Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Has anyone installed an air suspension lift in their GV?
Is it even possible at a reasonable cost or would a standard 2" lift (OME etc.) be more economical?

With air suspension it would at least be possible to raise the GV for off-road use and lower it for on-road use and thereby having the best of both worlds.

Cheers

this would not be easy. possible in the rear but the front coils have the bump stop running up the centre. having ajustable front would mean a compromise in camber at either raised or lowered the tyres would sit at a funny angle at one of the positions. could be done with a sas though. If you were able to lift it you would want the bigger tyres and then you would run into probs when you wanted to lower it for the street. The jury is still out as to how good airbags really are. they are not common among customised 4x4's (yet?)

go the old man springs.. they are the best in the buisness.. get some of there front struts while you are there - 40mm longer travel... the rear is easy to lift with a multitude of choices. check the bible for tips.

The jury is still out as to how good airbags really are. they are not common among customised 4x4's (yet?)

yeah right. NOT

Bentzook wrote:

The jury is still out as to how good airbags really are. they are not common among customised 4x4's (yet?)

yeah right. NOT

Id say that it is. Air bags have many advantages. attitudes like this familiar with "carbys better then fuel injection" Leafs V Coils, etc. people always wary of what hasnt been tested or completely developed.

In answer to the original questions airbags are possible but will cost thousands where raised coils will cost a few hundred.

do it!! it would be cool

8 wrote:Has anyone installed an air suspension lift in their GV?
Is it even possible at a reasonable cost or would a standard 2" lift (OME etc.) be more economical?

With air suspension it would at least be possible to raise the GV for off-road use and lower it for on-road use and thereby having the best of both worlds.

Cheers

How often do you take the GV off-road to want to spend maybe thousands of dollars to do a air bag conversion just to save a few scratches on the bumpers and a few litres of petrol?

We have airbag suspension in the HSE which I will admit it does work well when offroad for that little bit extra clearance but if we came across anything half decent on the track,even though it will again self adjust to an even higher ride height if the chassis does come in contact with the ground,we'd be stuffed.
The fuel consumption does go down a little when set to highway mode and towing is alot more comfortable and stable.
But their cons almost weigh out the pros.
I'd imagine the conversion would set you back a bit with having the computers/sensors etc,then if a problem was to occur offroad or onroad,you'd be on your bumpstops quick as look at it.

back in the day i looked at doin this with the front of mine, and having the bags linked, so they'd act sorta like a solid axle. ie. when one side was compressed, the air would flow to the opposite bag thus pushin the other side wheel down.

it would work, and it'd be a bit of a novelty, but i doubt it'd be real usful in the real world

if the air suspention doesnt work you could always look into the calmini 3"lift. iv got a standerd vitara and am verry happy with there 6" combo lift.

with the air suspention though, would you run bigger rubber? cos then you wuld have troubles with lowering it for on road use?

sorry if it has already been mentioned.