ok then,i know this will raise eyebrows but if this applies to you dont bother replying thanks...(red flag to bull i know...:doh

i am converting 2 door rrc to run on air..(suspension dummies!!)reason being i like the ride my 2 door has,but being raised +2 (properly,cranked rears corrected front etc) it has 2 downsides,being uses more fuel than nessary at speed and also good as it is (and it is) could be more stable at speed too.(ie emergency lane changing on motorway etc..)

now i wish to keep the ride height as is up to 50mph but drop it to normal rrc height any faster.(or on demand)..i will keep it at present height at any other speed as its fine,and particually good around town with speed humps,potholes and looter squashing..

so far compressor in,tank in,ecu wired in,height sensors in,just air bags,front dampers and air lines to run..i am using stanard rrc eas system,modifing (ie making adjustable)height sensor arm mountings to allow for any height adjustments if the ecu thinks my revised settings are too great(using unlock suit to adjust ecu settings)

however i am wondering what bags to use..dunlop,arnott11 or111?

i would like it firm at speed (normal rrc on coils height) but also at +2 normal town speed..this i know cant happen..
arnott 11 seem to be the same as dunlops realy,111's ?not sure,but i recon not,being i wont be running them at there lower stiffer level,but at normal height and above...

so that leaves dunlops..how do they ride at normal and raised compared to standard coils please??anyone have a air suspension rrc that can tell me??

i hope to hear lovely??also,is it worth refurbing my rrc air suspension with gen dunlop bags (ie keeping existing ali mounts) or buy complete?(only 35 per courner if changing just bags!)

thanks

I changed the air spring rubber and reused the ali mounts, it was very easy to do and saves allot of money.

thanks..whats the ride like compared to coils?stiffer or softer??

Softer

at all heights??

Can't give you a proper answer as the suspension on our rrc did not work properly and now it's air on the front because of the weight of the mazda 3.5 slt up front and heavy duty police spec spring on the rear with two axle mounts welded on top of each other on each side.
When we had air all round pumping up the suspension high made the ride harder the higher you went.

ok thanks...i wont be using the lower highway speed height at all (except maybe for setting that at access level) just "normal" and raised...so maybe dunlops are the way to go..

anyway,i thinks i will buy a set,and as a test swap out the rear springs with them and manually pump them up to find out..(i have rear airlift helpers fitted so can just connect the air plumbing to the dunlops..simples!)

spencer1885 said:

Can't give you a proper answer as the suspension on our rrc did not work properly and now it's air on the front because of the weight of the mazda 3.5 slt up front and heavy duty police spec spring on the rear with two axle mounts welded on top of each other on each side.
When we had air all round pumping up the suspension high made the ride harder the higher you went.

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Isn't this the main difference with the Gen IIIs (ie the hardness is reversed so that they are softer on full height and harder on low height which is how you would actually want them to be?)

The standard Dunlops and the Gen IIs are the other way round (harder on full height and softer on low)?

Plus you get additional extension on the Gen III airbags.

Guy