Not had much time at all this week, but a little update...
I will be fitting air suspension to the rear of this vehicle. For several reasons.
1. So when parked at night it can be lowered to the bump stops so that it does not wobble around when walking around inside.
2. Depending on weight the ride hight can be altered.
3. On tighter bends the air pressure on the middle axle can be inflated and the rear axle deflated to reduce tyre scrub.
I did not want to use everyday Land Rover air bags as we all know how problematic they can be.
So after much research have opted for a set of Firestone truck air bags.
I can post the specs later of anyone is interested.
The first part was to create the mounting plates for the bottom cone to sit on
I have also utilised the standard lower spring plates so if I get caught out with a blown bag and no spare a standard spring can be fitted.
Once the bag is fitted into position I have used a front spring mount to retain the top of the bag. Believe it or not it is virtually made for the job
This was then repeated on the rest of the rears.
And then temporarily piped up to test heights and travel etc
As I will be building this vehicle as LHD I have decided to fit the later style TD5 swivel housing on the off side for the extra steering arm. I will be using the vented front brake setup and the 110 vented calipers, as the pistons are a larger diameter and give a little better braking.
I will try and post a small video clip of the rear air suspension travel later...
Tonks4x4 - The Land Rover Specialist
