Hey all,
Just bought a 2007 LX470 a few weeks ago. Everything is great except the harsh, bouncy ride. I knew before buying that I would have problems with the AHC. I'm thinking that I should replace it soon before it totally blows out and leaves me driving home for 3 hours on the bump stops. I would like something close to the stock land cruiser feel, so I'm thinking about going with OEM springs, shocks, and swaybars.
This repair looks reasonable, but a bit beyond my comfort zone. I'm in the Seattle area, so I was thinking about letting Torfab in Everett, WA do the work. Unless someone here wants to talk me into it a DIY So far, I haven't found any comprehensive guides about what to do. I have a vague picture of what to do, looks like:
Forgive my inexperience. I've already learned a ton from this website. Many thanks to the countless threads that go into far more detail than the factory service manual
Just bought a 2007 LX470 a few weeks ago. Everything is great except the harsh, bouncy ride. I knew before buying that I would have problems with the AHC. I'm thinking that I should replace it soon before it totally blows out and leaves me driving home for 3 hours on the bump stops. I would like something close to the stock land cruiser feel, so I'm thinking about going with OEM springs, shocks, and swaybars.
This repair looks reasonable, but a bit beyond my comfort zone. I'm in the Seattle area, so I was thinking about letting Torfab in Everett, WA do the work. Unless someone here wants to talk me into it a DIY So far, I haven't found any comprehensive guides about what to do. I have a vague picture of what to do, looks like:
- Drain all the AHC fluid from the accumulators
- Remove accumulators
- Remove shocks and springs in rear
- Replace shocks and springs in rear with OEM LC
- Replace front shocks and torsion bars with OEM LC
- Adjust the new torsion bar to level the height
- Remove some fuses, maybe disconnect the AHC ECU, possibly disassemble the dash and black-out the blinking "OFF" light
Forgive my inexperience. I've already learned a ton from this website. Many thanks to the countless threads that go into far more detail than the factory service manual