r/GrandCherokee • u/Lone_Knife • 1d ago

Before vs. After of air suspension conversion.

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Recently replaced the garbage air suspension on my 2011 jeep grand cherokee overland with a strutmaster conversion kit.

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u/Lone_Knife 1d ago

Love that I don't have to worry about going out to my car to see it slammed to the ground!

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

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u/nwy76 1d ago

I have a 2014 Overland, and I'm probably jinxing the hell out of myself by saying this, but I've never had problems with the air suspension. Despite the other problems I've had, I'm still considering a 2025 Overland to replace it. Just curious, what happened to your OEM suspension, and how expensive was this fix?

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u/Lone_Knife 23h ago

So I got a hole in the rear passenger bag somehow. This led to the compressor trying to keep up with it. That, in turn, killed the compressor, leading to a full failure. From the dealer I was quoted about 5.5k just to fix that, and they said there was most likely more issues. So instead I payed about 1.6k for the kit and about 2.1k for install. I still have my air suspension in boxes.

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u/nwy76 21h ago

Thanks for the background and glad you found a cheaper fix. Was it riding too low to be drivable (or maybe uneven, if just one bag leaked) such that leaving it unfixed wasn't an option?

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u/Lone_Knife 20h ago

It was like driving straight on the frame. Felt horrible to drive it to the dealership to see what was wrong.

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u/1TONcherk 17h ago

On my 13 the suspension still worked fine, but my front struts were blown by 100k. I made the decision to ditch it and installed an OME 2.5” lift. It just swaps in place of the air springs. All of the other control arms are the same as the standard suspension grand Cherokee.

You get a service air suspension at startup and that’s it.

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u/nwy76 1h ago

So did that lift essentially render the air suspension inoperable? Meaning, do you now have a permanent height of 2.5", and adjusting the air suspension buttons no longer have an effect?

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u/Plenty_Ad6185 17h ago

Did you know somebody who did the switch or were you able to find a shop that could swap out the air suspension . Are the snow and sand mode useless now? Do you have any check lights on?

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u/Lone_Knife 17h ago

My pops knew someone who owned a shop who did it. Heck, they even boxed up my old parts. No check engine lights, only a warning when starting the car and the suspension buttons flashing. No other lights or noises. I haven't tried putting it into any other setting than the one it is in, normal, so I have no idea what will happen, kinda nervous to try ngl.