hilux suspension
Submitted: Friday, Jan 27, 2012 at 15:07
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Member - bill & netti p (VIC)
Hi people
Thanks to with those opinion's on upgrading
suspension on new hilux ,which i will try standard first but feel as some of you that I will have to upgrade .Has any one got opinion's between an air bag or an extra spring ARB say the way to go????
Regards Bill
ps . towing an 2.3 off road caravan
Reply By: sheps - Sunday, Jan 29, 2012 at 16:51
Sunday, Jan 29, 2012 at 16:51
G'day Bill,
Many people will tell you airbags are the way to go and depending on what you intend to do with the vehicle, they may be.
After buying my new hilux, I fitted heavy duty springs all round. On the front to offset the weight of the winchbar & winch....and give me an extra 40mm or so of lift as
well.
And on the rear to allow me to load up the back with gear and hitch a hard floor camper on without sagging too much.
Against some advice, I also fitted airbags which worked a treat on the blacktop, but once we got into the offroad rough we were thrown about something terrible.
The bags restrict your vehicles
suspension travel and give you a much rougher ride than without.........similar to a bucking horse, says SWMBO.
So have a think about what you want from your vehicle and where you intend going prior to fitting airbags.
Mine are sitting on a shelf collecting dust if you want to make me an offer......done about 3,000 kms only.
Cheers,
Paul
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