Anyone with EAS?

[Range Rover Blues]

I don't hear much on the forums about EAS, escpecially on the classic so how many members have it?

Just a tip for you anyway, It has come to my attention that the OE dampers supplied by pretty much every body are actually 2" longer than standard.  Not a problem normally but with air springs this means you cannpt jack the car up under the body without supporting the axle.

Anyway, I've replaced my springs with some Arnott GIII units and even with +2" dampers I'm not getting the full potential travel.  Ride quality is better too.

[waveydavey]

I have the EAS on my P38, the wife would kill me if I changed it.
I rather like the look of the Arnott springs if I ever need to change but it hardly seems worht changing htem for the hell of it.

[Range Rover Blues]

Yeah they are not cheap (let me warn you, i have a set to sell) but they are a hell of a lot better than OE parts, smoother ride etc etc with the added bonus of oodles of extra travel.  The longest dampers I can put on are about +2" and even then I'm not using anywhere near all the available travel.

Thing is I fitted them because I was having a handling problem and didn't want to go to coils, so I had to spend money whichever way and that makes the cost a little easier to 'justify'.

Shame really because if they were cheaper I'm sure they'd sell a lot more.

[bobtail4x4]

I got fed up having the air suspers re set and converted to coils

[andycwb]

EAS rocks.

I've been able to repair everything that's gone wrong so far, and the only expense has been 2 rear springs at 9 years old.  

Just for curiousity, what's the life expectancy of coil springs?

Andy

[TimM]

let me warn you, i have a set to sell

Go on then........

How much  

[Range Rover Blues]

Still looking at P38s then? do you think you'll be allowed to take it off-road?

[TimM]

No chance  :lol:

But from what you've said they are a lot better than the standard kit.

There might be a few people on here after them  

[PoPrivit]

Yep got EAS on my 1995 classic. what problem did you have to make you change the bags. Mine gives you a bit of kickback when you go over large pot holes and i also get a pull to the middle of the road that is worse when the car drops down to the high speed setting :) well i say high speed but it's a 300 tdi so no rocket ship.

[Jonny Boaterboy]

so what are Arnott GIII? are you talking about replacing the 4 air bags with Arnott GIII type bags with no other changes to the EAS? If so are you saying that you are geting alot more travel out of the bags? Does this mean you can have the EAS ECU high profile adjusted to give you a even higher ride hight off road? if you can can all the other componants to do with surspesion cope with the extra lift? Can you replace one bag at a time as and when the O.E. bags fail?

uhmmm alot there is'nt there....just yes or no answers will do!

As for EAS I think it is awesome push the button for a 2" lift for offroading..... bit cheeper than haveing a 2" lift on coils

Mine has only let me down once and that was because I did not replace the compressor untill it stoped working altogether!

Just for the record, I was told by my local landrover garage that the air surspension on the classic's is second to none. to replace the valve block is £1400 so it must be good!

[Grant]

Arnotts are replacement airbags, no other changes to the EAS needed. www.rover-renovations.com

If one bag is on the way the rest probably are. Otherwise change in pairs, i've got Gen II's on the back and oems on the front.

£1400 or rebuild the valve block for £12 hmmmmmm  :lol:

[Range Rover Blues]

Yep got EAS on my 1995 classic. what problem did you have to make you change the bags. Mine gives you a bit of kickback when you go over large pot holes and i also get a pull to the middle of the road that is worse when the car drops down to the high speed setting :) well i say high speed but it's a 300 tdi so no rocket ship.

That's the one, bad kickback.  Julies Soft dach does it too so I think it's caused by the ABS axles, the roads round here are [PooPoo] but Blue just rolls over them smooth as silk, I love that old truck :D  but trying to get the LSE to do it smoothly is hard, mind you once I'd fitted the Arnott springs I was driving down my test road, the worst one for miles arouns thinking 'yep, this is a little better', then I saw how fast I was going :shock: Big improvement

[Range Rover Blues]

so what are Arnott GIII? are you talking about replacing the 4 air bags with Arnott GIII type bags with no other changes to the EAS? If so are you saying that you are geting alot more travel out of the bags? Does this mean you can have the EAS ECU high profile adjusted to give you a even higher ride hight off road? if you can can all the other componants to do with surspesion cope with the extra lift? Can you replace one bag at a time as and when the O.E. bags fail?

uhmmm alot there is'nt there....just yes or no answers will do!

As for EAS I think it is awesome push the button for a 2" lift for offroading..... bit cheeper than haveing a 2" lift on coils

Mine has only let me down once and that was because I did not replace the compressor untill it stoped working altogether!

Just for the record, I was told by my local landrover garage that the air surspension on the classic's is second to none. to replace the valve block is £1400 so it must be good!

I've got some pictures to post but basically you sub the Gen III air bags for you old ones and that's it, smoother ride because they have changed the spring rates, much stiffer in low profile, softer at high.

Then you can p!ss around with the height settings, I have rovacom :D , my high prifile is about 3" lift at the back, with inches of droop still to come, I've fitted +2" shocks and the air bags still don't fully extend but I did get an error code on the EAS computer when I tried a "getting some flex" shot whilst on holiday (fixed in 2 minutes with my laptop).  I could go for bigger shocks except that plus 2" is the longest shock that will fit without longer bump stops and unlike coild, my car still goes down to the bumps when lifted.  EAS will actuallly force articulation if it thinks you are stuck.

[richard_sephton]

i'm hoping to convert mine to air springs if i can find some money to do it

[Range Rover Blues]

I know a couple of people who have done it already.  Bit of work involved but TBH if I had to start over from scratch I'd go for an EAS car rather than lifting a coiler.

[richard_sephton]

just had a volvo air spring come in for some one for a big truck about 2ft tall and 9inch across it only cost 65 qwid from the main dealers :shock: