Can AHC "self jack"?

[speyrod]

I am guess 45 to 50 years ago I recall my dad telling me than Citroens could use their suspension to self jack the car. My recollection is you would raise the suspension to hi then place a "block" under the frame rail and change the tire etc. I am curious if AHC would allow this or would the wheel droop?

I would think this could really help getting unstuck, allowing to stack rocks under tire etc. It could be just one other reason to buy a LX over an LC.

 

[TeCKis300]

Negative...

AHC has the ability to push down to raise the ride height. But it does not limit wheel droop as that is not a desirable quality when offroading and articulating.

While AHC can't lift its wheels in the air like that, I do use it all the time to get a head start when jacking up my car for service. Or I don't jack at all because it gives plenty of clearance for things like oil change, grease driveline zerks, etc.

Interestingly the Citroens use some of the very same technology that is applied to the LX. Namely Tenneco's Kinetic suspension which Toyota licenses to use. The LC KDSS is also a variant, albeit simpler, application of Tenneco's technology.

 

[speyrod]

Thanks, I was guessing you would have some good input on the AHCs functionality.

 

[RyanR]

I am guess 45 to 50 years ago I recall my dad telling me than Citroens could use their suspension to self jack the car. My recollection is you would raise the suspension to hi then place a "block" under the frame rail and change the tire etc. I am curious if AHC would allow this or would the wheel droop?

I would think this could really help getting unstuck, allowing to stack rocks under tire etc. It could be just one other reason to buy a LX over an LC.

As TeCKis300 said, no, self jacking would not work.

I have found it extremely useful in deep snow though. We had a couple blizzards this past winter than left 2+ ft of snow on the roads with drifts 4+ ft tall across sections. There were a couple times where I hit a snow drift and the snow was deep enough that it packed down and completely high centered the vehicle. With a conventional suspension digging out would be the only option when the entire under body of the vehicle is supported by the snow and all 4 tires have no traction. With the AHC I was able to simply raise the entire vehicle up off the snow and back out. Having a conventional lift would have only got be a few farther into the drift and that much more stuck.