pop went the air bag. Luckily my son had a spare s/h bag. I robbed the wee clip to retain the bag from my other shock

Video shows my son leading the way up the river valley when the sun was shining

James NZ

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Originally Posted by d2dave

I got around to measuring the the shocker length today.

My research tells me that the standard length fully extended is 570mm

Mine are 620mm which should be spot on for my 50 mm lift.

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You have a body lift as well?

Dunlop or Contitech? I'm thinking of buying a couple of spares. [biggrin]

The 2" longer shocks are attached to the front side of the axle but the rear connection of the air-spring to its base is a lot further back so will extend considerably further than 2" more. IMO the top face of the spacer should also slope forwards a little.

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Originally Posted by Bohica

You have a body lift as well?

Dunlop or Contitech? I'm thinking of buying a couple of spares. [biggrin]

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No body lift, just suspension lift.

I originally had Dunlops which were about 8 years old. I changed to Contitech, the thinking being that these being OE might be better.

The ones I fitted were made in Germany.