Ok, so I'm lookin got replace all my bags in the near future and need some recommendations on which to go with. A bit of a back story to start.
So my rover has about 166k on it and about a year ago the front was drooping really bad over night on both driver and passenger. After doing some pondering about doing the coil swap I decided against it because a lot in part from discussions I've had here and that is part of the magic of the LR3s.
So I decided to go with swapping new front bags in (amazon purchase or eBay), which really was easy with my gap tool. Not a very difficult process. I have also replaced the front valve block and rebuilt the mid transfer block and rebuilt the compressor. (2014 AMK)
This was all approx.1 year ago and I knew the rear was close to needing to be replaced.
Today I can pull the F26 and still have the truck lower with no specific location and it rides like crap. Every bump and pot hole are painful.

So for my question... I'm going to replace all 4 at the same time because I think the front ones I got from amazon or eBay were not quality as I was trying to not brake the bank. So where should I go for aftermarket as I do not think I'm going to get genuine for the cost. There has to be good after market struts or no? I'm hoping that re replacing the front and the rear will fix my drooping and also ride quality as I cant think of why (other than the struts) causing a rough ride.
Thanks for any advice in advance

 

I went with Arnott on my 2006. I'm happy with the results, and they carry a lifetime warranty. Much less expensive than OEM.

 

Do you order directly form Arnott's? I cant seem to find a cost or option to add to cart.

 

Sorry, I don't remember. It was likely either Atlantic British or Lucky8.

 

I got of the phone with them and they said that they do not sell to civilians anymore that i would have to go through a distributer. Lucky8 is not branded so I may hit them up to see where they source them at.

 

If I get replacements why will likely be OEM, which Dunlop is one supplier. They are $191 + shipping each side from LR Direct which is out of stock right now. So not luck there. Arnott would be my next choice probably, but at a greater price. True LR labeled OEM is over $500 each - ouch. I would be wary though of anything unbranded no matter how they butter em up. While the air strut itself may hold up, the internal shock absorber is likely crap. On a side note some say the Arnott rears are much stiffer than OEM. Keep in mind the rear suspension plays the biggest role in ride comfort of a vehicle.

 

OEM are Delphi/BWI which are available from Advanced Factors in the UK, $735 AUD delivered to my door, Dunlop are aftermarket but one of the good brands for these struts.

 

On Atlantic British they have the fronts and rear, out of stock, but they say "original equipment" on the front and "original equipment by Delphi" on the rear. So even though the fronts don't say "by Delphi" am I to assume they are because they are original equipment?
Now another way to go would be to build them using the old man emu springs, then the air bag and gasket kit all from LR direct. That would give a superior ride, would it not with the OME shocks? Right at 1500 without shipping if I did my math right. plus time to build them.
There is just a lot to take in and what to use and not to use.

 

You cant use coil shocks with air bags.

 

I meant the inner shock on the air strut itself. I may have worded it wrong but that was what I was referring to.