Thread: Air Springs - best value for money

I replaced my last set around 4 years ago. OEM Contitech. Never tried the cheaper ones and only $55 ea more than Dunlop from Paddocks.

Thanks Simon, I’ll get a quote from Paddocks but I suspect shipping may have sent the cost up way too much for my liking.

Yeah a bit more expensive locally as well:
Rear Air Spring Discovery 2 - RKB101200

Originally Posted by biggin

I could go for cheap Chinese, but are they worth the risk even at a quarter of the price?
Anyone bought a set recently?

I'm buying all kind of chinese stuff through aliexpress since i bought some bearmach bits from UK and some parts had label with "made in china" on them at higher price so i made an experiment with these too https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006128307512.html just for fun about 4 months ago, i keep them for when the Dunlops i have will fail then i'll fit both to see how they last, fortunately it's a 10 minute job... all i can say is that they seem well built on first sight... how good they are we'll see. I bought a brake light switch from there for 14 USD(shipping included) about 2 years ago, no disappointment.

There's Chinese and there's Chinese. I'm sitting at a 12 yo Mac that gets used everyday and rarely gets switched off. I use Milwaukee cordless tools, have done for maybe 8 years, never a problem. Bought other stuff that I might as well have thrown away without opening the box.

SF, thanks for that link. At that price I might as well reinstate the SLS, and keep the coils around just in case. Hope the compressor still works....

Gotta watch out for Chines "copper" washers though. Just FYI

Originally Posted by sierrafery

I'm buying all kind of chinese stuff through aliexpress since i bought some bearmach bits from UK and some parts had label with "made in china" on them at higher price so i made an experiment with these too https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006128307512.html just for fun about 4 months ago, i keep them for when the Dunlops i have will fail then i'll fit both to see how they last, fortunately it's a 10 minute job... all i can say is that they seem well built on first sight... how good they are we'll see. I bought a brake light switch from there for 14 USD(shipping included) about 2 years ago, no disappointment.

10 minutes??
I want to see the vid!!

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

10 minutes??
I want to see the vid!!

That's a fair estimate of time, don't forget many aftermarket bags have a pushlok air line fitting.

Jack the car under the chassis, pop the pushlok out, remove the 2 clips on the top, pull top of airbag down, turn it 90°and remove.

Originally Posted by shack

That's a fair estimate of time, don't forget many aftermarket bags have a pushlok air line fitting.

Jack the car under the chassis, pop the pushlok out, remove the 2 clips on the top, pull top of airbag down, turn it 90°and remove.

And don't forget, SF is cunning with electrickery, so creative editing would be a snap.

But, I reckon I could get the springs out of mine, and bags back in, in under an hour. I'm getting on, and the jacking is slow work.... I already have the adaption for the 2" lift, which would save time.