Prado Air Bags

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Last time I bought Prado airbags they cost $209 from opposite Lock. I wouldn't bother buying them overseas.

I agree with Phil why purchase from OS when you have no recourse in regard warranty etc. You have plenty of options in Australia from Poly Air to full airbag replacement of your suspension. Prado in the USA is sold as a Lexus!

We run poly air's in our 2005 VX Prado and have been using them sucessfully for the last two vehicles. The most common misconception is that they are springs which they are not they are helpers that support the load the springs take and should be seen as load levellers. As well you only need to run them at relatively low pressures when heavily loaded. For example our last Simpson trip we weighed in at 2940 kgs and the poly air's were set at 12 psi for the trip with no problems. As well you pump them up BEFORE loading your vehicle then lower the pressure to level the vehicle front to rear and LtoR

I trust that helps

Regards

RobA

Thanks for the replies everyone. The reason for looking o/s was price, I have been quoted $295 plus freight in oz and around $100 delivered ex USA. As Rob said, the Prado is sold as a Lexus (GX470) but it's also sold as a 4 Runner and about 5 other variations but what I can't find out is if they all have the same suspension set-up. It's all got too hard, I'll just go local.