im told you have to be careful raising a p38 on a two poster ramp due to the air bag suspension?
do you have to be careful raising them on a jack and leaving them on stands?

ive always jacked any car up at the suspension, gets the wheel off the floor quicker, i have done it with my p38 too, i have also had it on the ramp and not jacked the suspension and have no ill effects, i think the worries could be about the air bags coming off thier seating, if you lower carefully and check them before you lower the car totally i can't see a problem

gavbriggs said:

ive always jacked any car up at the suspension, gets the wheel off the floor quicker, i have done it with my p38 too, i have also had it on the ramp and not jacked the suspension and have no ill effects, i think the worries could be about the air bags coming off thier seating, if you lower carefully and check them before you lower the car totally i can't see a problem

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Me too have even left mine overnight on stands and as said checked the bags before lowering all was ok

I think the problem is when you lift from the body, then the suspension level sensors can go out of range. When that happens you have problems. I always jack from the axels, leaving the bodya at what ever setting the suspension has when it is on the road.

The P38 has a frame, so you should NEVER lift it by the body, always by the axel or frame. If you lift the body, you can drag the bags off their fittings, destroy the EAS sensors and actually destroy the panel you lift it by. There is no jack fittings on the body, here is what may happen if you lift it by the body !

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when jacking up any land rover/ range rover with air bags, we set the car to the off road setting, with the ignition still on and the car running open both parts of the tail gate, then turn off ignition and then you can jack up with out any adverse effects( we have had cases before where not doing this has caused the air bags to collapse and a big bill to our center)

Hi,
When I replaced my rear bags recently I found that if you can select wade height and then place your stands under the chassis, deflate the system with the eas software and use trolley jacks as required to support the axel and prevent over stretching the sensors.
After fitting the bags, inflate the system and check for leaks. You can start the engine to inflate the system. If you keep the tailgate open for a while and when the pump stops. switch off and listen for leaks at pump and tank, if it's ok then you can close the tailgate and doors and run engine again to inflate the air bags. Select normal height and listen/check for leaks.
I found it easier to do this while leaning through the front windows.
If ok then select wade height and when at full height open tailgate fully while the engine is running, switch off and remove stands.

It worked for me, now I will try it on the front bags.

Good Luck