Coil Tower Braces

[00marshall]

Thanks for all the feedback guys. Thought I'd check first, as it looks like $500+ for the Boss kit and another $300 ish for the airbags on eBay. Guess it's cheaper than a repair job if I don't!



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[MB]

True that Marshall mate :-) Braced up Coil-Airbags also give you great adjustability for varying loads. Mrs MB can run between 5psi for the kids Ponies up to 30psi for a Clydesdale :-) I took it all one step further with my work coily ute and removed the coils completely for Firestone 'On-Air' truck type bags, smooth as cat shit on the highway and very Mexican 'loco' fun adjusting up to 70psi for serious loads on its back :-)

[Coolrunning]

I just installed my boss braces today while upgrading my springs on the gu.

Patrol is only a couple months old so installed them as a preventative measure as I tow a camper.

Word of warning to anybody looking to install the kit. I would recommend installing the bump stop bolts first before tightening the 4 upper bolts. I nearlly stripped a bump stop bolt by tightening the smaller upper 4 first. Had to lossen them back up to get the bumpstop bolt in correctly.

Not sure if it was the same for every body else who has installed them but it was only has to be slightly out to strip the bolt.

I also used locktight for safe measure

[00marshall]

Installed my Boss braces on my 2012 GU today too! Also installed a new set of Firestone Coilrite airbags as we tow an off-road camper.

Job was pretty straightforward once the car was up on the axle stands and lowered the back axle - a little bit of caution to others, as had to remove some of the brake line mounts and diff breather etc. to drop enough to get springs all the way out (2" lift). Braces and bags went in no problem... thankfully nothing bent from earlier.

Good piece of mind if nothing else!




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[Rossco]

Probly do mine in a couple of weeks, cheers for the tips hopefully all goes smoothly. . .

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[Daveyboyjunior]

Can you let us know how your set-up performs Marshall?

[Wizard52]

Superior Engineering has an advantage of a possible GVM upgrade when using their product and a lot cheaper.
I used their kit for ute and easy to fit with tray on.

[00marshall]

Can you let us know how your set-up performs Marshall?

So far so good - riding around town with 5-10psi in them handles pretty well! Real test will be the trip to Shark bay next month, towing fully loaded camper and 3x Jerry cans of fuel on the drawbar. Will let you know.


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[sooty_10]

Installed my Boss braces on my 2012 GU today too! Also installed a new set of Firestone Coilrite airbags as we tow an off-road camper.

Job was pretty straightforward once the car was up on the axle stands and lowered the back axle - a little bit of caution to others, as had to remove some of the brake line mounts and diff breather etc. to drop enough to get springs all the way out (2" lift). Braces and bags went in no problem... thankfully nothing bent from earlier.

Good piece of mind if nothing else!




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What firestone bag model did you use? Length etc?

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[00marshall]

What firestone bag model did you use? Length etc?

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I bought the CR5042 from Airbagman off eBay $310. The bags don't have spacers like some other kits for 2" lift.

I think they're about 13.5" long from memory. Hard to measure now.


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