Air suspension on a front solid axle
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| − | Air is arguably the best spring material for a vehicle. It is frictionless, lightweight and easy to come by. An air spring allows the ride height to remain constant with varying loads, so if your 95 lb wife ( just pretend ) is driving by herself the car will ride just as nicely as when you have your tubby old but in the drivers seat and 3 of your over eater anomoyous | + | Air is arguably the best spring material for a vehicle. It is frictionless, lightweight and easy to come by. An air spring allows the ride height to remain constant with varying loads, so if your 95 lb wife ( just pretend ) is driving by herself the car will ride just as nicely as when you have your tubby old but in the drivers seat and 3 of your over eater anomoyous buddies squeezed into the poor car. |
A steel sprung car would be designed for a specific load and the little wifey would have a rock hard ride and you buddies would be causing the bumper to drag, and not in a good way. | A steel sprung car would be designed for a specific load and the little wifey would have a rock hard ride and you buddies would be causing the bumper to drag, and not in a good way. | ||
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