Notice: We request that you don't just set up a new account at this time if you are a previous user.
If you used to be one of our moderators, please feel free to reach out to Chris via the facebook Outerlimits4x4 group and he will get you set back up with access should he need you.
Recovery:If you cannot access your old email address and don't remember your password, please click here to log a change of email address so you can do a password reset.

Sierra leaning

Tech Talk for Suzuki owners.

Moderators: lay80n, sierrajim

Post Reply
Posts: 42
Joined: Sat Feb 20, 2010 11:27 am
Location: QLD

Sierra leaning

Post by burls »

After wheelin on the weekend the front right sits about 40 mil lower than the left
So firstly I found the stabiliser bar had lost a bolt and one bent spring. Needed the car so swapped springs with an old set still no good, swapped the ol set side to side and still no good, put a rear set on with extended shackles still the same.
Any help would be great
Posts: 4825
Joined: Sun May 04, 2003 6:33 pm
Location: Berwick vic

Re: Sierra leaning

Post by droopypete »

How much do you weigh? :oops: are doing it with your wallet in or out? :finger:

just get used to it, I am sure the "sierra lean" is engineered from the factory.
Peter.
Cable bracing is the way of the future!

v840 said "That sounds like a booty fab, hack job piece of shit no offence."
Posts: 265
Joined: Wed Jan 09, 2008 3:18 pm
Location: Mt Evelyn.Vic

Re: Sierra leaning

Post by BOGFROG »

I and many have had this problem and no perfect cures all you can do is try to move all the weight you can over to the passenger side or add a leaf to both front and rear as I did (I weigh 115kg) or you can just get fatter passengers that should fix it? ;)
Suzuki Sierra: half the size, half the weight, half the cost & twice the fun :lol: why would you drive anything else?
Frog Build up:
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/ftopic145665.php&highlight=frog
Posts: 538
Joined: Tue Jan 13, 2009 3:52 pm
Location: sydney

Re: Sierra leaning

Post by danssurf82 »

brand new springs and boshes all round should fix your prob... fixed my mates lean...
[quote="MissForby"]"I like Pillows. I'm not allowed anything hard" :D[/quote]
94 vitara, rear air locker, 31's, dual battery, custom front and rear tube bars, chopped guards, reduction gears
Posts: 265
Joined: Wed Jan 09, 2008 3:18 pm
Location: Mt Evelyn.Vic

Re: Sierra leaning

Post by BOGFROG »

danssurf82 wrote:brand new springs and boshes all round should fix your prob... fixed my mates lean...
Don't bet on it!
mine was fine with the old sagged std springs put new 2" lifted OME's in and been leaning ever since tried many solutions swapping leaves etc... but weight on the drivers side is the issue here thats why they lean down on the Drivers side and if your the only one in the car it makes it worse! Shift what you can Battery, Spare anything heavy! Robb.
Suzuki Sierra: half the size, half the weight, half the cost & twice the fun :lol: why would you drive anything else?
Frog Build up:
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/ftopic145665.php&highlight=frog
Posts: 7345
Joined: Wed Jun 02, 2004 3:29 pm
Location: Melbourne

Re: Sierra leaning

Post by Gwagensteve »

We normally run an extra leaf in the driver's side front as well as moving all the weight we can to the left. Fixes it.

Since I coiled the rear of mine it's terrible :x
[quote="greg"] some say he is a man without happy dreams, or that he sees silver linings on clouds and wonders why they are not platinum... all we know, is he's called the stevie.[/quote]
Posts: 3098
Joined: Sat May 28, 2005 3:22 pm
Location: Melbourne, Australia

Re: Sierra leaning

Post by PJ.zook »

Yeh just learn to live with it, we all have.
Motorized three seater couch buildup:

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/viewtopic ... 0&t=196047
Posts: 42
Joined: Sat Feb 20, 2010 11:27 am
Location: QLD

Re: Sierra leaning

Post by burls »

For some reason havent been able to get on this site. Anyway. I dont agree with all the "just put up with it " So I fixed it. The answer was new 2" front kings which have a RH spring with more height and then swapped the backs over (2" OME) and guess what with no one in its 5mil high drivers side and good when fat bastard gets in.

So I say its all to do with spring combination so get that right and you fix your lean
Posts: 7345
Joined: Wed Jun 02, 2004 3:29 pm
Location: Melbourne

Re: Sierra leaning

Post by Gwagensteve »

You're not the only one who has fixed it with a different leaf-
gwagensteve wrote:We normally run an extra leaf in the driver's side front as well as moving all the weight we can to the left. Fixes it.
Adding an extra leaf to level the lean is really just covering up the problem. Moving weight around to balance the car better is the real fix, but it's a lot of work. The biggest quick fix is moving the battery under the passenger seat. It helps a lot.

Don't be surprised if it still leans over time.

Steve.
[quote="greg"] some say he is a man without happy dreams, or that he sees silver linings on clouds and wonders why they are not platinum... all we know, is he's called the stevie.[/quote]
Posts: 59
Joined: Mon Jun 14, 2010 3:35 pm
Location: Erina

Re: Sierra leaning

Post by Mr Termite »

Gwagensteve wrote:You're not the only one who has fixed it with a different leaf-
gwagensteve wrote:We normally run an extra leaf in the driver's side front as well as moving all the weight we can to the left. Fixes it.
Adding an extra leaf to level the lean is really just covering up the problem. Moving weight around to balance the car better is the real fix, but it's a lot of work. The biggest quick fix is moving the battery under the passenger seat. It helps a lot.

Don't be surprised if it still leans over time.

Steve.
Agreed.

Same thing happens with leafy HiLuxes. All to do with bad weight distribution from factory. The extra leaf does the trick though, but you can't do much more than that with HiLuxes. Not sure about the zook set up though.
Posts: 14187
Joined: Wed Apr 30, 2003 8:09 pm
Location: Trip Trip Trappin' across a bridge

Re: Sierra leaning

Post by Goatse.AJ »

My old Vit had the same issue when I did the suspension. It's a Zook thing.
bru21 wrote:What happens in goat, stays in goat!
Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 10 guests