Scored a cheap 100 with a big AHC problem.. (5 Viewers)

[muttmugg]

Good afternoon friends,

I have been a long time lurker and finally decided to make an account and make my first post! I just recently scored a 250k mile 2002 LX470 for $2000, but there's a catch... the AHC is non functioning and the vehicle is slammed on the bump stops. The PO said he took it to a local mechanic to have the "ball bearings" replaced and when he went to pick it up it was like this. After getting it home and taking a look it seems that the mechanic replaced the upper and lower control arms, and the front shock absorbers with some non-oem and non-AHC shocks.. The rear AHC shocks are still there, and the lines for the front are all still there as well as there being fluid in the revisor.

Now brings the debate whether I should dish out $500 on some new OEM front shocks and gamble on the AHC coming back to life, or just swapping it all for an aftermarket lift and be done with it. How realistic would it be that I can get away with slapping some new AHC front shocks in there and get it back on the road for relatively cheap? Obviously the state of the rest of the system is unknown, and the last mechanic who had his hands on it clearly did not know what he was doing when ripping out the suspension.

 

[hoser]

You could probably find some used front AHC "shocks" here on mud for free or cheap and give it a try. I would ask the PO if there was any suspension issues prior to bringing it to the mechanic. Was there a work order?

 

[muttmugg]

You could probably find some used front AHC "shocks" here on mud for free or cheap and give it a try. I would ask the PO if there was any suspension issues prior to bringing it to the mechanic. Was there a work order?

No work order unfortunately. PO was not mechanically inclined whatsoever, but said there was no issues with the suspension when he took it in. Only reason for taking it to the shop was because he "wanted to stay on top of maintenance"