Prado 150 VX with Old Man Emu -- Trouble with the KDSS

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You can add a 6mm strut spacer to give an additional 12mm gain in height.
OME doesn't make a stiffer spring. All the Prado's spring rates are the same but just in different lengths. That would be fine.

What are the current springs in the front? This is what's available (taken from the Suspension Database thread)

[FONT=courier new]Front Coil Free length   Spring rate 
           (mm)          (lb/in)
OME 883    375           590
OME 884    390           590
OME 885    395           590
OME 887    400           590 (Prado 150)
OME 888    405           590 (Prado 150)[/FONT]

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Thanks for clarifying - after trying several things this morning - it still wouldn't sit level and I'm booked in to get a longer spring installed on the front right. I've currently got 885 spring in the front.

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Thanks for clarifying - after trying several things this morning - it still wouldn't sit level and I'm booked in to get a longer spring installed on the front right. I've currently got 885 spring in the front.

And what are the heights on all for corners?

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Sorry about the formatting.

Before After

Front Driver 759 813
Front Passenger 760 823
Rear Driver 798 841
Rear Passenger 796 861

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KDSS Lean

I have recently installed the Old Man Emu lift kit in my new Prado 150 and it appears that Toyota have made some slight changes to the RHS Springs which in turn means the resting position is now leaning up 10mmm on the LHS...any ideas.....ARB have suggested installing some packers is this ok as a long term fix??

Hi Guys Im a newby to this forum so am just feeling my way around.
Have read some of your posts regarding KDSS Lean.
I have a 2010 VX 150 and have put in a TJM 50 mm lift kit and guess what I have 40mm lean to the drivers side both front and rear.
I have read about the spacers that go under the springs can they be purchased from TJM or are there other suppliers? with having a 40 mm lean would I need just 20mm spacers or bigger and would I have to put them under the front and rear driver side springs.
Thanks guys for any imput.

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VX 150, you will see in my case I had a lean to the drivers side and this is 'common' when lifting KDSS. When my lift was first done there was a 30mm difference at the rear (sorry can't recall the front) - They installed a 5mm packer which reduced the lean to 20mm and i've listed my measurements above. (10mm front and 20mm rear).

ARB then referred to their suspension fellows and after trying various ways of bleeding the KDSS it was decided to install a longer spring at the front drivers side only and this has leveled the rear out perfectly and <3mm difference at the front.

Hope this helps.

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I have read about the spacers that go under the springs can they be purchased from TJM or are there other suppliers? with having a 40 mm lean would I need just 20mm spacers or bigger and would I have to put them under the front and rear driver side springs.
Thanks guys for any imput.

You should be able to go back to TJM to get those spacers for free. From what I've read, the kit comes with various sized spacers to cater for the lean which I guess varies from Prado to Prado.

A 20mm spacer would correct the lean of 40mm as it is a near 1:2 ratio. Correcting the front will also correct the rear automatically.

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You should be able to go back to TJM to get those spacers for free. From what I've read, the kit comes with various sized spacers to cater for the lean which I guess varies from Prado to Prado.

A 20mm spacer would correct the lean of 40mm as it is a near 1:2 ratio. Correcting the front will also correct the rear automatically.

What he said.