Fortuner: how to improve riding comfort?

[cdlibi]

how do we improve or soften the ride of the toyota f4x4 fortuner? whats the best way?

[driven]

short term solution and probably the cheapest way is to decrease the recommended tire pressure by around 4 to 5 lbs/sq in. however, you might have to sacrifice the life span of your tire...

maybe the best method is to replace the existing shocks, i know some people who were pretty satisfied with the ride right after changing the shocks

[Reypal]

how do we improve or soften the ride of the toyota f4x4 fortuner? whats the best way?

you may also try to visit and learn from the fortuner owners on this site.
http://pinoyfortuner.14.forumer.com/index.php

[pup2]

I wouldn't lower the tire pressure THAT much. Delikado din kasi sa blow-out eh dahil baka me-deform ang belts. There are ads for aftermarket springs but I haven't tried them myself.

Seriously though. Ride comfort is one of the things that should be tested in the test drive.

Doon sa hindi pa nakaka-try, kung gusto niyo talaga nice ride, try the FXT. Grabe. Palagay ko next down will be the SF.

[oldblue]

sobrang tagtag ba talaga nyan Fortuner? parang 2nd gen strada ba

[ssaloon]

use nitrogen on your tires, get an aftermarket set of springs and shocks.

[cyrusblutrooper]

try speedlab spring and shocks combo

bilstein shocks
H&R springs

here's the link:

http://www.speedlab.com.ph/installat...ilsteinh&r.htm

[Vmax]

The Fortuner's ride isn't that bad naman, I guess it's because my previous ride was a pick-up truck. Lowering the tire pressure will help in softening up the ride, but handling and fuel economy will be affected. I heard from another owner that he will be changing the springs and shocks soon. I for one will make do with the existing set-up, doesn't make that much sense changing brand new stuff if you can't trade them in or sell them.

[usokpower]

sobrang tagtag ba talaga nyan Fortuner? parang 2nd gen strada ba

Nope. I find the ride of the fortuner to be car like since im used to driving pick ups. But for people who are used to driving cars. Matigas talaga suspension ng fort.

[niky]

As I've said previously, it's actually not bad in front... but if you ride in the second or third row out on provincial highways, it can be very jarring. I'd rate the front as being about Ranger-level in comfort, and the rear as being Frontier-level...

[vinj]

and the rear as being Frontier-level...

Haha.. that's bad indeed.

[ET1]

Meron na ho ba sa mga Fortuner owners na nagpalit na ng shocks and springs? Nag improve ba ang ride significantly? Share naman po ang inyong experience.

[HardCharger]

You can try changing out the applicable suspension components with Old Man Emu parts.

Since it does wonders for pick ups, I reckon it should really help with the Fortuner.

An before anyone says anything, I'm not affiliated with them. I'm just a happy and satisfied customer.

Hope this helps.

:regards:

[Memphis Raines]

You can check out the newest tech for that. Fortuner aftermarket springs.

It's available at Kart Plaza Motorsports (Kilton Bldg. 1106 P. Binay St., corner Borner St., Makati City)

The developer is JA Motorsports of Japan. It promises softer spring rate but will not reduce the Fort's ride height.

Hope this helps!

Ganda talaga ng Fort

[kpy555]

You can check out the newest tech for that. Fortuner aftermarket springs.

It's available at Kart Plaza Motorsports (Kilton Bldg. 1106 P. Binay St., corner Borner St., Makati City)

The developer is JA Motorsports of Japan. It promises softer spring rate but will not reduce the Fort's ride height.

Hope this helps!

Ganda talaga ng Fort

I plan to change the springs soon for my Fort. I might get H&R.

A relative of mine told me that he has a friend who changed springs and used JA Motorsports. It's not that good daw.

[niky]

How much are the JAs? I'm seeing more and more springs for the Fortuner on the market now... one set of rears even going for as low as 15k pesos.

[megatron]

i am a believer that if a vehicle's riding comfort isn't so good when it's brand new, then you can only "improve" or tweak it slightly. But you'll never be able to remarkably or miraculously change it and make it feel like a sedan (or something better). Changing the shocks, springs, tire pressure, etc. can only do so much, but the bottom line is, the ride will remain stiff or bouncy. My uncle had a 2nd gen nissan patrol and that car was bouncy. He changed the shocks, lowered the tire pressure and changed to street tires but it only resulted in marginal (at best) improvement. Basically, matagtag pa rin. My brother has a Fortuner and I have to say nahilo ako when I took a ride at the 2nd row. He changed tires, softened the tire pressure, changed shocks, etc. It improved the ride a bit, but it was still matagtag.

Kung baga sa tao, parang genetics din yan.

In my opinion, the best and cheapest way(s) to improve the riding comfort of your vehicle:

1. Lower your standards of expectation.
2. Wait until your butt gets used to the bouncy ride.

[1D4LV]

my friend got a fortuner just recently. upon test driving it, i really felt the bounce...
but guess what, when we checked the tire pressure, it was at 45 psi, so we lessened it to 35 psi, and the ride quality improved a bit.

to fix the bounce at the rear end, we did a very primitive solution....

we put a sack of sand sa likod....

ngayon ok na...

[clazzic]

when iam using my fortuner yun heavyduty yaya ng anak ko ang lagi sa last row to minimized d bouncy ride he he always yan

[junnquinto2006]

my friend got a fortuner just recently. upon test driving it, i really felt the bounce...
but guess what, when we checked the tire pressure, it was at 45 psi, so we lessened it to 35 psi, and the ride quality improved a bit.

to fix the bounce at the rear end, we did a very primitive solution....

we put a sack of sand sa likod....

ngayon ok na...

so parang owner na jeep. matagtag pag 2 lang pasahero. nong puno kami, di na matagtag. better lagi pag mabigat ang likod mo. makabilingi nga ng buhangin ...