Disco 2 swapping rear air springs for coils

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Andy

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• Aug 31, 2006

• #1

Booked my D2 into Simmonites for some work including a 2" lift, they are
recommending that I ditch the rear air springs and replace with coils. The
reasoning being better off-road articulation and increased longevity and
reliability. I do trust their advice as they know their stuff but am not
sure if I should screw up the car too much from OE spec (they are planning
to remove the compressor, pipes etc.)

Has anyone done it this way? I was originally planning to fit spacers and
retain the air springs.

 

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Dave Liquorice

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• Aug 31, 2006

• #2

On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:25:32 +0100, Andy wrote:

> Booked my D2 into Simmonites for some work including a 2" lift, they
> are recommending that I ditch the rear air springs and replace with
> coils.

I assume your DII is a 5 seater. 7 seaters have to have the rear air
suspension as part of the type approval...

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Cheers [email protected]
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

 

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Dougal

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• Aug 31, 2006

• #3

Dave Liquorice wrote:

> On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 16:25:32 +0100, Andy wrote:
>
>
>>Booked my D2 into Simmonites for some work including a 2" lift, they
>>are recommending that I ditch the rear air springs and replace with
>>coils.
>
>
> I assume your DII is a 5 seater. 7 seaters have to have the rear air
> suspension as part of the type approval...

We've been here before. Type approval is irrelevant to the end user.

Type approval is a way for the manufacturers to 'certify' the safety
of their product in bulk without having to deal with each vehicle
individually.

The end user can do what he/she likes subject to not infringing any
regulations etc. but would be advised to keep on the right side of
their insurance company.

If the manufacturer only qualified the 7 seater with air suspension
then he couldn't manufacture 7 seaters with coil springs. That doesn't
stop anyone subsequently altering what the manufacturer produced.

 

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Darren Griffin - PocketGPSWorld.Com

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• Aug 31, 2006

• #4

On 2006-08-31 18:18:58 +0100, "Dave Liquorice" <[email protected]> said:
>
> I assume your DII is a 5 seater. 7 seaters have to have the rear air
> suspension as part of the type approval...

But that is for production approval, it doesn't prevent modification
after sale.

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Darren Griffin
PocketGPSWorld - www.PocketGPSWorld.com
The Premier GPS Resource for News, Reviews and Forums

 

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Andy

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• Aug 31, 2006

• #5

"Darren Griffin - PocketGPSWorld.Com" <[email protected]> wrote in
message news:[email protected]...
> On 2006-08-31 18:18:58 +0100, "Dave Liquorice" <[email protected]> said:
>>
>> I assume your DII is a 5 seater. 7 seaters have to have the rear air
>> suspension as part of the type approval...
>
> But that is for production approval, it doesn't prevent modification after
> sale.
>
> --
> Darren Griffin
> PocketGPSWorld - www.PocketGPSWorld.com
> The Premier GPS Resource for News, Reviews and Forums

Mine is a 7-seater so if I do ditch the air-springs I will let the insurance
company know. To be honest I might just stick with the original plan and fit
spacers at the back!

 

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Dave Liquorice

Guest

• Aug 31, 2006

• #6

On Thu, 31 Aug 2006 20:05:29 +0100, Andy wrote:

> Mine is a 7-seater so if I do ditch the air-springs I will let the
> insurance company know.

I'd ask 'em first, they might refuse to insure you with such a major
modification. Even though, as others have said type approval, is not an
"end user problem" it is if you can't get insurance and want to use the
vehicle on the road...

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Cheers [email protected]
Dave. pam is missing e-mail

 

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Neil Brownlee

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• Sep 1, 2006

• #7

Dave,

That is my understanding too. Insurance companies will find *anything* to
avoid a payout - and changing suspension from air to springs is probably
listed (to them) as a major modification to the original vehicle.

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Neil