What a time of year for the suspension to die!

The saga continues.....after working my way through the issues in finding the faulty sensor, learning ISTA and ordering and installing a replacement sensor myself, one of the front air struts has popped.

I was literally standing by the car feeling very chuffed that I had the ride heights perfect for weeks and throwing no faults etc when I heard a pop and a hissing sound. Sure enough, blown air strut.

So, here down under a replacement Arnotts strut runs to $770 AUD. A used strut from a wrecking yard runs to $580 AUD.

After checking out some threads here I've looked into the cost of installing Bilsteins and H+R springs all round.

It comes in to around $1500 AUD so I've decided I only need one other strut to fail and I'm already at the cost of swapping it out.

Bilsteins are out of stock in Australia for our car until mid January so it will sit parked up until all the parts arrive and I will then DIY an air suspension swap out. Should be fun for my second suspension job (doing my rear arms and bushes next week on the 4.4).

What a way to spend the holidays... lol

Cheers

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