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Originally Posted by goofygrin
Is it a show car or a track car? I'm not riding on air ride on the track...
One of the chief benefits of air suspension is the springing material itself. With mechanical springs-whether coils, leaves, or torsion bars-the springing is based on the elasticity of the metal. With an air spring, on the other hand, the springing material is the air itself. Since it's a compressible gas, the amount of air in a spring determines its spring rate. "By nature, air is a very progressive spring," explains Bret. "The further you squash it, the stiffer it gets. Moreover, the frequency at which an air spring gyrates, or bounces back, is far less than that of a mechanical spring, which results in improved ride quality." Perhaps the biggest perk of an air suspension is the ability to change the spring rate by lowering or raising air pressure at the touch of a button. "With an air suspension, it's very simple to tune your chassis to prevailing track conditions. A car with coilovers can be tuned to handle just as well, but it requires much more skill and patience from the driver. An air suspension is much easier to adjust, which makes it more attractive," says Bret.
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#33
Originally Posted by BeerViper
I could forward your resume on to my superiors at Capgemini. We have offices in Las Colinas off 114 and 635.
http://us.capgemini.com/
I will email you from my work email (will come from Jon Soucy)
http://us.capgemini.com/
I will email you from my work email (will come from Jon Soucy)
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The question remains though...will ANY of us be able to utilize the full potential of our cars capability? ...stock, with springs, with coilovers, or with air bags?
I'll venture off and say no.
Sure if you're going to race your car professionally to win money, you'd want something that will maximize your chances which may be a corner balanced, race coilover setup. Would you be able to drive that comfortably on the street and park hard?
My point is...people bash on air suspension as an inferior suspension, when every weekend warrior that likes to track their car once in a while won't be able to max out their setup whatever it may be. The point is to have as much fun as possible, which I have so far.
I'll venture off and say no.
Sure if you're going to race your car professionally to win money, you'd want something that will maximize your chances which may be a corner balanced, race coilover setup. Would you be able to drive that comfortably on the street and park hard?
My point is...people bash on air suspension as an inferior suspension, when every weekend warrior that likes to track their car once in a while won't be able to max out their setup whatever it may be. The point is to have as much fun as possible, which I have so far.
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My suspension setup replaces springs with air bags. I still utilize my OEM shocks, which I'll probably upgrade to Bilsteins soon. The suspension geometry has not changed. Camber will fluctuate just like it would with stock suspension, a lowering spring, or coilover setup.
At the track I believe I was a little lower than stock ride height, although I don't remember what stock ride height was. My car hasn't been stock ride height in years.
At the track I believe I was a little lower than stock ride height, although I don't remember what stock ride height was. My car hasn't been stock ride height in years.
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Originally Posted by maan1986
I'm assuming the airbag suspension replaces both springs and shocks.... how does the car react with the changing camber at different heights? ie, at the track were you lowered or at stock height?
(sorry for thread hijack)
(sorry for thread hijack)
Good info guys.... maybe not the best post for it, but good info....
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