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    Converting to springs from air bags

    I have a 1996 Range Rover HSE, that runs factory air bags. I have had a lot of issues with the suspension, the car takes approx 7 minutes to go up every day and it ends up on bump stops every morning. I've spoken to specialised Range Rover mechanics and don't feel I can justify the cost to keep the air bags as I've had one problem after another and I don't like the un-reliability of getting stuck when there's a fault.

    Has anyone converted to springs? Which springs did you use? (i'd like to get it close to the standard ride height on the airbag setting) and have you had any issues with the computer? Does anything else run off the air tank?

    TIA.

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    I'm converting a P38 to coils this week (not mine). An elderly gent, he has had lots of dramas and I've been helping him out for years with this P38, but he's at his wits end and can't afford to tinker much more, so we are doing the conversion.

    In your case, I'd say you have a decent leak and perhaps a compressor in need of a rebuild. You could find these two things, repair them and it work ok, or it might not. Time and patience are two things needed when fault finding the EAS.

    For the conversion you get springs, coil mounts, an electric thingy that tells the EAS to silence (as it's no longer on EAS), and the fun task of fitting it all up! Old mate up here got a kit off gumtree from WA for around $600, I'll fit it for him for nix (as you do), but I'd assume if you were to pay to have it fitted you'd spend another $1,000 on labour.

    Nothing else runs off the air tank, so what we are doing is running a switch to the dash and a separate pressure switch for the compressor, and keeping the compressor and air tank for tyre inflation.

    Jump on gumtree and eBay to see what's out there.

    Cheers
    Keithy

    2002 P38 Range Rover HSE

    Sequential LPG - Redarc Charger - TPMS - Ashcroft Locker
    Wheel Carrier - Bullbar & Spotlights - 285/75/16 BFG KM3’s
    On Board Solar - Stainless Snorkel - 2” Suspension Lift

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    I should add, the one up here has the works - brand new everything, made up a bypass kit to operate the bags manually. The only part that hasn't been changed (and I'm pretty damn sure it'll fix it) is the Driver Unit (black box on the valve block), but alas it's too late.

    This thing is better than Viagra, no leaks, doesn't drop overnight, but that one time maybe once a week where it plays up is enough to justify the swap in old mates opinion.

    Cheers
    Keithy

    2002 P38 Range Rover HSE

    Sequential LPG - Redarc Charger - TPMS - Ashcroft Locker
    Wheel Carrier - Bullbar & Spotlights - 285/75/16 BFG KM3’s
    On Board Solar - Stainless Snorkel - 2” Suspension Lift

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