Air ride!
I just installed an airbag suspension on my new '15 F350 dually and took it on the first camper trip. I will put at the end of this post the reasons for doing it to save the long narrative for those i...
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HMS Beagle wrote:
I suspect more of the reason we don't see these on pickups is it costs more (because you need a control system and air source) and it requires a little more knowledge in care and maintenance. Air ride is becoming quite common in passenger cars and SUVs.
Air ride become very popular on luxury cars over 10 years ago.
Your system has the advantage of using commercial airbags with build in stops.
When air froze on our Mercedes wagon, the computer without telling what is it - start flashing emergency messages on dashboard to stop driving.
The system is superior for ride, but air bags have about 10 years life expectancy and rebuilding the system at dealer will go over $5,000.
You can figure out why a buyer who bought 8 years old Mercedes for $6,000 hate the system, but the guys who put 30 height tires love it as you don't want to ride on skinny rubber with steel struts.
I only hope I will live long enough to see air suspension coming on pickups from factory. Including front that is as I read from the review that with rear air, front suspension on empty pickup can still give you headaches.
