debashis22

I'm considering buying a 2013 LX570. Vehicle height is stated as 73.4", but that's the regular height. Does anyone know the height if the active ride height suspension is lowered? My wife works on a university campus, and the closest garage to her building is exactly 72" the front entrance overhead clearance gate. Here is a picture of a 2017 Tahoe, and at 74.5" it wont clear the gate.

I don't want to buy an MDX or some other non-V8 SUV, and no way will I buy a Euro, Range Rover or Durango.

Chocolate

You will need to park somewhere else. That is a horribly designed garage, which is why there is a low clearance warning. Is there anywhere else to park?

hzhao

For my 2016 LX, the lowest setting will bring the vehicle down 2.4 inches in the front and 1.6 inches at rear. So it is in the board line of the 72 inches height clearance. However, the lowest setting only maintained when vehicle speed below 7 mph. When it exceeds 7 mph, the setting automatically reset to "Normal" setting. So it is not ideal for you to park in that particular garage unless you have to make sure all the above setting condition met every time when you in/out the garage. Any mis-steps, you will be dealing with the roof be scratched.

Toys4RJill

Wow. Can't imagine forgetting to lower before you enter. I'd pass.

hankinid

^This.

Not a matter of "if", but "when".

electro992

On my truck I removed the roof rack. This may get you the extra clearance you need. One thing to keep in mind about lowering the suspension is that once you exceed a certain (low) speed like 12mph, it automatically raises the truck back up to normal height.

lexusrus

DO NOT DO IT AS YOU (YOUR WIFE) WILL RUN INTO A NASTY SURPRISE WHEN YOU EXCEED THE MPH AND THE LX AUTOMATICALLY RAISES UP!!!

One option MAYBE is to get 4 sets of "smaller wheels and tires"............But the LX will look weird and NOT SAFE because the difference in the diameter needed is too much.

Another option MAYBE somehow DEACTIVATE the auto raising feature until you manually activate it? I don't know if this is even possible?

I would recommend getting a different vehicle or just have to park the LX somewhere else.

hzhao

If someone had to go through that much of trouble just to get in and out of a garage, then you should really think about buying another vehicle, period!

Max707

lexusrus

This is so true!!! If I'm driving and I missed the closest parking spot, my wife will not be happy!!

Ashron

I scraped the rails of my roof rack on several borderline L.A. garages. Too close. If floors are sloped, which in most garages they are, you'll probably need a good 5" for safe clearance. Get her another car.

debashis22

Thanks everyone for the helpful hints

Reggie1

I also used to park in a deck at work. Over the years I worried about several of my vehicles - Lexus GX470 , LX470, LX570, Suburban 2500, Sierra 2500HD. The Lexi cleared fine, although I felt compelled to duck when going under several spots that seemed too low. Both the Suburban and the 2500HD pickup would whack the hanging warning bar at the entrance, but then would clear the concrete deck just fine. Both had non-retractable antennae which did rub the roof, so I bought shorter antennae for them.

I talked with the head facilities guy at the university, and learned from him that parking deck regulations (don't know whose) required the hanging warning bar at the entrance to a deck be set at least three inches LOWER than the minimum clearance spot in the parking deck structure.

I many times had worried passengers when my roof would hit the danger bar at the entrance.