Saturday, I spent the day swapping out my saggy, worn out, 200k, OEM springs on my LX450 with OME 861/862 stock-height springs.
The springs were labeled A and B, as I had read they would be on Slee - OME Suspension Installation (Toyota 80 Series Land Cruiser) and many other forum posts. I knew that the A springs went on the Australian drivers-side which is RHD. So, for some reason, I completely disregarded the myriad of tutorials and figured that the A-springs would need to go on the US drivers-side because they're the stiffer springs. Since the weight of the steering components and the driver-weight would cause the US LHD drivers-side to be heavier, I figured the AU driver-side springs should go on the US driver-side.
Well, obviously, I was very wrong and now my LX sits a little bit higher on the passenger-side.
My question is why? Is the RHD Australian driver-side still lighter than the LHD US drivers-side? Is the LH side of the FZJ80 still heavier regardless of which side the driver seat is?
I know I installed them incorrectly and I know it was stupid, so please refrain from telling me the obvious. I'm looking for answers as to why the left-hand side of the vehicle is the heavier side and why it's sagging.
The springs were labeled A and B, as I had read they would be on Slee - OME Suspension Installation (Toyota 80 Series Land Cruiser) and many other forum posts. I knew that the A springs went on the Australian drivers-side which is RHD. So, for some reason, I completely disregarded the myriad of tutorials and figured that the A-springs would need to go on the US drivers-side because they're the stiffer springs. Since the weight of the steering components and the driver-weight would cause the US LHD drivers-side to be heavier, I figured the AU driver-side springs should go on the US driver-side.
Well, obviously, I was very wrong and now my LX sits a little bit higher on the passenger-side.
My question is why? Is the RHD Australian driver-side still lighter than the LHD US drivers-side? Is the LH side of the FZJ80 still heavier regardless of which side the driver seat is?
I know I installed them incorrectly and I know it was stupid, so please refrain from telling me the obvious. I'm looking for answers as to why the left-hand side of the vehicle is the heavier side and why it's sagging.