Air-assist suspension explained

[Kate Taylor]

Have you read Diamond Dave's column on air-assist suspension kits in the Practical Motorhome Summer Special? Would you add air-assist to your motorhome? He's getting quite a few people booking their motorhomes in for suspension upgrades and maintenance right now.

 

[chirene]

We added Dunlop Air suspension to our van a few years ago. It makes for a much better ride, and cornering. Would recommend to any one, Easy to adjust as well. (depending on load)

 

[klyne]

We added Dunlop Air suspension to our van a few years ago. It makes for a much better ride, and cornering. Would recommend to any one, Easy to adjust as well. (depending on load)

What sort of price are we looking at?

David

 

[chirene]

cost in 2011 was £344.17 plus we had a gauge valve assembly £67.82 . Bought from Marcle Leisure. We had them fitted at a local Fiat Garage (Commercial) For £180.00 plus Vat.
We found the road handling much better and corners a lot better as well. Easy to pump up, or down, according to load etc.
If you have the tools and are capable , you could fit them yourself, but we where happy to let a much younger man , with the right tools to fix, for us.. Hope this helps

 

[klyne]

Thanks for the reply. I am getting too old to crawl under motorhome, the Bailey might be too low for my shape anyway 😉 There are so many nice to haves on motorhomes!!!

David

 

[chirene]

Agree David. Thats why we had kit fitted by the pro.s. They have the facilities to WALK under the vans.

 

[Aspenshaw]

We had semi air rear suspension fitted in January. Has made the van better able to cope with the poor road surfaces in the UK - less banging and crashing. However, it is expensive on an Alko chassis. We had quotes, including fitting, starting at £1,600. Full air suspension on both axles was quoted at in excess of £7,000.

There are lots of different systems as Dave says so you must ensure you get the right system for your chassis that will deliver the benefits you seek.

 

[roli]

Go ahead and have them fitted, most makes offer similar performance. I had mine fitted by the supplier cos I couldnt work under the van. They have been on around 4 years and had the benefits other posters have mentioned.

Improved road holding on windy exposed motorways, cornering and general ride is what I noticed.

Havnt read Daves article as the mag stopped coming so havn't read it for a few months.