Air suspension on a front solid axle
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=Basic information= | =Basic information= | ||
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Independent suspensions will not be discussed, take it elsewhere. | Independent suspensions will not be discussed, take it elsewhere. | ||
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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 anonymous buddies squeezed into the poor car. | 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 anonymous buddies squeezed into the poor car. | ||
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Not really torsion bars as they are not meant to twist, but they look like torsion bars. They also replace the transverse spring with a solid actuator. The difference is the actuator is acted on by the 'torsion' rod which is twisted by the air bag. | Not really torsion bars as they are not meant to twist, but they look like torsion bars. They also replace the transverse spring with a solid actuator. The difference is the actuator is acted on by the 'torsion' rod which is twisted by the air bag. | ||
The air bag is mounted aft of the front crossmember and can be hidden under the cars body. | The air bag is mounted aft of the front crossmember and can be hidden under the cars body. | ||
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==Air over shocks== | ==Air over shocks== | ||
AKA Shockwave. These replace the shock absorber with an airbag/shock assembly. | AKA Shockwave. These replace the shock absorber with an airbag/shock assembly. | ||
| − | The shock uses the stock or | + | The shock uses the stock or fabricated shock mount and there is concern of over stressing the mount and imparted twist to the axle due to the one sided mounting of the shock. |
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[[Category:Suspension]] | [[Category:Suspension]] | ||
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