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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: Jonny Boaterboy on February 13, 2006, 22:33:48

Title: Shocks on air suspension
Post by: Jonny Boaterboy on February 13, 2006, 22:33:48

I have just read that you can not change the shocks on a air suspension without depressionising the system....... is that true? I thought you could just unbolt them and drop a new one in? It says that it will damage the air bag? It also says if you jack the chasie and then put a axel stand under the axel you can remove it....... can anyone tell me what will happen if i just unbolt it anyway?

Title: Shocks on air suspension
Post by: Xtremeteam on February 14, 2006, 00:17:38

shouldnt be a problem to change the shocks as they dont hold the suspension up,

Title: Shocks on air suspension
Post by: murph on February 14, 2006, 03:31:03

I did mine on my P38, just had it up on a set of ramps, had access to them so used them, unbolted the shocks and put new ones in did not affect the air suspension.

Title: Shocks on air suspension
Post by: Range Rover Blues on February 14, 2006, 19:26:01

IIRC ther air supension checks the ride height every 6 hours when parked, this might have something to do with it.

Title: Shocks on air suspension
Post by: bobtail4x4 on February 22, 2006, 21:04:32

as long as you either leave the door open or lock the suspension, no problems.

mine had bilstiens fitted before I went to coils. :lol:

Title: Shocks on air suspension
Post by: Garth on February 22, 2006, 23:04:40

Being coil sprung never toook much notice of air bag info I am not 100% sure but I seem to remember that you can rip the airbags off the top and bottom plates very easy.  This may be why (just a guess though)

Title: Shocks on air suspension
Post by: Jonny Boaterboy on February 23, 2006, 22:13:24

Thanks everyone I will proceed with caution

Jonny

Title: Shocks on air suspension
Post by: lrmike on February 23, 2006, 22:39:06

The shocks limit the travel downward of the axle.  If you support the truck by the axle, no worries.  I've changed 'em without taking the wheels off in the driveway.  :)

Title: Shocks on air suspension
Post by: Jonny Boaterboy on February 24, 2006, 20:37:10

So if I put it up on ramps I should be ok?

Title: Shocks on air suspension
Post by: lrmike on February 24, 2006, 22:50:13

Yup.  Open the hatch to disable the auto ride height adjustment, also.  Good practice anytime you go to get under the beast.

Title: Shocks on air suspension
Post by: Jonny Boaterboy on March 10, 2006, 21:05:25

Done it! I jacked up the Rangey off the axel first then put some axel stands under the chassie lowered it on to these then put another two axel stands under the axel and lowered the axel on to them, did the same for front and back and there was no problems took the wheels off as well to make it easyer, it also cured my stearing wheel shake bonus!

Thanks evry one for your help

Jonny