Discovery 2 air to coil spring conversion

Today I convert my 2000’ discovery 2 td5 from air suspension to coil springs.

[@DaleKingD]

Thanks for posting this. Exactly what I needed just before doing my conversion.

[@henrycolestage4249]

Well done, pardner. My only bit of advice is an old one; "buy once, cry once." I've had the same set of taps and dies for 35 years and still use them. Okay, so I have replaced one or two little ones that broke because of my impatience, but you get what I mean. Buying them piecemeal when you need them is the MOST expensive way to build your tool set. Keep your eye out for good tools on sale and pick them up when you DON'T need them. That way when you do need it, you have just the thing at hand. Now I have to go and do the coils in my old Disco. Thanks for the video and best of luck. Cheers from Texas!

[@chewypineapple736]

Thank you mate, you’re welcome and I totally agree - the only reason I don’t have a tap set already is because I’ve just moved to Australia.. it’s on the shopping list though! Good luck on your disco

[@Dan_Cartlidge]

Brilliant video, I’ve just got a TD5 and I’m looking to do a spring conversion with 2” lift and this really made it look easy 👍

[@chewypineapple736]

Thank’s Daniel, good luck and have fun doing the conversion 😎

[@nickmeijer7619]

Nice work mate!

[@sevensenseification]

Thank you. This is really helpful for me s a new owner of a disco 2.

[@chewypineapple736]

Off Driver you’re welcome 😎

[@DakkeDakkeDak]

Thanks for a great video 💪🏻!

[@vmourad91]

best video online for it!

[@chewypineapple736]

Thank you!! 😁

[@robstevens9667]

Very helpful 👍 thank you 🙏

[@Simon78]

Nice work! I wouldnt have paid for that handle either!!

[@chewypineapple736]

Cheers Simon, always got to be careful without the handle though as it’s easy to put more pressure on one side causing an uneven thread 😎

[@captaindbheadcase1303]

I am about to do this on my newly purchased 2004 landmark. A previous owner had the garage convert the ACE but they left the air bags in. Should you be putting bump stops in when the springs go in?

[@chewypineapple736]

The bump stops are seperate from the springs and bags, the coil conversion kit will only come with springs, cushions and seats. The bump stops should be already on there further down the chassis 😎

[@paulhancock3844]

Far better to keep the air bags if you can, ride and usability is far superior. People don't realise that they are a service item, need to change every 6 years or so

[@chewypineapple736]

I totally agree! the bags are brilliant but didn’t suit my particular needs for this vehicle

[@philchadwick7126]

Do you need to keep the height sensors or can they be removed? If I can remove them will it cause any codes?

[@chewypineapple736]

You can bin them if you want but no harm in leaving them, yes removing them will generate a code but it will throw a code when you convert it anyway so you’ll need to change the bcu setting to “spring mode” this will erase any suspension related codes

[@alexrobinson2281]

Why would you ? Air bags and ace make for perfect handling !

[@mccoyreal1142]

Are you giving up the comfort of an air spring? I changed it to air spring(2004th discovery2 TD5 LHD).

[@chewypineapple736]

Absolutely! I agree that air springs provide superior ride by a fair margin, and perhaps if we were still living in the UK I would keep the air setup, but out in the never never I need something that I can rely on, because a breakdown out there can be dangerous

[@tomamos1967]

What do you do with the air pipes after?

[@chewypineapple736]

Hi Tom, you can take them out after you have disconnected both ends (at the bag and at the pump) or you can choose to just leave them hanging (what I did) - tie them out of the way if you wish and cover the ends so that they can be re-used if you ever change your mind and go back to air, or to give the next buyer the choice of either air or coils.

[@michalgawryluk]

I just bough coils as my air suspension exploded yesterday - is it necessary to reprogram computer after change?

[@suprlite]

Yes,unless you want to ride around with a fault code on the dashboard. Anyone with a diagnostic tool can do it.

[@koitorob]

I think most people would have just dipped the tap into some oil 😁

[@chewypineapple736]

I get paranoid about not having enough oil, maybe I wasted a dollar or so but it doesn’t bother me 😂

[@user-uy7rf9nv7d]

The size of the coils or is a kit conversion?

[@chewypineapple736]

This was a conversion kit from Britpart

[@isgofficial7993]

Any error codes come with disconnecting the air bags and compressor?

[@chewypineapple736]

Yes, the ecu will assume a broken height sensor. A nanocom/hawkeye or similar will be able to “switch the car to springs mode” and de-illuminate the sls dash light

[@jamesmaclean4275]

@@chewypineapple736 is there not a fuse you can take out to stop the bleeping after springs fitted ,i cant find which one it is

[@chewypineapple736]

There is an sls fuse for the compressor itself but the bleeping is done by the ecu, so will need the fault clearing and switching to “spring mode” to stop the bleeping

[@chrisgreenwood271]

what are the benefits of the conversion.

[@chewypineapple736]

It actually doesn’t handle as well - performance wise I would say there aren’t really any benefits at all. The benefit of this conversion is purely reliability.. the air system is very good and not difficult to diagnose or maintain but if you live in an extremely rural area than this is the conversion for you because it physically can’t really break

[@chrisgreenwood271]

@@chewypineapple736 I would agree the air suspension gives a better ride, understandably an advantage to change to coils for your application. I own P38 range rover that is on springs (done by others) it is adequate for my means, but the original air ride suspension gives a far better ride.

[@chewypineapple736]

A lot of people say bad things about the air suspension, but it is very easy to diagnose and replace parts. This was only changed in preparation for an outback trip, I may change it back at a later date or even try out a coilover system if curiousity gets the better of me

[@phillipmurray1724]

chur bro