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Andy

Member Since: 23 Feb 2009
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 2943

Suspension lowering when parked

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Hi all
Since I fitted 20” alloys I’ve been getting a suspension fault. The car lowers over a couple of hours when parked and locked. it says “suspension fault” on the dash when I start it up. on IID tool it says front right ride height sensor voltage.
I’m thinking when I jacked the front up I may have done something. I did Jack it on the control arm fixing point with a rubber pad so the wheel never dropped when raising.
I’ve just been to have another look and it won’t go to off road height either.
Any ideas anyone? 2010 MY Vogue SE TDV8 3.6 Stornoway Grey- fully loaded

23rd Jun 2021 8:11pm

RichTD6

Member Since: 02 Mar 2011
Location: Lincolnshire
Posts: 85

2012 Range Rover Westminster TDV8 Zermatt Silver

Hi, first thing I would check, if all was good before the wheel change, is that the suspension sensor arm on that corner hasn’t got flipped over the wrong way. It’s surprisingly easy for this to happen and I’ve had one do it before after working on the car’s suspension. 2012 Westminster TDV8 4.4 Indus Silver
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Previous Range Rovers:

2005 L322 Vogue SE TD6 Zambezi Silver
1995 P38A HSE Epsom Green
1988 Classic Vogue EFi Cassis Red
1973 Two Door Tuscan Blue

24th Jun 2021 7:00am

Andy

Member Since: 23 Feb 2009
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 2943

I had a quick look last night and both arms are in the same place. I assume you mean the arm would be facing the opposite way? 2010 MY Vogue SE TDV8 3.6 Stornoway Grey- fully loaded

24th Jun 2021 7:03am

Sam

Member Since: 02 Jun 2017
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 89

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Hello Andy, may be as well to change both front ride height sensors anyway. Had exactly the same issue with mine (Although it wasn't after swapping the wheels or anything), but I had the same code so replaced both sensors and it was fine ever since. They're pretty cheap and easy to fit, you don't even need to jack the car up, just put it on full lock.

Incidentally, mine had 22" wheels when I bought it which were forever cracking so I changed to 20's and it had no adverse effect on anything. It had a much better ride too.

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24th Jun 2021 8:27am

Andy

Member Since: 23 Feb 2009
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 2943

Yes I had 22” Hawkes and one cracked. I had it repaired professionally but last week before departing for Dorset I noticed a bulge on another one. As the Toyo tyres were starting to crack I decided to fit a set of 20” that I had bought for the winter instead of forking out for a new set of 22” tyres. 2010 MY Vogue SE TDV8 3.6 Stornoway Grey- fully loaded

24th Jun 2021 9:06am

RichTD6

Member Since: 02 Mar 2011
Location: Lincolnshire
Posts: 85

Hi Andy, yeah, was hoping it was something as simple as one arm flipped over and facing the wrong way but if you’ve already checked then that can’t be it unfortunately.

Rich 2012 Westminster TDV8 4.4 Indus Silver
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Previous Range Rovers:

2005 L322 Vogue SE TD6 Zambezi Silver
1995 P38A HSE Epsom Green
1988 Classic Vogue EFi Cassis Red
1973 Two Door Tuscan Blue

24th Jun 2021 10:04am

Andy

Member Since: 23 Feb 2009
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 2943

On further examination it lowers when I open the tailgate. Otherwise it will stay at ride height for 2 or 3 hrs before lowering. Weird 2010 MY Vogue SE TDV8 3.6 Stornoway Grey- fully loaded

25th Jun 2021 3:35pm

Sam

Member Since: 02 Jun 2017
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 89

Don't know if it's the case on the L322s, but my Disco 4 does that to aid loading the boot. Might be worth trawling the the RR encyclopedia otherwise known as the handbook.

25th Jun 2021 4:14pm

Andy

Member Since: 23 Feb 2009
Location: Shropshire
Posts: 2943

Mine doesn’t do this normally. 2010 MY Vogue SE TDV8 3.6 Stornoway Grey- fully loaded

25th Jun 2021 4:17pm

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