Leveling Kit For LX 570

[crazy1323]

I am about to make a "leveling kit" for my LX570. I plan on designing roughly 1.5" spacers for the front. I will have these made out of polyurethane and I will design them in AutoCAD. I also will design longer arms for the height sensors.

To handle the CV angles, I will make some spacers to lower the diff. These will be billet aluminum.

My goal is to have stock AHC pressure and close to stock CV angles.

I havent figured out how I will handle alignment after. Probably aftermarket LCA's.

If anyone else is interested in this let me know and I will send you my CAD files once finished.

Wish me luck,
Paul

 

[bjowett]

Paul, are you thinking spring spacer, or a whole strut spacer? If the latter, I say stay away. While they are a fairly common product, spacers are a bad idea. They can push shocks, ball joints, and cv joints (which you have covered with the diff drop) past their physical travel limits. I've seen plenty of Tundras with spacers installed, and every so often one will bottom out a shock and snap the lower shock shaft.

The best option is some slightly heavier springs. I'm waiting to hear about those, if you are still interested?

 

[4x4tripping]

I dont really understand what you plan to do - maybe because of my english

The LX 570 has AHC - and an adjustable height with some limitations. "High" just with slow speeds - or with 4LO.

To be able to overide this limitations would be great. Slee has an AHC Controller - but far i know he is untestet on the LX 570 - just approved on the LX 4XX.

Or do you want to get them higher as AHC on Level high? Why you dont get bigger tyres below - to lift em up?

 

[crazy1323]

What I am trying to accomplish is have the front of the car sit a little higher when the car is in the Neutral position.

I want to do this for looks.

I also want to retain the stock pressure in the AHC units. As you raise the vehicle with the AHC switch, it takes weight off the springs and transfers it to the AHC module. I fear this will shorten the life of the AHC units if I do not either upgrade the springs or add spacers.

 

[RTaylor]

I'm interested but would rather have the spacer than the file. Do you have machinist making them for you? What you're making is very common in the 4R/Taco world, but I guess that the LX is more complicated with AHC, etc.

 

[crazy1323]

I studied mechanical engineering in school and have some friends with access to some pretty cool tools.

I am going to get one of them to machine the parts for me.

 

[RTaylor]

I studied mechanical engineering in school and have some friends with access to some pretty cool tools.

I am going to get one of them to machine the parts for me.

Good luck. Keep us posted.

 

[pdxlc200]

Check this link from a guy in Australia that has done this. He has complete diff lowering kit description and details.

http://www.lcool.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21580

 

[pdxlc200]

Woops, now with images.

 

[Mago]

Paul, are you thinking spring spacer, or a whole strut spacer? If the latter, I say stay away. While they ar a fairly common product, spacers are a bad idea. They can push shocks, ball joints, and cv joints (which you have covered with the diff drop) past their physical travel limits. I've seen plenty of Tundras with spacers installed, and every so often one will bottom out a shock and snap the lower shock shaft.

The best option is some slightly heavier springs. I'm waiting to hear about those, if you are still interested?

BRIAN,

Yes am interested to hear about those slightly harder springs. am loading front and back with bullbar winch drawers fuel tank, etc.
Have Air suspension on my LC, European specs.

 

[jkilcullen]

crazy anything ever come of your leveling kit?