Fortuner: ways to improve the riding comfort. Pls share

[kevinworld]

We have a 2012 fortuner. Nice car but we can feel every lump on the city streets. Feeling dizzy after a traffic jam. Walang problema pag nasa 40kmh na ang takbo. Toyota told us that this fortuner has an improved suspension over previous versions. But too bad. Our pajero 2000 year model has a smoother ride than this one.
Perhaps somebody here is generous enough to share their modifications to make the fortuner a better ride.
Will new shocks work? Or lowering spring?

[attorney]

Set psi to 28psi.

[r_delro]

Inflate tires with nitrogen. Helps a bit


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[jmpet626]

Saw sa FB ng JC Garage may mga suspension mods sila para ma improve yung riding comfort. Or gamitin mo lang ng gamitin masasanay ka din sa tagtag ng fortuner. Daily ride ko '09 sta fe and pag coding '13 Fort gamit ko kaya ramdam na ramdam ko yung tagtag for the first kms pero nasanay na din ako.

[winnifred]

change your rear shocks to adjustable rancho. Then go to primal in banawe and install on all corners spring cushion.
Don't use the brand that is rubber. Get the ttc spring cushion. Its polyurethane material. Mine still looks new after five years. They can install it within the hour.

[1D4LV]

should be the shocks and spring combo.
but kung no budget, dalawang sako lang ng buhangin lang ang katapat nyan sa likod.

[lowslowbenz]

Sell the Fortuner.

Buy a Benz.

[vinj]

Sell the Fortuner.

Buy a Benz.

Next thread ni TS: !#$*!%^# Benz, ang mahal ng maintenance. Nakatambak nalang sa bahay dahil hindi namin magamit.

But from the observation ni TS, hindi kaya masyado matigas yung tyres/

I'd go for the spring cushion (O-sullee?) and a good set of aftermarket shocks like Old Man Emu.

[lowslowbenz]

Seriously though ........ One can only do so much.

Lower tire pressures? You'd end up with under inflated tires + uneven wear.

Its a truck first and foremost, its bound to niggle and jiggle on road irregularities.

[niky]

+1 there. Deflating tires will just cause extra wear. Not to mention having underinflated tires in the rear only won't be much fun if you're driving down the highway in the rain. Lower inflation pressure equals higher likelihood to slide in the wet. You don't want that sliding to happen at the rear axle.

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Best bet really is to suck it up and buy aftermarket springs and shocks and recognize that a ladder frame truck will never be as comfortable as a car.

[yebo]

put a pillow under your ass.

[kevinworld]

So nitro 28psi
Spring cushion
Rancho adjustable shocks
Seat cushion.leather seats too hard

[vinj]

Seriously though ........ One can only do so much.

Lower tire pressures? You'd end up with under inflated tires + uneven wear.

Its a truck first and foremost, its bound to niggle and jiggle on road irregularities.

+1 there. Deflating tires will just cause extra wear. Not to mention having underinflated tires in the rear only won't be much fun if you're driving down the highway in the rain. Lower inflation pressure equals higher likelihood to slide in the wet. You don't want that sliding to happen at the rear axle.

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Best bet really is to suck it up and buy aftermarket springs and shocks and recognize that a ladder frame truck will never be as comfortable as a car.

Agree to the low tire pressures. They give this strange, wallowy feel and not really do much to soften the ride.

Sell the Fort, by a Sta. Fe or a Sorento?

[renzo_d10]

Don't set it to 28psi. Parang ang baba naman niyan. Mahirapan ka lang ikutin yung gulong.

Just replace the shocks and inflate the tires normally using Nitrogen. Should help... a bit.

[lowslowbenz]

Sell the Fort, by a Sta. Fe or a Sorento?

Or buy a bagged Expedition, the early models.

[vinj]

^ the first releases here that had no air suspension and 4WD are rare though.

[niky]

^ the first releases here that had no air suspension and 4WD are rare though.

Conversion. Or, if you're lucky, the previous owner had it converted already.

[jhnkvn]

Cheapest way is still to put a pillow on your ass.. and back.. and headrest.

[vinj]

Cheapest way is still to put a pillow on your ass.. and back.. and headrest.

Tempur... para sosy. :D

[lowslowbenz]

^

Ka-mahal naman ng unan na yan!