Rear Air Assist Kits - recommendations?

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Back in November 2020 I bought a EuroAir auxiliary air suspension + compressor kit for my Ducato X250.

I found that due to the Very Heavy Duty Springs that were fitted to my motorhome and raised the rear end so much that the airbags never actually made useful contact between the two ends so I removed them and sold on.

A few months ago I finally got round to replacing my very stiff VHD springs with some custom 1+1 Jones Springs which have notably improved the rear ride. Now just about everyone who has had Air Assist added really likes it so I am thinking of putting bags back on the back.
Now enough waffle and onto the question .... Any specific recommendations for a kit? As mentioned, the one I got was the EuroAir kit, sold by VB Suspension and was pretty decent and also pretty expensive. I bought that kit over 4 years ago and I am wondering if there are better or newer kits out now anyone has used and would recommend?
 
On our Sprinter MH with Alko chassis extension the rear springs seem about right but we have Dunlop air assist, foot pump inflated. At about 60psi it deals with any roll.
 
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In 2022 I fitted a Martech air bag kit to our Ducato x244 along with 40mm front strut spacers.
This was part of the upgrade requirements to re-plate the vehicle's weight limit. The system has worked faultlessly and allows me to level the van when parked up by adding or raising the pressure to the rear. The handling has improved with less body roll and buffering from overtaking lorries.
The front strut spacers were needed due to the bigger wheel and tyre package fitted and the fact that the tyres were being shredded on the wheelarches when cornering hard😮!!
Easy to install with everything supplied including a little air compressor. 👍
 
FIJIT said:
In 2022 I fitted a Martech air bag kit to our Ducato x244 along with 40mm front strut spacers.
This was part of the upgrade requirements to re-plate the vehicle's weight limit. The system has worked faultlessly and allows me to level the van when parked up by adding or raising the pressure to the rear. The handling has improved with less body roll and buffering from overtaking lorries.
The front strut spacers were needed due to the bigger wheel and tyre package fitted and the fact that the tyres were being shredded on the wheelarches when cornering hard😮!!
Easy to install with everything supplied including a little air compressor. 👍
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Have you a link to your kit?

One thing I quite like the look of is this gauge mount for the Ducato, but looking at kits on eBay, it only features on the most expensive kits and not available as an individual item
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I see two possible options for the Martech for the Ducato

1) The "Comfort" Kit - £429
martech-airsuspensions.co.uk

Comfort Kit for Fiat Ducato from 2006 onwards

Semi Air Suspension Kit Designed For: Fiat Ducato Citroen Relay Peugeot Boxer Manufactured from 2006 !Will not fit models with Al-Ko type torsion bars chassis! or models with electric handbrake! Details Make/Model Fiat Ducato / Peugeot Boxer / Citroen Relay Year 2006 Drivetrain Front Wheel Drive...
martech-airsuspensions.co.uk martech-airsuspensions.co.uk

2) "Dual Control" Kit - £289
martech-airsuspensions.co.uk

Dual Control Kit for Fiat Ducato from 1994 onwards

Semi Air Suspension Kit Designed For: Fiat Ducato Citroen Relay Peugeot Boxer Manufactured from 1994 - !Will not fit models with Al-Ko type torsion bars chassis! Details Make/Model Fiat Ducato / Peugeot Boxer / Citroen Relay Year 1994 - Drivetrain Front Wheel Drive Rear Wheel Layout Single Rear...
martech-airsuspensions.co.uk martech-airsuspensions.co.uk

It looks like the difference between the two is the cheaper one has no compressor?
 
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