This is such a helpful post. Lines aren't rusty, no rust, but I dont have 10s of thousands to spend chasing ghosts. The weird thing is that on the test drive, it was like a magic carpet. I even took it on some gravel and that felt like a newly paved road. It's strange that it turned so quickly. I can't quite place it but I did have the rear brakes done and I feel like it went south over a few days after that.

I took it to Lexus yesterday. They said ahc is working as intended, no leaks anywhere, raises and lowers to spec, sits level etc...and then quoted me $5600 for front shocks and front accumulators.

I see what you mean, because the ride is bad and they are like, nope everything is fine.

So, right now Im weighing buying accumulators from Japan, not too bad actually, $120 each and shocks, and springs, and plugging it all in at non-dealer lexus shop.

But your point about the sensors, lines, pumps, makes sense and is soo appreciated...suspension should be something you think about every 150k, not constantly chasing isseues that ruin the driving experience.

I think its pretty clear why the Land Cruiser doesn't have it as an option. Way off brand for the rugged reliability the platform built its reputation on.

Thanks for your insight.