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Jumps in a Range Rover!

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alaric:
Take a few risks, though... :lol:

Jonny Boaterboy:
Copy that gold leader......... :wink:

andyducati:

--- Quote from: "Jonny Boaterboy" ---Does anyone use the air springs!! Seems like anyone who does off roading always has coils, Air seems great to me as you can have a 3.5 inch lift at the push of a button! I know it may be unreliable but as yet mine has been great. You can allso load it up with all sort of gear and never have a saggy arse!

anyway thanks all, Ill let you know if the air bags go bang when I do my first jump!
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Hi,
I use RR Classic airbags on my 1985 RR but with 2" spacers underneath and Pro Comp ES9000 +2" shockers and manual control. I do a few trials and as many play days as poss. I've launched the car over yumps and into ditches. I'm not gentle with it and the wife is even worse.
The airbags have taken the abuse with no probs even with them pumped upto max. What you must do is ensure they do not over extend as the bellows will pull off the end plates. (not done that yet)
I use about 2" of the available bag lift when off road that gives me a total lift of 4" or so. and drop down to -1" on the bag for normal road use.
I think the EAS is so useful that I have fitted the full RRC system to my Disco. But then I have access to Rovacom Lite to reset the faults.

Cheers
Andy

Jonny Boaterboy:
At last some one else on air... maybe we should start a air sprung Range Rover Clasic club! I've been real happy with my air, as yet its not let me down once. As My Range Rover is my only car I get the best of all worlds: A 3 inch lift at the push of a button (well when it knows its stuck!) and lowered surspension on the motorway. When cross axled it will even deflate the bag on top of the bump to alow the other wheel to gain traction! and on top of all that its done 113mph on the motorway (ummm not sure I should own up to that.... I only did it once!) How meny Range Rovers with a 2inch body lift would feel comfortable doing that speed!

AIR IS GOOD  :(shades):

Range Rover Blues:
113mph, I'm not sure you speedo is that accurate, I know mine won't do that speed without a long hill.  It feels safe at motorway speeds but top speed is limited by an annoying vibration under the front, it's not the prop as I've swapped it so I think I've a diff to rebuild.  Biggest bonus for the air springs is the lack of modification you need to get the extra lift.

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