Thread: rear helper springs

Perhaps members could post if they have burst their airbag helper springs.
I personally havent heard of it,have done plenty of off-road work and un-sealed work in my D2 and havent burst one as yet.
People,please dont confuse this post with Discovery/Rangie air suspension systems,keep it to the polyair/firestone inside the coil airbag helper style.
Not wanting to hijack the thread,believe the failure rates are low.
Andrew

I've been using standard rear springs with Polyairs and 130 front springs (standard 110 HD) for more than 15 years now without one punctured airbag. I also run Koni shocks. Had a friend who went down the heavy duty rear spring path - he tried no less than six different set-ups before settling for set-up described above. Apart from the ride being unacceptably harsh with the heavy duty springs, they were causing other problems and failures with the vehicle.

Among other trips, I've spent about 30 weeks touring the Vic High country in County, 200Tdi and Td5 Defender and although I often get sticks caught up underneath, none have damaged the Polyairs.