When it comes to high-performance cars built to handle well, the general thought of many enthusiasts is that you need coilover suspension. With coilovers, you have the ability to change your spring rates, ride height, and dampening, which allows you to fine tune how it handles. Generally speaking, a coilover suspension is the choice of enthusiasts who want to hit the track or canyon road.<\/p>\n
There is a generally assumption that air ride suspension is only for people who want stance and don\u2019t care about handling, but this couldn\u2019t be further from the truth. In this short article, we\u2019re going to dive into air suspension and explain how it can be used for more than just stance.<\/p>\n
Before we dive into how air suspension can handle as well as coilovers, it\u2019s important to cover what air suspension is briefly. Many modern cars use a MacPherson style suspension with a coilover, even cars with other suspension styles use coilovers. Now, take that coilover, remove the coil spring and replace it with an airbag, and you have air suspension. It\u2019s just like a coilover, but with an airbag instead of a coil spring.<\/p>\n
In cars where the spring and shock are separate, the airbag would simply replace the coil spring. On many air suspension systems, the strut is height adjustable separate from the airbag which allows you to dial in air pressure without raising the ride height.<\/p>\n
Adjustability depends on the air suspension kit you decide to purchase, but on many air suspension systems, you will have some dampening adjustment. This allows you to control compression and rebound speed, which is critical to good ride quality and well-controlled body movement. As mentioned above, the air strut is also often height adjustable like a traditional coilover would be.<\/p>\n
The big benefit to air suspension is being able to adjust ride height on the fly by either increasing or decreasing air pressure on the fly. As you\u2019d expect increasing or decreasing air pressure will change ride height. When you\u2019re setting up what air pressure you would like to use at the standard ride height, you will need to adjust the height of the air strut to get the stance at ride height you want.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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