I'm hoping you guys can help me out. I've got a 03 4runner that is equipped with a OEM air bag suspension on the rear. It has bags in place of coils, and automatically adjusts to level the vehicle when weight is added. My problem is that the rear is riding really rough, much worse than before. I've been through four new sets of shocks (included OEM's) trying to find something to help the ride. I've determined it's gotta be the bags causing the harsh ride. It's fairly common for these to fail, so it's no surprise.
Most folks just swap to coils and call it a day. There's a little custom work required to get the coils swapped in. I believe you've gotta weld something to the axle to keep the coil from turning, and that's the only mod. My local off road shop isn't interested in doing this, they blew me off (Off Road Tire in Russellville).
What I would hope to be able to do is find someone to do the swap. Secondly, there's a compressor already mounted. I'd really like to retain that feature, so I'd like for them to look at it and see if they could hook the OEM system up to a set of aftermarket bags. I know that's a long shot, but really hoping I can find someone to at least look and see if it's possible.
With that in mind, do any of you guys have any suggestions for a shop to talk to? I've got diagrams of the system and it's components out of the FSM, so I can show them what we're looking at. Any input would be appreciated!
Most folks just swap to coils and call it a day. There's a little custom work required to get the coils swapped in. I believe you've gotta weld something to the axle to keep the coil from turning, and that's the only mod. My local off road shop isn't interested in doing this, they blew me off (Off Road Tire in Russellville).
What I would hope to be able to do is find someone to do the swap. Secondly, there's a compressor already mounted. I'd really like to retain that feature, so I'd like for them to look at it and see if they could hook the OEM system up to a set of aftermarket bags. I know that's a long shot, but really hoping I can find someone to at least look and see if it's possible.
With that in mind, do any of you guys have any suggestions for a shop to talk to? I've got diagrams of the system and it's components out of the FSM, so I can show them what we're looking at. Any input would be appreciated!