Weight of a fully modded touring GU.

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Originally Posted by Cuppa

If you could let me know the details of your airbags I would much appreciate it. Interested too in whether your suspension fully meets your expectations (& what those expectations are). The idea of spreading the load over 3 points seems to make sense. I guess my decision will be multi leaf springs with or without airbags, or parabolics with or without air bags. Whichever way I guess it won't be cheap, but will, I hope, offer reassurance that the vehicle will be fit for remote travel, (even if it doesn't comply to GVM limits).
I'm still shocked that Telstra would have had modifications done from new but not upgraded the GVM at the same time, (OH & S ). It was my assumption when i bought it that all Telstra Patrols had been upgraded, but I can only see the 3400kg Nissan compliance plate under the bonnet.

Cuppa

Ps. I just checked - I also have 10 leaves with the bottom 3 being thicker. No idea of the maker, but possibly the same as yours.

I'm afraid I can't help with the origin of the bellows as they were on my ute when I bought it, but most suspension mobs will help you out. What I have learnt though is that air bags are the ones placed inside coils and bellows are independent, either stand alone (as on a truck) or to assist leaf springs. I've had the set up for twelve months including a trip to Cape York from Melbourne, probably around 14,000 k's which is not much. My only real requirement is that the rear is level with the 2" lift on the front whilst carrying what I now know to be about 1,100 kg,s which it does and secondly as I have described to share the weight so I don't do any chassis damage which has not occurred so far. So, so far so good.