58GT Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 If I put some heavy stuff in the back of my forester turbo and drive a while the rear suspension gets stiffer due to the self levelling thing. When I take the heavy stuff out and drive it stays stiff for a few days (?). The ride suffers a bit but the car handles like a dream. Then it goes slowly back to the standard setting and the car gets a bit wobly again in the bends. My question is : does anyone now how to trick the self leveller into staying on all the time so my forester handles like an STI? Please, no viagra jokes..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferret Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 Unlike the ElectroPnumatic suspension of the past, The 05 Forester XT and LL Bean editions have a self-leveling unit contained in each rear strut. There are no outside adjustments that are in any manual I have access to to overcome this. Completely sealed units like I've seen on US vehicles in the past, like Caravans, etc. Unless someone comes up with an idea to 'trick' the inner workings, you have what you bought. You could replace them with conventional aftermarket units already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58GT Posted December 12, 2004 Author Share Posted December 12, 2004 I could but I'm cheap....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlierh2 Posted December 12, 2004 Share Posted December 12, 2004 " stiff rides lasting more than 4 days, while rare, may be a sign of serious issues. Consult your nearest dealer" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friendly_jacek Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 " stiff rides lasting more than 4 days, while rare, may be a sign of serious issues. Consult your nearest dealer" Now, this is a viagra joke, isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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