Hey guys, I am just looking to make sure that my understanding on my AHC system is somewhat correct. I have been reading every post possible for the last month and trying to build a good grid for it, and for how to move forward making it healthy.
I live in Northern Iraq and have a 2006 LC with AHC. I’ve had it about a year and love it (had an ‘02 LC in the States before we lived over here), but in the last couple of months as it became a bit bouncier, I began researching AHC.
All I have done to it is an AHC flush…..but everything else is quite unhealthy. The test for the globes shows only about 6 graduations, which I know means failed globes. It raises and lowers with speed and there is definitely a difference in sport vs. comfort, but sport can still be bumpy, especially with luggage and a full load of passengers, or big bumps at low speed (which Iraq is quite full of).
It’s been hard for me to find my own Techstream cable here, but I went to a friend’s shop today and used his computer, which showed insanely high pressures (which I expected).
Front was 10.2
Rear was 8.3
I want to change all four globes and I want to do a sensor lift, the right way…with shock spacers and such.
With all of this, I am trying to decide what my plan of action should be.
Unfortunately I may not be able to get new globes for a few months. We are quite used to the bad ones….should I go ahead and crank the torsion bar a ton…and maybe find some stiffer shocks for the rear?
Just to confirm, if I do that now and try to bring the pressures down, will the pressures get totally changed again once I have new globes? According to my understanding globes don’t actually change pressure.
Or should I wait on working on the pressures, and just get four new globes as fast as I can (it may be several months out still), and once those are on the truck work on the pressures?
I guess the basis of my question is, even with totally shot globes, is it worth fixing the pressures for these next few months? And will that fixed pressure stay fixed with the future new globes?
Also, with my pressure so high, is there still hope that my front can be helped via the TB? It seems even if I do many full turns, it might still be out of spec.
Thanks for your thoughts!
I live in Northern Iraq and have a 2006 LC with AHC. I’ve had it about a year and love it (had an ‘02 LC in the States before we lived over here), but in the last couple of months as it became a bit bouncier, I began researching AHC.
All I have done to it is an AHC flush…..but everything else is quite unhealthy. The test for the globes shows only about 6 graduations, which I know means failed globes. It raises and lowers with speed and there is definitely a difference in sport vs. comfort, but sport can still be bumpy, especially with luggage and a full load of passengers, or big bumps at low speed (which Iraq is quite full of).
It’s been hard for me to find my own Techstream cable here, but I went to a friend’s shop today and used his computer, which showed insanely high pressures (which I expected).
Front was 10.2
Rear was 8.3
I want to change all four globes and I want to do a sensor lift, the right way…with shock spacers and such.
With all of this, I am trying to decide what my plan of action should be.
Unfortunately I may not be able to get new globes for a few months. We are quite used to the bad ones….should I go ahead and crank the torsion bar a ton…and maybe find some stiffer shocks for the rear?
Just to confirm, if I do that now and try to bring the pressures down, will the pressures get totally changed again once I have new globes? According to my understanding globes don’t actually change pressure.
Or should I wait on working on the pressures, and just get four new globes as fast as I can (it may be several months out still), and once those are on the truck work on the pressures?
I guess the basis of my question is, even with totally shot globes, is it worth fixing the pressures for these next few months? And will that fixed pressure stay fixed with the future new globes?
Also, with my pressure so high, is there still hope that my front can be helped via the TB? It seems even if I do many full turns, it might still be out of spec.
Thanks for your thoughts!