DIY repair · Land Rover Range Rover L405

Air-suspension lift rods (height-sensor links)

DIFFICULTY 1 / 5TIME ≈ 20–30 minutesCOST About $99 per set (Lucky8)

Symptoms

Not a fault — it's the cheapest lift on the planet. The truck sits too low for bigger tyres or rough tracks, or scrapes its sills in ruts.

The fix, step by step

  1. Remove the factory ride-height sensor rods at each corner and fit the longer links in their place: short rods at the front, long rods at the rear.
  2. The links fool the sensors into reading the truck as lower than it is, so the air springs raise every height mode by 1, 1.5 or 2 inches depending on the kit.
  3. No coding is needed and Terrain Response keeps working.
  4. Get a wheel alignment afterwards.

Tools & part numbers

  • Basic hand tools
  • Proud Rhino PR25DEF-1 (1 in), PR25DEF-1.5 (1.5 in) or PR25D5 (2 in) lift rods
  • alignment afterwards

Where to buy the parts

Proud Rhino PR25DEF-1 1-inch lift rodsLucky8 ↗Amazon ↗
Proud Rhino PR25DEF-1.5 1.5-inch lift rodsLucky8 ↗Amazon ↗
Proud Rhino PR25D5 2-inch lift rodsLucky8 ↗Amazon ↗

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Before you start

Rated for a competent home mechanic with a decent tool kit. Confirm torque figures, fluids and procedures against the factory service manual for your VIN, support the truck on stands rather than a jack, and work at your own risk (disclaimer). Some parts links are affiliate links, which pay us a small commission at no cost to you.

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