Recent content by Amazo

"Cruising into eternity"......I like the sound of that. Chances are the cruiser will outlast me. And I do try to keep her shiny. Good paint for 20 years old. Lived in Marbella for the first 13 winters of it's life, so avoided the salty UK roads until I got hold of it.

It was no good on sharp bumps. I questioned this on TLOC 6 or 7 years ago, and found several people with the same problem but no answers, so I tried a couple of things. Firstly I had the spheres changed, which made no difference at all. Someone had suggested the rear springs might be saggy...

If I was carrying heavy loads like you, I may have considered fixing the AHC, but I'm yet to carry a heavy load in my 7 years of ownership. I tow a trailer occasionally weighing approximately 1 ton, and I always found that to be a jiggly experience, but that might be down to the balance of the...

As far as I'm aware it was properly functioning for 7 years until it went wrong 6 weeks ago, but maybe it was dodgy all that time? Who knows? I've never driven another AHC to compare.

As promised I am back here to update regarding my conversion from AHC to conventional springs and shocks. To be honest I was anticipating some noticeable downsides to the conversion, but hand on heart, there are no downsides at all so far. At low speeds the new suspension handles the bumps and...

From what J1000 said, I'm guessing it might be tricky to get a pipe to the rear rams if it's that tight up there. The original route might be the only practical way🤔 Someone else will know more for sure.

In that case, I won't suggest to the next owner that it can be easily converted back to AHC. I'd like to be able to say that, as I've seen a few adverts in the past that say exactly that, but if what you say is true, then I won't say it. I will talk to my mechanic about it, he will know for...

I definitely understand the system now, because of the input I've received on this thread, and it's that understanding that has lead me to want a different "experience". An experience that doesn't involve worrying about the next expensive repair to the AHC system. I cannot do the fixes myself...

Forgot to mention that buying a car from a coastal town in the UK isn't really an issue nowadays. People just don't consider it a problem anymore. The rust proofing is so good now, unlike 40 years ago when coastal cars were definitely avoided🙂

I promise, it's not rusty at all. Explanation in previous post. The shocks (rams) themselves have what looks like surface rust on the shrouds, and if my memory serves correctly, the linkages in the AHC height adjusters have surface rust on. But the truck has never seen a welding torch and...

I will refill the reservoir, and thanks for the advice regarding the fluid. I've not heard of that issue before. However, I will be driving it 10 miles to the garage where a conversion to conventional shocks and springs will take place. I refill the fluid so as not to stuff the pump up, just in...

No pressure readings taken. As mentioned in my earlier post, I'm just trying to understand how the system works, as this will help me in making a decision whether to go for a conversion or get the existing system fixed. I'm not doing the work myself. An injury prevents me from doing that. I've...

I've now left the truck for another week, and it is still sitting at normal ride height. I'm really struggling to understand how this can be down to saggy springs. There is no AHC fluid visible in the reservoir under the bonnet. So what's helping the springs keep the rear of the car up? It can...

Thanks for that extra info. I'll pass that on to my mechanic. Shouldn't be the rear springs as they are genuine Toyota springs with just 10,000 miles on them with zero load in the boot. Torsion bars are likely to be the originals. Thanks again.

The leak is coming from under the shroud. No oil on the shroud itself. The truck is not rusty at all. So the system is oil from reservoir to globe, then nitrogen in the globe, then more oil between the globe and shock? For 3 mornings in a row the back of the car was very low. It pumped up...