Adaptive Variable Suspension Or

What does everyone think of the Advanced package with the adaptive variable suspension. My 2022 Tundra did not come with the package and I’m wondering if it’s going to make a major difference in ride quality. I’ve heard the advanced package is a problem if you plant to add a level kit. Any info or opinions would be helpful.

 

i have a platinum being built this week (hopefully) with the adv package and avs. i have not driven a tundra with it yet but i have avs on my 2021 lexus rcf fuji edition. i like it a lot. you can change your ride settings on the fly and they are noticeable. on the tundra it looks like it'll have settings like 'comfort', 'sport', etc.

if you plan to add a level or want to add aftermarket coilovers you may lose avs. like for my rcf, i have not lowered it because no aftermarket coils support avs and i don't want to lose the feature.

for my platinum, i'm planning just tires. in late 23 or early 24 i'll switch to the hybrid. maybe there will be more support.

 

Over the years - not only Toyota - these fancy suspensions don't last. Most people rip them out and go to plain old shocks and springs instead of replacing the OEM fancy system. When I bought my used '08 Runner Limited with X-REAS I knew the fancy hydraulic shocks and the hydraulic pumps on the frame would be a problem so I ripped all of it, went Toytec BOSS and recycled the goofy hydraulic parts the best I could. If you lease, the fancy systems can work, pass the problem onto the next guy.

 

I have the 2022 Tundra Platinum with the Advanced package and have about a 1000 miles on it. It's a comfortable ride, but I can't compare it to a new Tundra without the AVS and airbags because I haven't driven one. After a few miles the airbags in the rear will level itself with the front and truck looks level. So, you won't need a leveling kit. The AVS shocks has wires running out of one end going to a sensor on back of the hub and then to a controller, maybe. So, I think it's only electronically controlling the valve/s in shocks. The Airbag compressor is hanging off the frame behind the passenger rear tire, has 3 auto preset levels switch and a manual level switch. Neutral level setting is the default and levels the back with the front. High make it look more like the Tundra's with coils in the rear.

 

You can lift these trucks, but it will be a spacer kit up front and readjusting your sensors positions. Lexus guys have been doing it for years. The air ride you can adjust up higher as well

 

Thanks All. From what I’ve heard the difference is noticeable but not a huge gap. I think I’ll be able to get by without the advanced package.

 

The Lexus adaptive suspensions have been highly reliable. We rarely have to diagnose or repair the AVS on Lexus. My customers tent to repair the systems vs remove than for an aftermarket system. The ones that do are generally 2nd or 3rd owners, not original owners!

I would not be worried about reliability of the AVS system on a Toyota

 

I wouldn’t own a tundra without it, it’s awesome

just my .02