Has my suspension sagged?

[Fronty Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Fronty]

Hi All,

I was poking around under my 07 GXL this afternoon painting various bits keeping the rust away. Anyway, I noticed that my drive shafts are going upwards to the wheel - has my suspension sagged? This was previously my fathers car. Is this normal? I have original suspension. 75,000kms. Dual batteries and the original Toyota sovereign bar. Car has done about 7-8,000kms on rough corrugated roads (Birdsville, Oodnadatta and Strzelecki tracks)

I am leaning towards a new 50mm lift kit.

[Anth120playdo Banned Find all posts View Profile Close Anth120playdo]

This is standard on prados.
You need a lift kit to level them out.
It will save unnecessary wear on your c/v's

To figure out sag, you need to remove the spring snd measure the height with no load.
If it is at spec there's no sag, if its shorter then you have sag.

[Fronty Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Fronty]

Just seems really odd, that's all. My previous car (BT50) the angles were horizontal from new, infact slightly bent down if I remember right.

[rhs58 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close rhs58]

Tell the minister for finance it's definitely sagged.....now go get that lift kit you want.

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

Fronty, Give us a measurement from bottom edge of rim where it meets the tyre to the bottom edge of the guard as shown below.The standard height should be 740 - 760mm.

[AJ120 Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close AJ120]

Easiest way to tell is to measure from the bottom of the rim to the flare. On a new un modified Prado it should be 750mm, bull bars ans winches will lower this measurement as will wear and tear. I would suspect at the k's you have done sagging is quote likely.

Edit: looks like Craig beat me to the punch.

Cheers Andrew

[Fronty Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Fronty]

Hi Guys,
Just did some measuring. Drivers side - 742mm. Passenger - 735mm.

Craig - your suspension looks tough.

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

Fronts definately dropped a good 10-15mm which would be normal for a car with 75k on the clock. I swapped mine out on the 120 at 50k and it had sagged. I used the u don't want us getting bogged on Fraser because we r too low, safety etc etc.


Hutch- 2012 Prado 150, some TJM Kit.

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

Craig - your suspension looks tough.

Thanks Fronty, but if you're referring to the attached pic showing measurement points its not mine but an image I grabbed from the suspension measurements2 thread in the 120 suspension section



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[Fronty Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Fronty]

Hahaha, I've just convinced her this weekend alone that I need to convert my spotties to HID and my bike needs a sport exhaust. Throwing the suspension lift into the mix might have dia consequences.

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Craig - I mean your black beast! Looks good!

[Anth120playdo Banned Find all posts View Profile Close Anth120playdo]

750mm is about right.
So your suspension is likely not sagged, the alloy bar and extra battery will be the 10mm+ you are under.
Even at 750mm the shafts are inverted, or whatever we can call it.
For every 25kg on the front bar area you can easily loose 5+ mm.

[Madkore Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Madkore]

Thanks Fronty, but if you're referring to the attached pic showing measurement points its not mine but an image I grabbed from the suspension measurements2 thread in the 120 suspension section

I think it is Matt's old 120 with the Autocraft kit.

Great rig that one...