Suspension Measurements 2

[photoprado]

Here we go:





No terrifying angles there.

[photoprado]

Did you do a diff drop?

What's the cv angle like ?

Yes, amts diffdrop kit installed.

cv angles look good. Will take a photo in the morning.

[red hilux]

Did you do a diff drop?

What's the cv angle like ?

[photoprado]

Update on our suspension heights:

On delivery: Front 755/760, Rear 770/765
Autocraft install: Front 800, Rear 812
2015: Front 790/780, Rear 790/800 (Bilsteins stuffed)
Today: Front 795/799, Rear 840/840

Front: Dobinsons C59-302 coils with MRR MR59-50700 shocks (150 shocks with 120 lower bushes)
Rear: Dobinsons C59-487 coils with MRR MR59-50701 shocks

[Whitey]

Hopefully the Bilsteins are not damaged.

Yeah he's done a fair bit of driving on them already, hope the Bilsteins have hung in there!

Best

Mark

[ZORDO]

Hopefully the Bilsteins are not damaged.

[pradosteve97]

I'll take the car to the workshop, can't wait to hear the mechanic explain

the excuses will be good. For hahas ring him and tell him you've just had an accident which killed a pedestrian and the police have asked why the springs are installed upside down.

Mr Squiggle: Upside down, upside down.

I can't believe the mechanic released the vehicle with virtually no down travel. And did he disconnect the UCA or the LCA from the spindle to install the suspension? Leaking grease from the CVs is usually from disconnecting the UCA. Also the fact that the CVs are at this angle for a while may have contributed.

What exactly is the part number of the TD springs?

[Whitey]

Hey van,

Yep that's the coil seat.

Photo 6 in your post 388 shows the seat on upside down very clearly.

Suspension should be triple checked on every nut and bolt after installation, and droop should be measured before the car drives out of the workshop. Your low droop should have been found straight away. Driving with droop under 30mm is not safe.

Hope you get this sorted quickly!

Best

Mark

[vantheshark]

Hey van,

I would be looking for a new mechanic who knows a bit more about suspension.

Best

Mark

True, i came to him as his business received the Local business award & it has a lot of good reviews .

[Whitey]

Hey van,

I would be looking for a new mechanic who knows a bit more about suspension.

Best

Mark

[vantheshark]

Something is all wrong there mate :-(

Drive carefully, you wouldnt want to destroy a CV sitting up that high!
Not a TD strut is it?
The seat looks upside down maybe?

Thank 1coolbanana & Whitey. TD coil, Bilstein A712 front shock. I was thinking about changing the CV joints next service anyways, they started to leak before fitting the struts.
Now I feel lucky when come home safe after 1000km round trip to Armidale right on the night I took the car from the mechanic .

Is it this one???


I'll take the car to the workshop, can't wait to hear the mechanic explain

[Whitey]

Hey van,

Those coil seats are upside down.

Best

Mark

[1coolbanana]

Something is all wrong there mate :-(

Drive carefully, you wouldnt want to destroy a CV sitting up that high!

The seat looks upside down maybe?

[vantheshark]

Thank Andrew & Mark,

You made me really nervous but thank for the usefull info.

Here are all the photos I just took, all from the driver side:

This is the front, driver side ~85.5cm



This is the rear, driver side ~73cm



All these photos are taken from driver side














I attempted to jack the vehicle up from just the passenger side and check again, it doesn't drop much like you said and from the bottom of the rim to the wheel
arch is 88cm which is 2,5cm droop?

I think I will have to check with my mechanic again!