Rear Airsprings Installed

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Pieter du Toit
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Rear Airsprings Installed

Post by Pieter du Toit »

Hi Tjaart / Koos

My airsprings is in and they work wonderful - such a nice ride!!! :thumbup: I am very impressed and think it was money well worth spending!! Tjaart see the pictures below - this is what I did to control the inflating / deflating of the airsprings from inside the vehicle - works very nice!!!

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The control unit:

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The red arm is like a bollvalve type control - when it is to the left or right the bollvalve is "closed" - in other words air cannot be puhsed from one bag to the other when cornering. In those positions you can then also pump or deflate either left or right bladder. When it is in the middle the bollvalve is "open" and air can be pushed from one bag to the other when cornering. In the middle position both bags are pumped or deflated simultaniously. The black button next to the pressure dial is used for pumping (forward) or deflating (backward). Works like a dream!! :thumbup:

Oh and Tjaart, - thanks for sharing the positioning of your radio - I followed suit and just fastened my mic clip holder to the rooflining - also works well!! See pic below:

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Next gadget is a boost pressure sender unit (EGT is already installed and the madman EMS2 makes provision for boost readings) and a tyre pressure monitoring system!!

My wife wants to name my Patrol "Blaasoppi" - she says I am constantly pumping things - if it is not tyres it is the airsprings or the front ARB Locker!! :lol:
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Re: Rear Airsprings Installed

Post by KOOS BEST »

Baie mooi Pieter.
Hou ons op hoogte van hoe jy die boost gauge gaan installeer.
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Mooi Pieter, ek hou van die inflation stelsel wat jy inhet. Dit is omtrent wat ek ook in gedagte het. Sal nader aan Desember daarna kyk.
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Baie mooi Pieter!!

Dit lyk mooi. Ek is mal daaroor as iets professioneel gedoen is. Dit wys jou net wat kan mens doen as jy dink!! Blaasoppie is 'n mooi naam, Maar dan is jy seker Piet Pompies.... :rolleyes: .Pomp is anyway great!! Al is dit jou locker, of springs!! Ek wil egter net die "rekord" regstel: Dis nie my radio wat daar bo gemount is nie... Ek kan nie onthou wie s'n daar sit nie. Myne wat ek het, is te groot. Hy sit langs die miesies se regter been.
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Re: Rear Airsprings Installed

Post by Pieter du Toit »

Tjaart wrote
Blaasoppie is 'n mooi naam, Maar dan is jy seker Piet Pompies.... .Pomp is anyway great!!
Blaasoppie sal dit wees - jy het dit so reg na my kraal gestel ....Pomp is anyway great!!!

Ja man ek hou ook daarvan as n ding ordentlik gedoen is en professioneel vertoon - en Frans Fourie doen dit so goed!! Ek kry einde Sept / vroeg Okt groter wiele ook vir Blaasoppie - 305/70/16 Cooper STT's!!! :thumbup: Klaar bestel by Johan Tyre!!! En dan gaan Frans vir my n body lift doen met spacers, n 63mm free flow system bou en ek gaan ook n tyre monitor pressure system insit saam met die nuwe bande!! Man dan gaan hy mos soos n regte amerikaanse "monster truck" lyk!!! :woo:

Dan moet Blaasoppie eers bietjie rus - want dan is my finansies ook uitgeput - my vrou maak al klaar groot oe vir my!!!
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Re: Rear Airsprings Installed

Post by Hein Burnett »

Hallo Pieter,
Ek lees nou net bostaande en stel baie belang om te weet hoekom jy dit oorweeg om 'n Bodylift op jou voertuig te doen?
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Post by Pieter du Toit »

Hello Hein

Dis nie n "bodylift" in die ware sin van die woord nie - ek het net gesien Frans se kar staan HEELWAT hoer as myne (ja hy het ook groter wiele op) maar hy het net spacers (20mm) aan die onderkant van sy coils ingesit. My Patrol lyk net laag teen syne - en dit lyk vir "smart" - geen ander rede nie. Ek het hom gevra of hy vir my ook die spacers sal insit. Ek wil ook eers sien hoe my kar lyk en staan wanneer die groter tyres gekom het en op is.

Enige insette van jou kant af is baie welkom asb.
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