| If you talk to any driver of a vehicle with an air | | | | If you're someone who carries heavy loads, then |
| lift suspension, they'll entertain you with stories of | | | | you'll for sure get a far safer and more |
| how "smooth and sweet" their air ride is. How | | | | comfortable ride with air lift suspension. This is |
| "you simply can't beat that air ride feeling!" I'm | | | | because the level of suspension will be |
| sure you've heard this before, right? | | | | automatically matched to the weight of the load |
| And sure, this all sounds great in theory but if | | | | you're carrying. With your traditional suspension |
| you're at the stage of still considering the | | | | systems you needed to have a lot of work done |
| possibility of air lift suspension, either purchasing a | | | | or have a high degree of mechanical know how |
| new car that already has air suspension or | | | | yourself to switch out the parts before hauling |
| perhaps even converting your traditional steel | | | | heavy loads. As a bonus, now with the ability to |
| spring system, you're probably after a little more | | | | easily adjust your air suspension, it also controls |
| information than this. | | | | the pitch of the trailer. |
| Now you're probably wondering if aside from the | | | | Another reason many people will choose air lift |
| legendary "air ride feeling" is there any real | | | | suspension is the ability it gives you to give your |
| performance difference between an air ride and | | | | vehicle a customized look or 'stance'. Using air |
| your transitional suspension system? | | | | suspension you can change the way it sits, either |
| The truth is there are several benefits of an air | | | | tilting it backwards or forwards. This is especially |
| lift suspension system over the steel spring | | | | favored people in the hot rod community - but |
| suspension system. | | | | also increasingly by your average car enthusiast! |
| First up, air lift suspension gives you a wider | | | | If radical custom suspension and even hopping |
| turning range and you don't need the adjustments | | | | capabilities is what you're after, the only way to |
| your traditional steel spring system would need to | | | | get this while still having a pretty normal ride on a |
| get to the same level of turning capability. Not | | | | daily basis, is using air lift suspension. More and |
| only that, air suspension also gives you better | | | | more car owners want to get that ultimate |
| handling ability of your vehicle on the road. This is | | | | slammed look when the vehicle is parked up but |
| because most air systems will adjust to different | | | | then still need to be able to drive it comfortably |
| compression levels and your air system can | | | | on the road. |
| adjust for different road conditions. | | | | So air lift suspension gives you a great and varied |
| It doesn't matter whether you're driving around | | | | number of advantages over your traditional |
| town in the city, on the highway or on particularly | | | | suspension system. On one side you have the |
| rough road conditions your air suspension system | | | | handling and safety features, and on the other |
| will adjust and give you better handling than a | | | | there is the ability to get your vehicle 'up in the |
| traditional spring system. So not only do you get | | | | air' or 'as low as you can go'. You can 'pancake' |
| a better ride and handling - when it comes down | | | | your ride on shut off or just bounce to impress |
| to it, this means you and your family will be safer | | | | the kids! And why not? It's your ride after all, |
| on the road as well. | | | | have fun with your air ride suspension! |