Airbag Recommendations

might be worth contacting the landcruiser owners group

http://www.lcool.org/

Air bag suspension? If the vehicle was not designed for it I wouldn't fit it. Have you spoken to Toyota about their feelings? Maybe a dealer close to rough roads that may have an idea, not a city dealer.

Snolly
Fitted bags to my cruiser approx. 5 years ago got them from "Airbag" man never had an issue whatsoever.
Just be careful when fitting as the air supply line can rub on bag and cause damage if not tied back properly.
Have never needed over 40 PSI in mine, and I do travel heavy with tools of trade.
Cheers & Regards
Flighty

Why do you need to fit airbags??

Hi Snolly
I have fitted several sets to diffrent vehicles and the landcruiser have a strong chassis and can take the extra load but it's a tight fit,if it's standard height between the top of the diff and chassis,you will need to rework the brake hoses a but for clearance,and always keep at least 5psi in the bag or they will bottom out ! If you need more than 35psi you need to look at your load and springs as the air bag will be doing all the suspension work !

Snolly,

Had a couple of 79 series work ute's with bellows type airbags.

Worked alright because we were often carrying a variety of loads. If you don't keep a minimum of air in them at all times, we found the bags wore through the flexible brake line that runs next to the backing plate. Not a readily available part in western Qld some years ago.

Tried bags on an 80 series too. Not a lot of success, so ran with H/D rear coils.

Snollmeister,

there are a couple of tenants you need to remember with Airbags the most important being, 'they are there to assist only'! Don't use them to carry the entire weight! By that I mean, get the foundations right and look at your suspension needs. You may be better served by ensuring that your rear springs and shocks are better attuned to the loads you intend carrying and consideration of the country you intend carrying them over.

In my case I've had the rear spring pack designed to carry the weights (including towball weight) of my camper pod and Quad trailer. I've then used a set of airbags to facilitate getting the rear back to 'standard' height once fully loaded. The airbags are not holding the whole lot up. They do some work but are in tune with the springs and shocks. The outbacks roads are littered with stories of the cracked chassis of those who've used airbags to carry significant load rather than look at the big picture.

Talk to some experts, consider your situation holistically and remember that they are only there to assist! On this forum or LCool, there will be countless recommendations for suspension experts in NSW. My advice would be to ring Kings in QLD and look at a whole suspension solution.

Cheers Mick

Far better idea would be to use a distribution hitch when towing.

Airbags only lift what is above them and the weight on the towball will still lift the front of the vehicle as it pivots on the rear suspension. The hitch tends to straighten the joint at the towball and level the rig. Has been endless threads for years on forums about this.