Reply With QuoteMy 110 has standard height King springs, and Poly airbags inside the rear ones. I have to inflate and deflate manually, but I think they are fantastic. There is no apparent restriction to articulation offroad when deflated either.
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Andre
do you have any views on the airbag helper springs that fit inside the rear coils on a 110 and can be inflated/deflated depending on the weight of the load carried in order to stiffen up the rear suspension? reason being that i carry either a lot or nothing at all. at the moment i have HD (lr spec) rear springs and although fine when loaded, they are a little harsh when empty.
i am considering swapping to standard(lr spec) rear springs and air helpers to give a comfortable ride when both full and empty.
these units have a small onboard compressor for on the fly adjustments.
what are your thoughts.
Master
My 110 has standard height King springs, and Poly airbags inside the rear ones. I have to inflate and deflate manually, but I think they are fantastic. There is no apparent restriction to articulation offroad when deflated either.
Cheers
Andre
thanks for that LRCounty. how do you inflate yours, do you use a tyre inflator?
Master
Subscriberhook up the polyairs (or equivalent) to your mounted compressor/tank via a solenoid or pneumatic toggle bleed with a guage so you can change pressures anytime anywhere
david
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i have had polyairs and now have firestone bags on the back of my disco.
great things......
i prefer the firestone as they seem to have a better designed bag.
got mine from trucksprings.com landed at my door for under $200
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SupporterWhen we did our Simpson Trip we fitted Polyairs to a 110 Defender with an alloy tray. The Defender was carrying 400 litres of water, 2 spare tyres, 230 litres of fuel, some recovery gear, Extra batteries, invertor and 2 fridges, eskies.... On a pre Polyair practice run through the Big Desert / Border Tk we found that while the Defender didn't sag, the back of the tray travelled almost a meter vertically over undulations. This movement caused the shocks to get pretty hot. The Polyairs really tamed the ride.
Another mate with an older Troopy had some fitted, he broke a shocker on the Tanami, and the Polyair kept the springs under control so well, they didn't notice till they got back on the bitumen and heard it rattling.
Swaggie
yep i have standard springs with polyairs, good combo
Master
I inflate mine with either a hand pump (it doesn't usually need to much pressure) or the onboard air compressor. If it becomes a pain I might set up an "on the fly" system, but this has been fine for the past 2.5 years.
Cheers
Andre
thanks for all the replys. it looks like i'll go ahead and get some! i'll see how i get on before getting the compressor.
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