cheaper coilover suspension conversion
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front air shock rattle clunking
mlwbauer: sounds like you have the exact same broken shock that I have....it's driving me crazy and I only have one broken air strut.
USMC1211: thanks for info, I've decided to go your route and do the arnott conversion, the parts are reasonable for $1295 for all four shocks and it will eliminate all future issues which is my goal since I plan on keeping this car for a long time. I was worried about the ride with any conversion and it's good to know that you're pleased with the ride quality....Thanks!
USMC1211: thanks for info, I've decided to go your route and do the arnott conversion, the parts are reasonable for $1295 for all four shocks and it will eliminate all future issues which is my goal since I plan on keeping this car for a long time. I was worried about the ride with any conversion and it's good to know that you're pleased with the ride quality....Thanks!
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mlwbauer: sounds like you have the exact same broken shock that I have....it's driving me crazy and I only have one broken air strut.
USMC1211: thanks for info, I've decided to go your route and do the arnott conversion, the parts are reasonable for $1295 for all four shocks and it will eliminate all future issues which is my goal since I plan on keeping this car for a long time. I was worried about the ride with any conversion and it's good to know that you're pleased with the ride quality....Thanks!
USMC1211: thanks for info, I've decided to go your route and do the arnott conversion, the parts are reasonable for $1295 for all four shocks and it will eliminate all future issues which is my goal since I plan on keeping this car for a long time. I was worried about the ride with any conversion and it's good to know that you're pleased with the ride quality....Thanks!
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i've got a couple thousand miles on the car since the conversion and everything is fine. the ride is great and is VERY close to the stock airbags. I'm not gonna have any issues with what i did to my car and i have no regrets. I shipped all 4 of my old airbags to arnott and got a check for $200 which was awesome.
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front air shock rattle clunking
SexyBeast: Thanks for experimenting on the shocks, I've been doing the same since last November but I got deployed and couldn’t follow-up.
I was troubleshooting my suspension rattle today and found that my "right Tie Rod" was at fault. I was about to replace my upper and lower suspension components. Ordered a replacement today!
I was troubleshooting my suspension rattle today and found that my "right Tie Rod" was at fault. I was about to replace my upper and lower suspension components. Ordered a replacement today!
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i replaced mine tie rods also this year when i was troubleshooting a rattle and saw that they were worn. i paid $50 on ebay for mine and they went in VERY easy and i did not have to use a tool to get them un-seated. before you pull the old ones off, put tape on the threads so you know how far to screw the new ones on.
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i've got a couple thousand miles on the car since the conversion and everything is fine. the ride is great and is VERY close to the stock airbags. I'm not gonna have any issues with what i did to my car and i have no regrets. I shipped all 4 of my old airbags to arnott and got a check for $200 which was awesome.
Turned out that the car had previously had a coil over spring conversion done and all the air shocks had been removed. I did not like it at all and never in this lifetime would I ever do it to mine.
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I have to add that I test drove a 2004 XJ8 the other day for a friend of mine. Afterwards I told the guy selling the guy that I could never recommend the car because he had something major going wrong with the suspention. I informed him that I thought perhaps the compressor was not working properly.
Turned out that the car had previously had a coil over spring conversion done and all the air shocks had been removed. I did not like it at all and never in this lifetime would I ever do it to mine.
Turned out that the car had previously had a coil over spring conversion done and all the air shocks had been removed. I did not like it at all and never in this lifetime would I ever do it to mine.
What brand were the coilovers. If the ride was bad it wasn't done right. Mine is great!
#35
Really interested in the Arnott conversion. I am planning on installing it myself. For those who did this themselves, did you use floor jacks, jackstands, etc., or did you use the lifts through MWR?
I would prefer to do this in my own garage and I finally figured out the rear seat back removal for the Super V8's rear power seat option. Was really simple once I realized the seat bottoms don't need removing.
I would prefer to do this in my own garage and I finally figured out the rear seat back removal for the Super V8's rear power seat option. Was really simple once I realized the seat bottoms don't need removing.
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I have no idea what brand they were and the ride was not bad, just different. I did not like it and as I previously stated would never do it to one of mine nor would I purchase a car where it had already been done..
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The s type conversion is fascinating and opens up many possibilties, I was thinking if you got the parts of a CATS S type maybe you could connect the adaptive damping directly to S type units (maybe) also it would not be expensive to get different springs made to suit the XJ better? Or maybe just leave it on the air as it should be, I know the units are pricey, but there these are expensive cars and the air works well
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its been several months now and my conversion has held up well. i still prefer the ride of the stock v6 s-type coilovers to the airbags that came on my car. The only time it feels rougher than stock is when i'm on a bumpy road at low speeds. When i hustle the car it IS more responsive and i feel the road now. I also feel that with the airbags gone there is less chance of the entire car catching air at speed over humps. the car does not feel heavy just more planted.