Air Bag Suspension- Commodore
Submitted: Monday, Aug 18, 2008 at 10:56
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Rocquar
Has anyone fitted air bags- either Firestone or Polyair- inside the coil springs on their tow vehicle? We have a Commodore VT with FE2
suspension, and have been told the air bags greatly improve towability.
Reply By: DIO - Monday, Aug 18, 2008 at 13:31
Monday, Aug 18, 2008 at 13:31
Yes they really to make the back end behave better when loaded however they DO NOT increase carrying capacity. P/N 12493 for your vehicle (with FE2) costs $295.99 in GST. Have a look at their site
Link (I.H.N.A.W.T.)
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Reply By: clv105 - Monday, Aug 18, 2008 at 15:16
Monday, Aug 18, 2008 at 15:16
I fiited them to the Berlina VX wagon I had. It was 2" lowered and they worked great. Anytime I wanted to load the cargo area I whacked 30psi in there and it did not move.
Very easy to DIY.
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Reply By: blue one - Monday, Aug 18, 2008 at 18:13
Monday, Aug 18, 2008 at 18:13
I got a set direct from the States and they cost $150 delivered to
Sydney.
Truck Spring or Air
Suspension should be able to help if you give them the internal spring dimensions.
I use them when loading up the 4wd for a trip and lower the air pressure when unloaded around town. Recommend them as a good solution for part time loads.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Rocquar - Monday, Aug 18, 2008 at 20:02
Monday, Aug 18, 2008 at 20:02
Yes- I have heard that they can be sourced from the States. How long have you had them, what brand are they, and what was the company (website?) that they came from, please.
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Follow Up By: blue one - Tuesday, Aug 19, 2008 at 17:24
Tuesday, Aug 19, 2008 at 17:24
1/ 12 months
2/ Polyairs
3/
Springsure in California
Truck Spring were sold out of the Firestone brand and were not expecting stock for 3 months, hence I went with the Polyairs.
Cheers
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Reply By: Member - AVA 191 (QLD) - Monday, Aug 18, 2008 at 19:17
Monday, Aug 18, 2008 at 19:17
The self levelling units came standard on our Commodore wagon. I don't know who Holden sourced them from but they are very good.
They do their job and level the vehicle whether we have the 1t trailer on or 2t trailer or no trailer. Highly recommended.
You might make enquiries to Holden as to what units they are, then
shop around.
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Follow Up By: Rocquar - Monday, Aug 18, 2008 at 20:03
Monday, Aug 18, 2008 at 20:03
What model Commodore?
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Follow Up By: Member - AVA 191 (QLD) - Tuesday, Aug 19, 2008 at 08:09
Tuesday, Aug 19, 2008 at 08:09
Its the HSV version of Adventra LX called Avalanche.
TD100's response below looks on the money.
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Reply By: Louie the fly (SA) - Monday, Aug 18, 2008 at 20:20
Monday, Aug 18, 2008 at 20:20
I'm thinking about putting them on my Adventra. Does the Holden Ride Leveller
suspension have its own air supply or are they just like Polyairs??? Also going to put air bags on my Dodge. Its wayyy too high at the rear!
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Follow Up By: TD100 - Monday, Aug 18, 2008 at 21:19
Monday, Aug 18, 2008 at 21:19
Louie,
you must have a SX or CX Adventra as the LX has auto levelling standard. they are air shocks not bags, they have a switch on the lower control arm, which turns the compressor on when required. it also lowers automatically if you unload and it is too high. you can get upgraded HSV ones from a WH Grange if you want heavier dampening from the shocks. cheers Paul
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Follow Up By: Louie the fly (SA) - Tuesday, Aug 19, 2008 at 20:33
Tuesday, Aug 19, 2008 at 20:33
Yep, its a 04 CX8. There's no reason why polyairs won't do the job though, right? Just for leveling the ride when I tow my boat.
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Follow Up By: TD100 - Tuesday, Aug 19, 2008 at 20:47
Tuesday, Aug 19, 2008 at 20:47
maybe go to holden and find out how much for the switch,compressor and shocks as the connectors and the like will be in it already,that way it is all factory and works guarenteed.my mate used to work at holden in engineering,he says putting bags in the coils adds lots of stress to the IRS, short term it will be OK but not good for long term towing. further to that i ended up raising the factory FE2
suspension in my parents calais also so they could tow the van and not use airbags. Paul
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Follow Up By: clv105 - Friday, Aug 22, 2008 at 00:28
Friday, Aug 22, 2008 at 00:28
How is putting a air bag in a coil and putting air in it different to putting air in a shock (Holdens Level Ride) in regards to stressing the IRS.
Oh and Holdens air shocks are bin jobs in 3 years, they will leak and $$$$ to replace and only from holdens, funny that.
Shockers: Part #: 04E-031601, List Price: $340.59 each (Same, LH & RH)
Compressor Part #: 04E-211917, List Price: $279.75 each
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