Brand new Prado faulty rear Spring?

[D4D Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close D4D]

Re: Spring Update if interested

They became a little more alarmed when they measured the ride height on a new Prado in the display shop and found it also had a ride height difference (passenger LHS visibly lower).

I would be interested in knowing whether anyone else with standard suspension (probably no=one in this group :>)) has ever sighted or measured the rear ride height levels right to left.

How much fuel? Passenger side has fuel tanks. Driver's side is always higher with no driver...see if it evens up with driver...I could see this difference when my Prado was delivered.

[MickL Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close MickL]

They do not expect to see any difference in ride height on a car with 1000kms on the clock, regardless of petrol, load etc.

Are they serious??? :shock: do you really think there would be no difference between empy and full tanks? we are talking approx 80kg on one side of the car!!

Go stand on the side step and see what happens!!!

regardless of petrol, load etc

I really love this bit "regardless of load" WTF?? a Prado has a payload of approx 700kg depending on model (GVM = 2900kg) So are they saying if you put 700kg in the back it wont drop a mm?? :shock: it'll be on the bumpstops buddy.

I must of wasted my money on my HD springs...could have kept the standard stuff. :roll:

The standard springs are soft and are effected by even relatively small weight increases (ie a passenger/driver/luggage or fuel load)
The standard suspension gives the standard Prado its car like ride which in turn sells Prados to average "Joes"to take their kids to school.

If you want to spend large amounts of time towing, off road, adding accessories or touring you need to consider losing the standard suspension and going after market.

Id bet every Prado in the lot would have a sag of some sort on the passenger side depending on how full the main tank is.

Mick