In the middle of an 8 week road trip pulling a travel trailer and I think my AHC is about toasted. Planned on installing an Ironman kit when we got home but might need to see if I can do it sooner. Anyone have recommendations on a shop?
Shops in Bend, OR?
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What symptoms are you having with your AHC? I know our local toyota dealership pretty much sucks when it comes to anything other than an oil change... Stay away from them! I have tech stream if you want to trouble shoot issues. If you need to get your suspension fully replaced then Import Performance Auto Repair might be a good option, but shop rate is $117 / hour...
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Hey Daniel,
First, you live in an awesome town. We just went to the Summer Festival -- which we had no idea was going on until we pulled into Bend.
So on the way up here from Crater Lake one of the helper airbags I installed blew out. My LX instantly went into L mode and stayed there. I lifted the trailer off the hitch and tried going back to N, nope. I figured that the sudden weight gain on the back (when the bag blew) damaged the AHC system. When I started it up after Summer Fest it actually went back to N and stayed there. So all I can think of is that after the bag blew then it freaked out the AHC and took a while for it to normalize? I just got the trailer unhooked and cycled through the levels and it seemed okay. But all in all it's been acting up lately. This morning when I hitched up the trailer it dropped way down (below where L would be). The few times I've changed levels recently I've gotten the audible beep when it finishes the pressure change. And there've been a handful of times over the past few weeks that it just looks higher or lower than it should be.
The funny thing is that when I got to Summer Fest I ran into the guy who owns Import Performance and talked with him. He said to call in in the morning and speak with someone named Casey. We're only supposed to be here in Bend for two days before heading to Yellowstone.. soo it might be a lot to ask to get it done here. Could just roll on and see how it goes. We'll be in Salt Lake in a couple weeks too, might be more options there.
Is it dangerous to tow in L?
First, you live in an awesome town. We just went to the Summer Festival -- which we had no idea was going on until we pulled into Bend.
So on the way up here from Crater Lake one of the helper airbags I installed blew out. My LX instantly went into L mode and stayed there. I lifted the trailer off the hitch and tried going back to N, nope. I figured that the sudden weight gain on the back (when the bag blew) damaged the AHC system. When I started it up after Summer Fest it actually went back to N and stayed there. So all I can think of is that after the bag blew then it freaked out the AHC and took a while for it to normalize? I just got the trailer unhooked and cycled through the levels and it seemed okay. But all in all it's been acting up lately. This morning when I hitched up the trailer it dropped way down (below where L would be). The few times I've changed levels recently I've gotten the audible beep when it finishes the pressure change. And there've been a handful of times over the past few weeks that it just looks higher or lower than it should be.
The funny thing is that when I got to Summer Fest I ran into the guy who owns Import Performance and talked with him. He said to call in in the morning and speak with someone named Casey. We're only supposed to be here in Bend for two days before heading to Yellowstone.. soo it might be a lot to ask to get it done here. Could just roll on and see how it goes. We'll be in Salt Lake in a couple weeks too, might be more options there.
Is it dangerous to tow in L?
Driving in Low is no big deal at all. Any thoughts about just replacing the one airbag and saving some money until you are done with your trip?
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I’m kind of thinking that I’ll just skip the bags altogether and do the lift as soon as I get home. I assumed that towing in L was going to be an issue, but you’re right that it wouldn’t be. Only thing could be the AHC taking on all the weight but I’m getting rid of it anyways.
