my rear suspention

[cruiserhdfte]

hi guys i got a 100 series landcruiser whit a AHC on it and on the rear left side of my suspention is a bit higher then the right side of my rear suspention. any ideas on what could be the problem?
thanks

 

[Wilsil]

Left spring on the right (incorrect) corner?
As your username suggests that you have a HDFTE, you are from AUS?

 

[cruiserhdfte]

yes the i have on it is 1hd-fte. and no im not from aus....do you know what could be the problem??.
thanks

 

[Wilsil]

Could be a couple of things.
Normally the AHC should compensate left and right.

 

[2001LC]

I don't have AHC, but my DS sat lower than PS when viewed from the rear. Also front end was riding low.

The alignment shop corrected both issues by simply adjusting the front Torsion Bar.

 

[cruiserhdfte]

my front right side torsion bar screw looks like its tighter then the left torsion bar screw but the height of the car in front on both sides are the same.

 

[yotasavg]

Could they be indexed differently?

 

[cruiserhdfte]

i may think so

 

[Cfbrenton1]

The car levels itself when you are in it and it is running. When people get out and the engine is off, it can look tilted. Could that be it?

 

[FlammableFishie]

I recall reading somewhere that the RHD have different loads because the driver will level things out? Accurate?

 

[Lx470iH8Mud]

Leave the vehicle running when you get out and close all doors, should level within 15 seconds or so.

 

[cruiserhdfte]

i alredy did that but the rear left side is still higher then the right side...i think there may be a problem with one of the rear springs..

 

[cruiserhdfte]

and now the cars suspention is stuck on LOW...cant get it back to NORMAL or HIGH...when i start the car it tries to come up to normal but it sudenly stops and stays in LOW again and the OFF light of the suspention starts flashing.

 

[PADDO]

and now the cars suspention is stuck on LOW...cant get it back to NORMAL or HIGH...when i start the car it tries to come up to normal but it sudenly stops and stays in LOW again and the OFF light of the suspention starts flashing.

AHC system has gone into fail safe mode - it is sick. You need to read the AHC diagnostic codes, take it to a dealer, or use techstream or you can short two pins on the DLC and count the flashes. Search on here to for a PDF on AHC fault finding that describes the procedure and lists the fault code descriptions. Your problem could be any number of things; air in system, low pump output pressure, pressure sensors failed, AHC ECU failed, failed damping controller to name just a few things.

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[cruiserhdfte]

thanks for the info..i will try taking it for diagnostics

 

[yovanoel]

Well - depending on the results of the diagnostic - you may want to consider "upgrading" your Cruiser to OME suspension.

I know I am considering an OME kit for when my AHC eventually craps out - again though, it depends on how expensive your fix turns out to be.