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It time to upgrade the suspension of my 08 D4D VX. Its not that there's too much wrong with what it has - it just needs more height to get me over those sidestep eating, muffler crunching dropoffs and ridges that seem to be everywhere up here in the high country.
I know quite a few have the Polyairs fitted to their coil suspension - I can see how that can help to reduce the sag but I'm particularly interested in the full airbag kit that replaces the coils and shocks with airbags and shocks. There's been a little talk on PradoPoint about the advantages and disadvantages of full airbag suspension but I can't find anyone who actually seems to have it fitted. The big attraction for me is the idea of being able to raise the car higher than normal to lift itself off whatever its caught on and once its safely moving again drop the car to its standard height. Sounds like a great idea but does it actually work like that?
I notice that its only possible to fit the airbag man system onto the rear of the Prado. That creates a range of issues. Should I leave the front as it is and fit the airbag kit spending most of my time driving at normal height and then when absolutely necessary lift the back to get out of trouble. Or should I fit a standard OME (or similar) 2" lift kit into the front of the vehicle and the airbags in the rear giving me even better clearance and spending even more of my meager supply of cash.
So - does anyone have an airbag man full air system installed or driven with someone who does. It isn't cheap and I'd really like to know that its worth the extra dollars before making the switch.
I know quite a few have the Polyairs fitted to their coil suspension - I can see how that can help to reduce the sag but I'm particularly interested in the full airbag kit that replaces the coils and shocks with airbags and shocks. There's been a little talk on PradoPoint about the advantages and disadvantages of full airbag suspension but I can't find anyone who actually seems to have it fitted. The big attraction for me is the idea of being able to raise the car higher than normal to lift itself off whatever its caught on and once its safely moving again drop the car to its standard height. Sounds like a great idea but does it actually work like that?
I notice that its only possible to fit the airbag man system onto the rear of the Prado. That creates a range of issues. Should I leave the front as it is and fit the airbag kit spending most of my time driving at normal height and then when absolutely necessary lift the back to get out of trouble. Or should I fit a standard OME (or similar) 2" lift kit into the front of the vehicle and the airbags in the rear giving me even better clearance and spending even more of my meager supply of cash.
So - does anyone have an airbag man full air system installed or driven with someone who does. It isn't cheap and I'd really like to know that its worth the extra dollars before making the switch.
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