Spacer vs warranty

[Mattfunk 120 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mattfunk 120]

My suspension on the LHS has dropped 14mm on the front & 17mm at the rear since the 500 km checkup & 11000 kms & 12 months of having OME suspension installed by a dealer. Returned car to get it checked & as the warranty is 2 year or 40000km. I was offered a packer to lift the LHS back up. Is this just a "band aid " solution cause I'm still under warranty and should suspension usually drop this much after so little kms . If not the suspension is not performing as expected but will adding a spacer not help the suspension work how it is supposed to?
Looking forward to your comments .
Matt

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I wouldn't accept a packer for a warranty claim, they didn't fit that originally so why would they now.

Cheers Andrew

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Absolutely no. Sounds like they fitted the wrong springs so get it fixed properly at their cost.

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Can you provide details of:
1. What accessories are fitted?
2. What coils were fitted?
3. What was the height before; right after lift; and currently?

[Mattfunk 120 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mattfunk 120]

Absolutely no. Sounds like they fitted the wrong springs so get it fixed properly at their cost.

That is what is weird . Drop FR 0 mm drop & RR 5 mm so LHS drop only , measured with the same fuel in tank & the only weight added on LHS is an ARB Awning . Strange it's only one side
Thanks again Matt

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Hey,

I watched my brand spanking new Dobinsons settle 20mm worth of ride height on the front over a shorter distance.

Although OME coils are made by Kings, they will also settle, all new coils will.

To get around this, just get taller springs to begin with that account for the settling....problem with ARB is that their coils are not the tallest to begin with.

I would not be accepting coil spacers under any circumstances, no way. ...and putting a spacer on one side only is ridiculous.

If ARB advertise a certain lift, then that is what the lift should end up being. If they can't do that with their own coils, then demand some after market coils that will give the lift.

Best

Mark

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Can you provide details of:
1. What accessories are fitted?
2. What coils were fitted?
3. What was the height before; right after lift; and currently?

Height before lift FL-730. FR -735. RL-775 RR-770
After fitting. FL-780. FR -780. RL-820. RR-823
500km checkup. FL-777. FR-775. RL-820. RR-820
1yr & 11000km. FL-763. FR-775. RL-803. RR-815

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Can you provide details of:
1. What accessories are fitted?
2. What coils were fitted?
3. What was the height before; right after lift; and currently?

Arb deluxe bar fitted the same day as lift so I asked for the correct coils to handle a winch in the future as well. Only weight added was an Arb awning other than custom sliders which are equal and weigh about 20kgs each .
Front springs are 2884 & rear are 2895 . Front shocks are 90000 & rear are 60112.
Thanks for everyone's input , Matt

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With a steel bar and winch I would have thought the 885 front springs would be the way to go.

Cheers Andrew

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Agree with above. 885s for sure.

[Mattfunk 120 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mattfunk 120]

I don't know a lot about suspension but if the left side is sinking could the rear springs maybe have been put in the RHS & the front coils I'm the LHS?

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I don't know a lot about suspension but if the left side is sinking could the rear springs maybe have been put in the RHS & the front coils I'm the LHS?

That would be impossible, the front and rear springs aren't even close to being similar.

I would suspect you have an issue with one corner and that is transferring to the other left corner, hard to say whether the issue would be front or rear without seeing it.

Cheers Andrew

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Yes they were aware a future winch would need to be taken onto account when choosing coils and aware of existing dual battery. When I rang to book an appointment the salesperson confirmed they were the correct coils( as per computer I guess )

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That would be impossible, the front and rear springs aren't even close to being similar.

I would suspect you have an issue with one corner and that is transferring to the other left corner, hard to say whether the issue would be front or rear without seeing it.

Cheers Andrew

Thank you

[Whitey Shockie Maker of the Month Award Find all posts View Profile Close Whitey]

Hey,

Your front 884 coils have given a 'settled' ride height that is 1.2", which is what other users have reported. If you look at the following thread, 884's are giving 1.2-1.6" lift, so your ride height isn't abnormal in any way.

http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...0-series-Prado

The 885's will hopefully get you around a 2" lift.

Your ride height in the rear is bang on 2", so it should go well with the 885's up the front.

Best

Mark