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Air suspension hight sensor joining rod modification ?
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PCrover
Joined: 25 Dec 2006
Location: NorCal
Posts: 16
 
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The rear link part number I found was RVF500021 but has been superceded to a complete sensor part # RQH500042 at a cost of $42.72 each. Anyone else run in to this problem? Is that the correct part number? Gary
'06 LR3
'94 D90
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 Wed Oct 10 2007 1:11am |
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jwest
Joined: 09 Jun 2006
Location: Raleigh, NC & Seattle, WA
Posts: 88
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PCrover wrote:The rear link part number I found was RVF500021 but has been superceded to a complete sensor part # RQH500042 at a cost of $42.72 each. Anyone else run in to this problem? Is that the correct part number?
Exactly, except my price at Seattle Rover dealer was:
$9.14/front pair + $63.88/rear pair + tax + $12 freight for "special" freaking order
front is still RVF500011 and rear is now RQH500042 as above. 96 Disco I, 200,000 miles
04 Disco II, Vienna/Tundra, +2" lift, onboard air, 120V...
07 LR3 HSE, http://www.jwestproductions.com/lr3/
2007 328iT6 http://www.jwestproductions.com/328/
2007 R1200S .....zoom
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| Wed Oct 10 2007 1:22am |
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PCrover
Joined: 25 Dec 2006
Location: NorCal
Posts: 16
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Thanks for the info, looks like my dealer is making a little more on there parts...
Anyone have a description on how they shortened the links? Or is it obvious how to do it when I finally see them? Gary
'06 LR3
'94 D90
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| Wed Oct 10 2007 1:50am |
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Rob Bruce
Joined: 18 Jun 2006
Location: Canberra
Posts: 508
 
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Back again after two weeks and I can say we had no problems by shortening the joining links, if we had not , the underside of the D3 would have been trashed. I put the short links on at Birdsville , headed west on QAA line, then north up the Hay river in the Simpson to Jervious Station then South in Queensland by the NT boarder again through the Simpson a total of some 1500 Km and it was fantastic, no problems at all, the car gave no trouble she just went and went  One comment is once back onto roads it doesent handel quite as well, a bit boatey loaded up with weight on roof rack etc.  So changed them back to come home.
Some off topic stuff 
Trip up, fully loaded and pushing it, 15.3 l/100 km
Simpson hard going 19.1 l/100 km
trip home fast not so much weight 12.9 l/100 km
Total distance 5193 km
Not one tire problem , 3 LRs [ D2 on Cooper ATRs, D2 on Cooper STs and my D3 on STTs ]
The D2 drivers and pasengers all wonted to go in the D3, I cant emagine why 
Never the less the D2s performed well 
A long range fuel tank  I realy wont one now, jerrys are a real s  t 
Very little dust in the D3
The snorkle kept the dust well away from the air filter, no problems there, snorkle a must in the dust and we had plenty of it.
Got back at 12.00 last night, when I get some pics sorted I will post some in my gallery.
Rob
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| Fri Oct 12 2007 9:15am |
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caverD3
Joined: 03 Jul 2006
Location: Sydney
Posts: 1809
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Welcome back Rob,
Good news, reliability wise.
I hope LR are reading this. They need to do something about the height at speed especially with the new 200 series cruiser being released, without this mod I don't think I would chooose a D3 for outback only work.
But with it......................
Thanks for the feed back.
What speed on the open road did you notice the boaty ride? Getting there is half the fun
TDV6: Adaptive Headlights, Electronic Rear Diff.ARB Bar.Blaupunkt speakers, JVC powered Subwoofer, Removable Snorkel, Mitchell Bros Tow Hitch.
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| Fri Oct 12 2007 9:57am |
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Rob Bruce
Joined: 18 Jun 2006
Location: Canberra
Posts: 508
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Caver
Boaty handeling at more than 90 km/hr but it did not concerne me much, just an observation. however I had the opertunity to do 110 km/ph and it was acceptable, you get spoilt in a D3 so you notice it, there are a lot of makes out there that do not do as well in standard form.
The main reason for going back to standard to come home was the posibility of wheel alignment and tire wear issues, other wise I would have left them on.
Rob
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| Fri Oct 12 2007 10:44am |
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caverD3
Joined: 03 Jul 2006
Location: Sydney
Posts: 1809
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So just a reminder and not auto lowering at say 70km/h would be adequate for safety ( with warnings on sun- visor like other 4x4s) with auto lowering at 90km/h? Getting there is half the fun
TDV6: Adaptive Headlights, Electronic Rear Diff.ARB Bar.Blaupunkt speakers, JVC powered Subwoofer, Removable Snorkel, Mitchell Bros Tow Hitch.
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| Fri Oct 12 2007 11:01am |
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Rob Bruce
Joined: 18 Jun 2006
Location: Canberra
Posts: 508
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Ummm, lots of less well mannered 4wds have far higher spring and body lifts than we are contimplateing and get along just fine.
The other very important issue to be resolved is stoping the computor for no valid reason droping the suspension to the bump stops, this is a real safty issue for outback travel.
After all we have to take responcibility and use common sence, as the laws of phisics apply.
Rob
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| Fri Oct 12 2007 12:59pm |
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caverD3
Joined: 03 Jul 2006
Location: Sydney
Posts: 1809
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Alto my stealer told me there was a suspension check due at the next service. 
Anyone in oz got service due? please find out what they did.
Unforunately as long as sepos keep sueing for their own stupidity LR will be over zealous in protection. Getting there is half the fun
TDV6: Adaptive Headlights, Electronic Rear Diff.ARB Bar.Blaupunkt speakers, JVC powered Subwoofer, Removable Snorkel, Mitchell Bros Tow Hitch.
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| Fri Oct 12 2007 1:14pm |
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PCrover
Joined: 25 Dec 2006
Location: NorCal
Posts: 16
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Anyone have a description on how they shortened the links? Gary
'06 LR3
'94 D90
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| Fri Oct 12 2007 4:23pm |
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Rob Bruce
Joined: 18 Jun 2006
Location: Canberra
Posts: 508
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Gary,
Shorten front and back by exactly 10 mm.
There are several ways to acheive this, some have cut them to length and had them plastic welded.
I cut them to length, found some plastic hose that was a good tight fit, put some silicon in as glue, softened the tube with heat then then pushed it together, simple and strong. They held tegether with no sighn of failure on my recent trip, Just rember when you select some traction programs, off road hight will be automaticaly selected and you will have to put it back to on road hight [or that is what the computor thinks]
I love having the upper hand and fooling the computor 
Rob
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| Sat Oct 13 2007 5:05am |
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PCrover
Joined: 25 Dec 2006
Location: NorCal
Posts: 16
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Thanks Rob! That was the info I was looking for, I didn't want to do something stupid with them... Gary
'06 LR3
'94 D90
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| Sat Oct 13 2007 5:30am |
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simon_arch1
Joined: 10 Apr 2006
Location: Melbourne Australia
Posts: 455
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Rob - at 10mm shortening, did that put you at off-road height effectively, when in normal suspension height mode?
Great report - looking forward to the pics.
Simon D3 - Buckingham Blue, SE, TDV6, 06 model;
Underbody armour, Mickey Thompson ATZ 275/65-18; rear wheel carrier from 4x4intelligence.com; iPOD aux connection! GME 3200 UHF - aerial mounted on wheel carrier  ; LR roof rails/cross bars; rated cargo barrier, Safari Snorkel; aux battery; ECB nudge bar; Lightforce 240 XGT driving lights
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| Thu Oct 18 2007 4:57am |
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Rob Bruce
Joined: 18 Jun 2006
Location: Canberra
Posts: 508
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Simon,
Yes it did, It worked very well. Next thing to do is when I have a wheel alignment is to check if the alighnment is diferent at off road hight. Looking at the suspension setup it is dificult to see what happens to the geometry at diferent hight settings , this may be interesting and the alignment will have to be done without LR puting it into alignment mode [what this acheives is a mistory]
Rob
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| Thu Oct 18 2007 12:56pm |
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lr3maybe
Joined: 29 Nov 2006
Location: Denver
Posts: 19
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Hi Disco303,
Are you talking about the Holy Cross trail that goes from Homestake Rd to Holy Cross City (about a 2 miles or so trail)?? All I ever see on this trail are modified Jeeps.
If so, will my LR3 make it in off road mode without bottoming out? I don't have the shortened sensor arms, so it just goes to stock off road height. But I do have real tires (Nitto, slightly oversized (31.4 diam) so it sits up about 3/4 inch higher than stock. I'd really like to drive to Holy Cross City one day next summer but don't want damage. I've hiked it before from the Missouri Lake loop (from the west, not the Jeep trail).
Thanks
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| Thu Dec 06 2007 6:49pm |
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