Unclejake Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Thanks chaps. Air assist will be about $2k (including freight and installation) but it's convenient as the truck will only be off the road for a day. New custom made springs are probably a similar value, but high risk if they don't fit. No one does CoF inspections on the Island so all we can get are WoFs. We have an exemption for passenger vehicles that would otherwise need CoFs..... but one day I may bring the truck back to the mainland as its actually a bloody good wagon. I will have a think. Re-setting the original springs might be the best plan.... but that's weeks without a truck and probably ~$1k in freight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.H. Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Can you get a second hand set reset and sent over and just swap them over? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclejake Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Good thinking quattro. I tried to get used springs a few months ago but couldn't find any. The wreckers were quoting $250 per spring so it's not a significant saving and there's still the risk that what I bought and got re curved wouldn't fit once they arrive here on Chatham Island. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UTERUS Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Would extended shackles work in the meantime? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclejake Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 They would work mate. I could probably get those made pretty easily. Everything on this Dyna is about 30%bigger than Landcruiser. It's a ute sized vehicle with a truck chassis and suspension. Unsprung weights are huge. I can barely lift a wheel.... and there's six of the bastards. Part of the hideous ride will be because truck.... but add passengers in the cab and it's noticeably worse I am lucky in that I carry a fixed weight in the rear. I estimate 350kg of tools (plus the alloy box body) sits on the rear chassis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubastreet Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 @Unclejake I used to own a London ambulance that had airbags and leaves on the rear, and the ride was lush. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxPower Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 On 10/09/2020 at 11:03, Unclejake said: Everything on this Dyna is about 30%bigger than Landcruiser. It's a ute sized vehicle with a truck chassis and suspension. Unsprung weights are huge. I can barely lift a wheel.... and there's six of the bastards. heres some 2" cobra land cruiser 70 series lift springs next to my 95 2wd dyna, they look like they would fit but you would need to use the bottom two fat dyna leafs. another hori way would be to mount some coil springs in between your diff and bumpstops ftw. cruiser shackle extenders would be simple to fit too. sorry for non airbag chat. also keen for an island mish one day 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mop Head Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 On 31/07/2018 at 09:16, Shakotom said: Man Really wanna bag my Oldsmobile freds not helping Do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclejake Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 @MaxPower, that was an incredibly generous thing for you to have done. Thank you. There's heaps of landcruiser springs around here, but I glanced at a couple and decided they wouldn't fit. I will have a better look in the weekend. perhaps I was mistaken. My 4x4 Dyna front springs are 1,160mm long, 72mm wide, with 2 x 9mm (at centre) parabolic leaves and an eye bolt i/d of 23mm Rear springs are a bit of unknown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sentra Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 The bag controls in my truck allow you to take the piss with drawbar weight right up until the safety Override drains them and won’t pump them back up and you have to drag 200 tons of scoria home with the jockey wheel mount grinding along the road / get stuck on the dump weighbridge transition. but the temptation to make it in one trip is very strong 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f100_dreamin Posted September 22, 2020 Share Posted September 22, 2020 On 21/09/2020 at 16:30, MopedNZ said: Do it. Flogging a dead horse there mate, @Shakotom has forgotten he own the olds I think haha 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geophy Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 On 22/09/2020 at 21:58, sentra said: The bag controls in my truck allow you to take the piss with drawbar weight right up until the safety Override drains them and won’t pump them back up and you have to drag 200 tons of scoria home with the jockey wheel mount grinding along the road / get stuck on the dump weighbridge transition. but the temptation to make it in one trip is very strong Ancient chinese proverb "A real man always does it in one load" 2 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esky_addict Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 What kind of hardline are you fellas running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRWEST Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 13 hours ago, Esky_addict said: What kind of hardline are you fellas running? I just run 3/8" alloy tube from memory when i did the hardline in my boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esky_addict Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Was that with PTC fittings @MRWEST? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRWEST Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 27 minutes ago, Esky_addict said: Was that with PTC fittings @MRWEST? Yep the pushlock fittings, just put the hardline straight into my Accuair VU4 Manifold and then a pushlock fitting on the other end for the soft line to go into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esky_addict Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Sweet sounds like what I'm after, do you remember where it came from or was it just like rolled up bundy tube brake line type stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRWEST Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 22 hours ago, Esky_addict said: Sweet sounds like what I'm after, do you remember where it came from or was it just like rolled up bundy tube brake line type stuff? yep just 3/8 bundy tube type stuff we straightened out and bent to suit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffs_Emporium Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Digging this up looking for a bag for bc coilover conversion for front . I've already spent the coin on crack testing and inserts etc so it makes sense to retain it all and swap spring for bag. @cletuswhen you say most of the items from China end up going in the bin is it the quality or is there a vital component they are missing? I've read the recommendations on who to talk to in nz but I like to research as much as possible before bombarding someone with questions over the phone. Ali express has this ae86 kit which would be similar to what I need. Pretty sure my car has same ID rear springs as well. I would like to slowly buy reputable components to undertake this myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cletus Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 I haven't certed any air bagged vehicles with aliexpress bits for ages so I dunno what the valves are like But the bags in that pic have issues, They only have a pressure rating of 110psi from memory. The smaller the bag, the more pressure you need to get it up. The small bags that are sold to fit bc coilovers are a fuckup how they are designed, they don't have enough internal clearance and they destroy themselves from the inside on the body of the shock. Also the threaded bit is designed wrong so the bag bottoms out solid before the bump stop limits the travel . Unless you fit a huge bumpstop, and have not much travel. I'll get a pic, I've got one cut in half 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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