Suspension Kit, Strut Master?

[02LXLC]

I have a 2002 LX 470, The Hydraulic AHC is dying a slow death. I have contacted Slee Offroad in Golden CO, and they quoted about $4k to upgrade to Old Man Emu. I don't do any off road driving, this is my 100% daily driver. I found Strut Master, and they sell a kit for about $700. I know you get what you pay for, but does that mean Strut Master is not very good? Anyone have experience with the Strut Master kit? If I cannot find something I will be unfortunately selling the truck I think. It's a 2002 with 190k, very clean and well maintained and garage kept. If I could get $14k for the truck with the current suspension issue is that asking too much?

Anyway any info on the Strut Master kit or any other affordable kit would be appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[94SRUNNER]

I mean your car is mobile. have you seen Colorado this time of year? Worth a trek, I'd say...

It almost makes me want to leave now....

 

[ramangain]

I have a 2002 LX 470, The Hydraulic AHC is dying a slow death. I have contacted Slee Offroad in Golden CO, and they quoted about $4k to upgrade to Old Man Emu. I don't do any off road driving, this is my 100% daily driver. I found Strut Master, and they sell a kit for about $700. I know you get what you pay for, but does that mean Strut Master is not very good? Anyone have experience with the Strut Master kit? If I cannot find something I will be unfortunately selling the truck I think. It's a 2002 with 190k, very clean and well maintained and garage kept. If I could get $14k for the truck with the current suspension issue is that asking too much?

Anyway any info on the Strut Master kit or any other affordable kit would be appreciated.

Thanks!

Do you wanna put lipstick on a pig or do it right?

 

[medtro]

Old Man Emu is a downgrade, not an upgrade, IMO. Doubly so if you're driving this thing on the street.

Strut Master is garbage - potentially even dangerous. Erase them from your memory.

What is wrong with your system? There is no overall slow death to speak of, so I bet you're a simple repair or two away from a fully functioning AHC system. There is *NOTHING* in the AHC system that should cost $4k to replace, provided lines are healthy (not grossly rusted).

I don't offer AHC service as professional service (yet), but if you're desperate and want a quick opinion up in Frederick, CO on a day I'm in the Air Down Gear Up shop, perhaps we can meet up for a brief look.

PM me if you're interested.

I was able to take a look at this vehicle today in the Air Down Gear Up shop.

@02LXLC made it back into the shop today for the final fix. Short story: AHC IS BACK!

What is the total repair cost to fix this AHC issue?

 

[suprarx7nut]

What is the total repair cost to fix this AHC issue?

We charged ~$200, but that includes a healthy early customer discount. Future jobs like this would be about double that in our shop.

Most the work is in the diagnosis with this sort of electrical fault so it's hard to give an accurate estimate up front. The typical problems I read about on mud (globes, pressures, height sensors, trapped air, etc...) would probably be an hour of diagnosis, but this one was a little more tricky. Every job we do will improve our knowledge base and makes subsequent jobs faster - hence the early customer discount on this one.