LR4 Suspension Adjustments with Added Weight

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Chipper

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Does the vehicle's computer automatically adjust the height of each wheel's suspension when adding accessories with a lot of weight like the ARB winch bumper, roof racks, rear tire carrier, etc.? I know it's already a really heavy rig when it's bone stock, so maybe the suspension doesn't move much with a few hundred more pounds.

I just wondered because I put a steel bumper on my previous truck and it made the front end sag noticeably.

If the added weight does have a significant impact, what can you do besides converting to coilover?

I'd really like to add a winch as my next project, so I'm just trying to put everything together at once to improve my 2011 trail readiness.
 

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The suspension adjusts automatically. Does the same thing if you run to Lowe's Depot and fill the back with landscaping bricks.
 

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Yep, it'll handle itself. It's kind of awesome when I hook up my car trailer with around 700lb tongue weight and then start it up -- ass drops like crazy when I hook it, then when the engine starts it pops right back up to perfectly level.
 

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I notice when a couple people get in the car it makes a little adjustment. Pay attention after you get out of the car with the engine off, it may lower a bit depending upon the weight change.
 

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As others already said, you do your thing and the truck will do it's thing.

You will feel the added weight in the handling of the vehicle, but it will keep it level.
 

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does anyone else think the ass end of my LR 4 is higher than others? idk if my OCD is just ******** or if im use to my Range Rover I had before this which sat at a totally different attitude but I really feel like the back sits abnormally higher than the front compared to other LR 4's I've seen
 

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No it looks perfectly correct. Bad photo angle and shade vs sun. Plus, the lr3/4 do keep more fender gap at the rear with my hunch being it’s because the lr3/4 are expected to actually haul more than a superbly riding Range Rover.

You also have to realize that the rear will just be off if the front is on ground slightly different slope because the vehicle is front priority leveling. You can see this more off-roading where front is on level ground while rear tires are all over the place.

Example:
 

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