Hi Gents,
A group of us were exploring southern Utah last week (G-Wagen, RRSC, LR3 and Xterra). On our final day the LR3 suffered a failure on the passengers front suspension. The rod that connects the sway bar to the A-arm (I believe) folded like a taco shell and the A-arm started rubbing against the aluminum shield on the bladder and wore out the shield and left a hole. Luckily it was caught before it punctured the bladder.
We were able to use the IIDtool to compensate the difference in height so the compressor wasn't overworking and overheating, causing a fault.
I'm wondering whether the owners use of the IIDtool to raise the vehicle about 50-60mm over stock during everyday driving, then raised it to offroad mode for an extensive period during the trip, could this extreme height compromise the components to the point of failure?
thanks in advance!
A group of us were exploring southern Utah last week (G-Wagen, RRSC, LR3 and Xterra). On our final day the LR3 suffered a failure on the passengers front suspension. The rod that connects the sway bar to the A-arm (I believe) folded like a taco shell and the A-arm started rubbing against the aluminum shield on the bladder and wore out the shield and left a hole. Luckily it was caught before it punctured the bladder.
We were able to use the IIDtool to compensate the difference in height so the compressor wasn't overworking and overheating, causing a fault.
I'm wondering whether the owners use of the IIDtool to raise the vehicle about 50-60mm over stock during everyday driving, then raised it to offroad mode for an extensive period during the trip, could this extreme height compromise the components to the point of failure?
thanks in advance!
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