odd suspension rake

[tyler.atkinson]

hi, im just trying to figure out why my patrol would sit so high in the rear, i havent seen any like it and am wondering if theres such thing as heavy duty springs or something along those lines?

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cheers

[GQtdauto]

My GQ is the opposite, would love to have your problem , it's more than likely had a suspension upgrade and maybe a lift .
Has the back had the seats removed etc .

[tyler.atkinson]

yes, i removed the seats but it looked the same with them in

[gubigfish]

springs in the rear may be a higher lift than the front

[Yeti's Beast]

My car was the same when I got it. I thought maybe my bro in law had fitted heavy springs for towing but it turned out they were all original and the fronts had sagged
I put in some new Kings springs with 50mm lift. So much better now
Before and after shots below:

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[happygu]

There are only a few things that will make the spring height different

1/ Mismatched or Heavy Duty / Longer oils ( Longer Coils for a higher lift ) Coils are available in 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 inch lift,etc, etc or ( Heavier Spring Rate Coils ) to carry extra weight
2/ AirBags within the rear coils
3/ Air Assisted Shock Absorbers, although I haven't seen these for a while

To me it doesn't look too bad at all, but I don't like bum draggers, and would prefer the rear to look like it sits higher normally, as when you load it up the rear will tend to drop with the extra weight anyway.

The other thing is, it looks like you may have standard size tyres and rims, and a suspension lift without 33"tyres to fill the space sometimes makes it look a little odd.

[Dr Gary]

It looks like you have 16" wheels--standard is 17"

[GQtdauto]

I thought they looked a bit small , yeah I agree a set of 33s would fill out all that space nicely .

[tyler.atkinson]

okay thanks for the info although it is pretty bad in person, Yeti did you replace just the front or front and rear with king springs?

[shantillylais]

Yeti's rims/tyres are 16's, I have just bought a set to use on my GU8/2012 so I can go 75 profile and more choice (and cheaper) 17's are on later models than yours tyler 75 profile also allows better airing down, especially where I live with very soft beach sand. We often go down to 10psi and sometimes even lower.