Does Air suspension need to be in Offroad mode for Hoisting jack?
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umbertob
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The problem is, you can't "lock it down". When you jack up one wheel, it doesn't really matter which height you start from, access or off-road, the suspension will extend all the way down before the tire gets off the ground.
odd.. umbertob -...
so if you do as the manual says
lock parking brake and raise to offroad height and use normal single tire jack the suspension does lock.
however I have never gotten it to work at the shops when we use normal 2-3 ton jacks or lifts.
when you use factory jack, actually stops the suspension and even appears to lift and tuck the tire into the well.
LR3 same thing - next time I use the proper jack in the proper placement I'll take a video of it...
don't like to change them and that is the slow way in my opinion. I often let them droop down and yes getting all 4 in the air can be a balancing trick on 3 Jacks sometimes takes 4.
LR3/LR4/RRS
Older RR this didn't work - but never tried factory jack either.
so if you do as the manual says
lock parking brake and raise to offroad height and use normal single tire jack the suspension does lock.
however I have never gotten it to work at the shops when we use normal 2-3 ton jacks or lifts.
when you use factory jack, actually stops the suspension and even appears to lift and tuck the tire into the well.
LR3 same thing - next time I use the proper jack in the proper placement I'll take a video of it...
don't like to change them and that is the slow way in my opinion. I often let them droop down and yes getting all 4 in the air can be a balancing trick on 3 Jacks sometimes takes 4.
LR3/LR4/RRS
Older RR this didn't work - but never tried factory jack either.
Finally had a few minutes while doing some tire changes recently..
Only Took 10+ Years to get a video of it....
Parked - No brake Set and in Normal Height, Vehicle ShutOff
yes have also seen it work in Offroad height as well but didn't test.
Placed the Jack directly Under the A-Arm Joint (generally a No-No), but hey watch the video
- Slow lift and it works.
Tire Tucks Up on its own.
Only Took 10+ Years to get a video of it....
Parked - No brake Set and in Normal Height, Vehicle ShutOff
yes have also seen it work in Offroad height as well but didn't test.
Placed the Jack directly Under the A-Arm Joint (generally a No-No), but hey watch the video
- Slow lift and it works.
Tire Tucks Up on its own.
f1racer328
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Have never seen this... I'll try it when I rotate my tires next time.
Quijote
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That's weird.
I put the LR4 in off-road mode and bring it up with my lift. Tires don't tuck in at all. They all hang down. In fact it's a nuisance because they come in at such a steep positive camber that if I let it down on my Racedeck tile dry, it will unsnap my tiles. I have to put cardboard discs (from Tire Rack shipments) under each tire so that they can slide laterally.
Before my lift, when I did one whee at a time, I don't recall that either, but I did jack it from the frame. That was a lot of jacking. I had to put my floor jack on top of two 2x10's and I barely got the tire off the ground.
