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ibexman



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I’ll have the beer Jim 😊
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My favourite! Mr. Green Thumbs Up
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bear100



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Burrows cider from Somerset is my all time favourite.....i'll drink a gallon of it walking around the great dorset steam fair Shocked Very Happy

Well i can't find anything bad with Koni so far apart from the price £114 each

Im leaning more towards the standard springs with air helpers so far, ive had a quick google and am i right in saying an air compressor is used to adjust the height? 2016 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 TDV8
2010 110 XS Utility 2.4TDCI
2010 Range Rover Sport TDV8 (gone)
2007 Discovery HSE TDV6 (gone)
1993 110 csw 200 tdi (gone)
1994 90 HT 300 tdi (gone)
1994 discovery 300tdi (gone)
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Post #777964 18th Jun 2019 8:20am
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You can but a bike pump will also do the trick Very Happy
Post #778014 18th Jun 2019 4:33pm
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jst



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Air helpers have std tyre valves and typically run 5 to 25psi. I run 20 in mine when overlanding packed, 25 when towing, 5 rest of time. As above just adjust with bike pump. Cheers

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Post #778081 18th Jun 2019 9:28pm
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jocklandjohn



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bear100 wrote:
Burrows cider from Somerset is my all time favourite.....i'll drink a gallon of it walking around the great dorset steam fair Shocked Very Happy

Well i can't find anything bad with Koni so far apart from the price £114 each

Im leaning more towards the standard springs with air helpers so far, ive had a quick google and am i right in saying an air compressor is used to adjust the height?



I've got a laden 110 and use standard Land Rover springs front and rear, AirLift bags at back, Armstrong shock absorbers all round, and often carry a lot of stuff, water, extra fuel, fridge, bikes, gear, dog etc and the set up is flexible and works just fine. Pump the bags up with a bike pump, check pressure with tyre pressure gauge.
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bear100



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Thanks for the info, it looks like this will be my preferred choice!
It seems to tick all the boxes.

Thumbs Up 2016 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 TDV8
2010 110 XS Utility 2.4TDCI
2010 Range Rover Sport TDV8 (gone)
2007 Discovery HSE TDV6 (gone)
1993 110 csw 200 tdi (gone)
1994 90 HT 300 tdi (gone)
1994 discovery 300tdi (gone)
90 hybrid 3.5 v8 (gone)
Range rover bobtail 3.5 v8 (gone)
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jocklandjohn



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There is a 'design flaw' with the AirLift bags - the top of the bag is retained by a plastic plug with a hole to allow the air pipe to exit. Unfortunately under load the plug gradually pops out the top, oddly enough not on all vehicles for some reason.

Anyway mines did, so I contacted the vendor and the told me Airlift were apparently working on a fix.I got fed up waiting so I got creative and solved it myself.

You need a pair of inner spring retainer plates (see diagram) Item 22





and then trim the top plugs to accommodate them. Refit and away you go. Mine have been in for several years and used all over the place, laden, unladen, inroad and off and no problems.

So, buy with confidence but if you DO have the problem there's an easy fix.



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You can see the problem above - the plug coming out the top.


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