what did ya lift kit cost and r u happy

[Damien Parker Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Damien Parker]

I am of similar opinion to Matt, but i have kept my stock stuff and may just replace the shocks with new items when we sell.

I paid $1100 for my OME kit and i love it to bits, now only if i could put 35" tyres on the prado and get another 3" of lift... :twisted:

[joey Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close joey]

fitted today, finally!!!!! bilstein shocks , king springs 50mm lift,poly air airbags and wheel alinement... cost $2045

feels nice will test it more over coming weeks

just had better reports than ome

[Up The Creek Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Up The Creek]

fitted today, finally!!!!! bilstein shocks , king springs 50mm lift,poly air airbags and wheel alinement... cost $2045

feels nice will test it more over coming weeks

just had better reports than ome

Is that fitted? or parts only?

I think I'm going to go the whole hog as well. OME and Nitro or Bilstein & King Springs. And Polys on whichever set I choose.

ARB (in Wangara Perth) have quoted me $1600 for OME & Nitro and $600 - $700 for Polys, fitted

Can anyone else recommend me go elsewhere in Perth? WA Suspensions in O.Park?

Cheers

[joey Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close joey]

i paid $2045 fitted with wheel alinement... but thats cairns

[Up The Creek Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Up The Creek]

ARB (in Wangara Perth) have quoted me $1600 for OME & Nitro and $600 - $700 for Polys, fitted

DO NOT FRIGGING PAY 700 BLOODY DOLLARS FOR POLYAIRS FITTED !!

That's how you last post read :?: :?: They are about $300 from Repco or straight from Polyair in Sydney. If you don't wish to fit them, don't pay anymore than a maximum of 3 hrs labor to fit them up.

God, I hope I read that post wrong :!:

Nope, you read correctly.

$1600 for OME & Nitro fitted.

$600 - $700 for Polys fitted.

Rip off merchants!

I would prefer someone to fit them. I'm not very mechanically minded.

[Byrnsie Member Find all posts View Profile Close Byrnsie]

Bugger me.... buy the polyair kit from Repco ($300), put on a few cases of Crownies and a few snags..

They will have ya polys fitted, faster than you can say PradoPoint :!: :!: :!:

If you were in NSW, I would fit the buggers for ya :!: :!:

Cheers,

Repco Polyair kit - $300

2 x cases of Crownies - $90

Few snags - $10

Pradopoint mateship - PRICELESS!!!! :wink: :wink: :wink:

Matt - I will be sending you a PM in the new year to organise a PP fitting of the Polyairs.

Could be a few boys from the Stockton trip that might be interested as well.

Anyone have access to a hoist ????

Cheers - Byrnsie

[Damien Parker Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Damien Parker]

Yeah, i will be up for that.

Beer and sausages. SOLD!

[Up The Creek Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Up The Creek]

A member has pointed me in the right direction with a name in Perth. Thank You very much!

Bilstein's, Lovells & Poly Air. $2,095 fitted with Wheel Alignment incl. Labour, which has been costed at a maximum of $440, so my price may reduce.

Pretty happy with that!

My conundrum:

Medium or Heavy Springs?

I estimate worse case scenario on loading: 5 people @ 80kg + 200kg in the boot & 100kg on the roof = 700kg.

However, the above is for a max of 10 - 20 days a year. The rest of the time its a suburban taxi for the wife and baby.

Conundrum? Medium or Heavy Springs? How will the truck go on Heavy Springs with no weight? I presume the back end would be skipping all over the place.

Cheers again.

[Up The Creek Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Up The Creek]

I have medium rated springs front and back, with the Bilsteins. It handles 1300kgs of double horselfoat plus 1000kgs of horses, with no issue in the suspension, with the poly airs at 24psi.

Recently, I kitted out a 100 series to tow the float with HD springs... Very bad move :!: I have changed them to medium rated springs and poly airs.. now it tows and rides fine. Both laden and unladen..

Cheers,

Sorted

Medium springs it is.

Thanks for that.

[robn Member Find all posts View Profile Close robn]

Hi
If you use poly airs inflated or deflated does it resrict wheel travel.also do you have to keep them slightly inflated even if you are not towing

Rob

[LiveFreeAndRoam Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close LiveFreeAndRoam]

Another newbie question...

Does it make any sense to fit Polyair's to Toyota's OEM suspension, ie. with no lift kit?

LFaR.

[Chippy Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Chippy]

YES

I didn't have the option of changing the suspension over before the trip so - after yakking to a number of Pradopointers - I fitted a set of Polyairs to the standard suspension.

Best thing I could have done !

Cheers
Chippy

[plucker Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close plucker]

For those who are interested in polyairs go to here
It has all the info you probably need for them and interestingly enough prices.
Looks like 2 different models for the latest model Prado, one for normal suspension and one for raised suspension, both at $295 GST inc. from their Sydney store!!!
It doesn't say but I presume postage is extra.
So guys dont get ripped off.

[LiveFreeAndRoam Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close LiveFreeAndRoam]

Best thing I could have done !

Thanks Chippy!

How would you describe the ride with Polyairs when the Prado is unladen?

LFaR.

[Chippy Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Chippy]

A tad firmer. At 5 psi you might just notice them ... but if you leave them at 30 psi and drive around unloaded ... you're sure to notice.

Cheers
Chippy