Air suspension on a front solid axle

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=Why Air=
 
=Why Air=
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 biddies squeezed into the poor car.
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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 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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