P38A Arnotts

Tempted..

Are they worth buying?

Instead of 4 Dunlops?




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Henry_b said:

Tempted..

Are they worth buying?

Instead of 4 Dunlops?




H

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I've had Gen II's on mine for getting on for 10 years and they still look like new, however there seems to be some badly crimped ones about at the moment, something that has happened before, so might be risky at the moment.
Grrrrr and someone else have had problems.

Had my gen 2's on for 8 years. Still look like new

Thanks gents.

My dunlops are looking a tad tired,

just looking for alternatives

"Group buy" in the offing?

I would be interested if they have got their crimping problem sorted

What's the price differential between them and the Dunlops?

@Grrrrrr can't break Dunlop's!!

My original Dunlops lasted 23 years and 300 000 miles. Replaced them with Dunlops...quite cheap.

My Arrnots have been on for over 11 years still going strong, at the time they were a bit more money but not like they are now.

If they come down in price.
Looks like I'll get a set

I think I got mine because you get a harder ride, and not like riding on air so much

Oh so they ain't soft?

Henry_b said:

Oh so they ain't soft?

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I thought they were softer and bouncier but they weren't on there more tgan 10 miles. I am still waiting for Arnott to get back to me and considerably out of pocket at the moment.

greenslade said:

My original Dunlops lasted 23 years and 300 000 miles. Replaced them with Dunlops...quite cheap.

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The original Dunlops, maybe. The new ones are made under licence in China and don't last half as long.

I always wanted to get some Gen 3’s. They are designed so they are softer when extended and harder when lowered. The opposite of the stock setup. But they are horrendous money. I did contact Arnott and a number of resellers to see if they would be interested in supporting a group buy. Not a single one got back to me

Very annoying when you get a soft one when you were really looking forward to a hard ride

tbh I went to and indi, and he asked me if I wanted a harder ride, and I told him I did, and he changed the settings for me, but someone here told me you cant do that, but I am sure he did, and then I put the Arnot bags on much later, so it could be that

Only the Gen 3’s work this way. The Gen 2’s work in the same way as the stock air spring. Which is a harder/higher spring rate at higher ride heights. Hence very bumpy and bouncy when off road. And soft when in the motorway ride which makes it more wallowy.

There is no way of programming the stock setup to work differently as it is a physical design change of the Gen 3’s that allow this.

300bhp/ton said:

I always wanted to get some Gen 3’s. They are designed so they are softer when extended and harder when lowered. The opposite of the stock setup. But they are horrendous money. I did contact Arnott and a number of resellers to see if they would be interested in supporting a group buy. Not a single one got back to me

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Same here. There was no appetite for selling direct.

My gen 2 springs have a thinner wall than the Dunlops but looks tougher rubber. Apparently the gen 3 is thicker and gives a harder ride but is aimed at the serious off-roader where articulation and durability are key.