SUSPENSION
So while I am floundering on which direction to go with the suspension, I've been fiddling around learning about the AHC.
Impressions so far are this:
I am starting to appreciate the sensibility of the system as an entry level suspension capable enough for some "off road forays", it's ability to auto-level when my entire family decides to come visit for the holidays so that I'm not dragging my butt down the highway, and for it's stop-light antics by impressing nearby drivers (or causing eyebrow raises).
But I am only so impressed as to keep it around until I make my final decision regarding a lift. When I had the Icon-equipped 80, I was lucky in the fact that when I swapped the lift, I kept the OME shocks so that when rebuilds came around (only 1 during my ownership) I could just swap the OME's in place while the shocks were sent out. This for me is a drawback of the Icons, at least while this is my DD.
Currently I am considering getting an OME lift and swapping the Icon shocks in later down the road. We'll see.
So I digress, in fiddling around with the AHC system it has been interesting being able to use Techstream to fine tune the suspension.
Prior to my sensor lift, I never got a baseline for pressure, just looked at the graduations while cycling through and I think I remember getting 12-13 ticks.
Recently I added some 30mm Dobinsons spacers to the back. Not too bad but it reminded me how much I hate messing around with springs.
Anyways, pressures today with sensor lift of about 2in and rear spacers:
Starting pressures
- Front 7.8
- Rear 7.0
- Acc 10.4
After 8 turns of the Torsion bars I landed on these figures after driving a couple of miles
- Front 6.9
- rear 6.6
- Acc 10.2
From what I read target for the front is about 6.9 while the rear is 6.2. So even with the spacers the rears are running high. Now I do carry a recovery kit, spare tire (heavy-ass TOYO), and rear hitch so I know this is coming into play.
Anyways, cursory pics of spacers - FWIW the zip ties were placed loosely to accommodate some expansion with spring compression.