Question friends, is the LX570 equipped with:

1.) air suspension?

2.) Is this different from hydraulic suspension?

3.) if air suspension, how is it so far to those who are equipped with air suspension in terms of reliability?

thanks

 

I'm fairly new to the LX, not necessarily Lexus, but I'm sure they mostly, if not all, use a hydraulic suspension.

 

It is Hydraulic, not air. There have been very few failures of the system that I am aware of other than the shocks needing replaced at some point due to leaking. Usually well over 100K miles. It is a robust and intelligent system that works well for what it is supposed to do.

 

We haven't done our homework...have we?


The AHC (Automatic Height Control) system is very reliable, as it should be in a Toyota product. All you need to worry about is changing the AHC fluid every 60K miles. That takes all of 30 minutes, and fluid is available at your Toyota or Lexus dealer. Shocks are always a wear and tear item so expect replacement, the same as you would for air assisted or no assist suspension.

Air suspension, as used on Land Rover and other vehicles, is generally a nightmare in reliability.

 

hahahaha thaks friend.. don't really understand the terminology at times and gets confused



sounds good for me...

 

On our previous gen 2000 LX470, no problems with the hydraulic AHC system when we traded it in back in 2013 with some 280K+ miles on the odo. We adhered to the routine maintenance schedule and no problems.

 

I was wondering if the AHC actually raises the chasis and or frame to improve on the ground clearance and approach angle, breakover angle, and departure angle as well as the ground clearance or if it only raises the LX body ? In other words does the AHC actually improve ground clearance and approach and departure angles for off roading.

 

The AHC pushes fluid into the shocks to raise the chassis and drains the fluid to lower it. It is designed specifically to give you better ground clearance when off-roading (It will automatically raise it to hi when in 4low and it detects bumpy terrain) as well as lower it when driving at speed for better aerodynamics and lower it when parking to provide easier ingress-egress.

 

Thank you ! So what you are saying is the 2 inches you gain when the AHC is engaged actually gives you 2 more inches of ground clearance, and better approach and departure angles ? Not just lowering and raising the " shell/body" of the LX.

 

It probably closer to 4 inches total (maybe more) between the lowest and highest setting. And no, it is not adjusting the body/shell of the vehicle. There would be no advantage to that. You can actually raise the vehicle 1.25" just by adjusting the AHC sensors (and adding spacers to reset the pressure) for a full time lift and still have your adjustability.
(keep in mind that if for some weird reason it did just raise the body/shell, you would probably have better approach/departure angles, but not better break-over or ground clearance - but that is not how this system works)

 

Air
Much different
N/A for Toyota...talk w/ those who drive Rover or MBA.




Asked and answered I'd say.


See above, as well as check the link above.