Coed 1963
Member Since: 02 Feb 2011
Location: Bridgend, South Wales
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Hi
Have started to have issues on the air suspension and given the individual price of the parts I am considering using the Dunlop air to spring conversion kit. Has anyone had any experiences with this conversion. I know some of the earlier Discovery 3s were fitted with springs but only in 5 seater format. The vehicle is on 140k mileage at present.
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 27th Jun 2016 8:49 am |
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sputnixb51
Member Since: 23 Apr 2013
Location: Morayshire
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My personal opinion having a coiler and an air sprung is stick with the air, they really were designed for air the coils were an after thought to try and sell more at a cheaper rate, they are not the same vehicle in the coiler form. The independent nature of the suspension makes it necessary to have the air.
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| 27th Jun 2016 9:31 am |
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NJSS
Member Since: 06 May 2009
Location: Catherington, Hampshire.
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I drove a D3 with a coil conversion in the USA some years ago.
To be fair, I don't think it was the Dunlop kit, probably an American kit.
It was pretty dire, and I certainly wouldn't want it.
I suggest you drive a converted Disco before committing yourself.
I bought replacement air suspension parts from:-
https://www.arnottindustries.com
for my Discovery 2 - they were cheaper than anything available in the UK, and very high quality, but this was 12 or so years ago.
Good luck, let us know how you get on.
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| 27th Jun 2016 9:48 am |
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Martin
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Member Since: 06 Nov 2004
Location: Hook Norton
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What issues are you having with the air suspension? It could well be cheaper to fix the air rather than ditch the whole lot and fit a spring kit.
Assuming you have a 7 seater then these were never available from the factory with coils, so there is a type-approval issue, which may affect your insurance.
Also removing the air suspension means that your headlights are no longer self-levelling, so could be an issue at MOT time. 06 D3 SE / 15 LR D90 XS SW / 88 LR 90 Td5 / 68 BMW 2000 ti
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| 27th Jun 2016 10:01 am |
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Coed 1963
Member Since: 02 Feb 2011
Location: Bridgend, South Wales
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Thanks for that I think I will do some more research and see if I can find somebody who has carried it out before I commit to the swop.
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| 28th Jun 2016 9:15 am |
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