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Toyota Highlander: Suspension Modifications

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#9 of 12 Re: Rear Suspension solutions [55airlight] by 55airlight Dec 18, 2007 (12:42 pm)
Replying to: 55airlight (Dec 18, 2007 10:52 am) RE EQUAL-I-ZER weight distribution hitch.   The 250 lb tongue weight limit is a critical component in the way that the Equal-i-zer hitch provides sway control. The Equal-i-zer hitch uses steel on steel friction to provide sway control, and our engineers have stated (through testing) that you need to have at least 250 lbs of tongue weight in order to have enough friction occurring to provide you with sway control. If you have less than 250 lbs the hitch will still give you good weight distribution, but we cannot guarantee what kind of sway control you will receive from it. Let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks, Replies to this message: 55airlight (Dec 19, 2007 5:23 pm)
#10 of 12 Re: Rear Suspension solutions [55airlight] by 55airlight Dec 19, 2007 (5:23 pm)
Replying to: 55airlight (Dec 18, 2007 12:42 pm) I contacted etrailer about their REESE light tongue weight WDH, called Product Number 66041 a 350 lb WDH which seems more appropriate to the small trailer. Installation instructions select for conditions where tongue weight is above 200 lbs or below 200 lbs. I believe my little 15' aluminum airframe vintage trailer will prove to be in that range. (I hope my experience learning about how to improve the trailer towing characteristics of our V6 Highlanders will be helpful to others.) Here is the almost immediate reply by the customer service rep to my email inquiry. I have been very impressed with customer service reps' willingness to provide a prompt reply to a question.   >
#11 of 12 Regarding struts by lynnrn2410 Aug 28, 2008 (9:24 pm)
I have a 2005 toyota highlander 6 cylinder and I am experiencing alot of body roll when making turns. Recommendation from my tire guy is that I replace my original equipment with after market equipment such as monroe sensamatic struts. He says they are better than the original equipment, will not leak as fast, and give me a better ride overall. My toyota service adviser disagrees and thinks that if I want to replace them I should stick with original equipment. He also says that he "has never had to replace struts on any highlanders under 90,000 miles. Does anybody have experience with this? What is the real recommendation? Thanks.
#12 of 12 Re: Suspension Modifications [homershannon] by homershannon Feb 13, 2009 (5:42 pm)
Replying to: homershannon (Oct 11, 2006 2:50 pm) Back in October '06 I asked if anyone was making any modifications on the Highlander suspensions. Now I have 125k miles on the car and I'd like to replace the struts, as they are old and getting soft, and I'd like to lower the car at the same time. I've found some parts that will interchange from the Lexux RX300, but not enough to do the full job on a 4cyl, 2WD car. TRD-Japan does list the necessary parts but they cannot be obtained in the US and they would be an expensive option. Any ideas?

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