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    Air Suspension

    I'm in the early stages of thinking about a suspension lift (and airbags for the CT), and went onto theairbagman's website. then i saw this. Has anyone got any experience with these fitted to a patrol?
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    Yes a guy in my club spent a small fortune fitting this to his GU, did one trip through Tassie at Christmas and came home and had it all CUT OUT and replaced. I blame the fitter who took him for a ride, charged him heaps, charged him then to cut it out and charged him again to fit something else. Got ripped.

    But he Hated the setup and it did not function in the rough stuff like he expected. I am sure it would be great on the bitumen towing a caravan.

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    Wish it was Nissan though, Toyotas just can't keep up with the Pootrol pace.
    The only good thing about an 80 series is..... the front end?? Wrong!!, the Engine?? Wrong!! the Full Time 4WD system?? Wrong!! Its the NissanPatrol.com.au stubby holder fitted over the transfer lever.
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    looks like they're off the list then....
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheFlyingBadger View Post
    I'm in the early stages of thinking about a suspension lift (and airbags for the CT), and went onto theairbagman's website. then i saw this. Has anyone got any experience with these fitted to a patrol?
    g`day mate i got them in my G U fanfriggingtastic and not sure what happened to mudrunners mate but 10k ???????
    go see Rob at robson bro`s mention me lmao
    got a mate with full air ride bit bouncey only cost around 2k full auto with manual override
    but i would not go down that road if yer gunna get serious 4x4x4x4xing do the same as mine maybe??? air assist
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    Yeah as i said i blamed the fitter and i reckon he definitely got taken for a big ride. I am not sure what he did not like about the setup and / or whether there was a significant failure as straight after Christmas he headed to far north WA for a 3 year assignment but i had a good chat with the VP of our club who was on the tassie trip with him and he could not believe how bad the setup was and how poorly done by the guy was by the dealer.

    Logically the system should be a winner but this is the only feedback i have.

    As Woolie said an assist setup would likely be the best result.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rogue Dung Beetle View Post
    Wish it was Nissan though, Toyotas just can't keep up with the Pootrol pace.
    The only good thing about an 80 series is..... the front end?? Wrong!!, the Engine?? Wrong!! the Full Time 4WD system?? Wrong!! Its the NissanPatrol.com.au stubby holder fitted over the transfer lever.
    WARNING: Towballs used for recoveries can, and do kill people and damage property.

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    I don't have air suspension as such, but have the poly bags in the rear for carrying load, and have to say, they are ideal. I only air them up occasionally to keep the car level, but fully aired, they lift the back about 2-3 inches higher than the front - good for looks, not so good is how bloody harsh the ride becomes though!!! If I have heavy gear on the trailer, and gear in the back, I just throw a few PSI in them to take the weight off the springs ...

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    yeah, I had polyairs in my last car (it was a Santa Fe, so the polyairs were tincy-tiny-cutey things!) and they were great. That's why i was on the airbagman's website - i just wondered if anyone had had much of a go with a full air setup
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    Unless you really - really - really need them, its just more expensive stuff to go wrong out bush.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BillsGU View Post
    Unless you really - really - really need them, its just more expensive stuff to go wrong out bush.
    X2 - I don't have them, but would be concerned if they let go in the worst situation ... which Murphy's law dictates will happen!!

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    I tend to agree. now for more spring/shock research....
    Jon

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