Q's about air suspension RIDE QUALITY !!

felixy69 · 10-15-2009, 11:33 PM

i have front and rear uair aerosport and airhouse 2
at 55psi ish.....it gets me the preferred height..but the ride quality totaly sucks...i am bouncing all over the place and even have trouble putting pedal down..cuz i am bouncing off the throttle....

are air ride suppose to be like this ?

i am using MEGAN COILOVERS along with these bags ..

ScottyTuned · 10-15-2009, 11:53 PM

Dont you have a Fit though? Or do you have an xB too? I dont know if that will change things since the suspensions are different.

859Toaster · 10-16-2009, 05:51 PM

so are you using the EZ bag conversion on Megan struts?

First off, your dampening is probably too stiff. Turn it down.

Or if your using the Megan coil bag thingy's, change the height of the strut. Make them longer, so you can ride with lower PSI. But 50psi should be rather smooth.

Digidizzle · 10-16-2009, 05:58 PM

Damn! I run about 10 psi in the rear for my UA bags. 50 would have me at 4x4 status!

859Toaster · 10-16-2009, 09:07 PM

I prefer 0 on all 4 corners. But it takes work to be able to drive at 0 psi on any car.

**ogerdgonz** · 10-17-2009, 04:07 AM

1X 380C vair
2 3gallon tank
universal air coil bag front W/ megan coilover (modifications to the legs to go lower)
universal air air house 2 rear with custom brackets
and done some modifications to the rear suspension swing arm to clear the bags,

This is his air ride set up on his fit....... I am going with you have the dampening set too stiff on the coil overs. Also maybe raise the coil over up a little and run less air pressure.

859Toaster · 10-17-2009, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ogerdgonz

1X 380C vair
2 3gallon tank
universal air coil bag front W/ megan coilover (modifications to the legs to go lower)
universal air air house 2 rear with custom brackets
and done some modifications to the rear suspension swing arm to clear the bags,

This is his air ride set up on his fit....... I am going with you have the dampening set too stiff on the coil overs. Also maybe raise the coil over up a little and run less air pressure.

so minus stating what his set up is, you just said the same thing I did.

no_lines · 10-17-2009, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by 859Toaster

I prefer 0 on all 4 corners. But it takes work to be able to drive at 0 psi on any car.

i cant run 0 psi i drag to much even when i run maybe 5 or 10 psi i pick up so many pebbles on the dang road

LayedoutxA · 10-18-2009, 03:59 PM

You can' drive at 0psi unless you are just dragging to show off.

I ride mine 1 1/2 inch off the ground, front and back.

XB05 · 10-18-2009, 10:38 PM

i have a ? it isnt about the ride quality bc everytime i post a thread it gets closed so ill put it here! im just wanting to know who should i take my xB to for my air suspension i want someone who is definetly going to do it right and not half assed is there anymore shops in ky(besides cool cars bc they currently arent doing any installs),tn area ?

859Toaster · 10-19-2009, 03:25 PM

Its all bolt on unless you go with the Universal Air set up. xb05.

CCE is a good place to go... But try to find a company called Fat Man Fabrications. AKA Big Vic. He has a C10 with 1" valves and shit is legit! I know a few guys that have taken their trucks to him for body dropping, 6link installs, ect ect. Man does great work. He's based out of Louisville I think. So no further than CCE.

XB05 · 10-19-2009, 03:42 PM

hell yeah sounds dope already ill check them out i know they do alot of hydraulics n shit n as much as ive seen it looks like they know what the hell they r doing

but ill check out fatboy fabrications i mean

859Toaster · 10-26-2009, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by dethbox

im on ua aeros and air house 2s with monroe echo shocks and struts and i ride the front at 50psi and the rear at about 15 and the ride is unbelievably smooth. and im on 18s with 35 series tires stretched.... so ya check your dampening. also try running a little higher pressure in the front and less in the rear. for some reason when i was on steelies that was smoother for me.....dont know y

That's simple. 15" steelies with bigger tire. (height wise). The side wall of the tire has more give or cushion to it. The 18"s are low profile. The sidewalls are extremely stiff. They tend not to have any or very little give to them to protect the rim, and to keep the tire from getting pinched in the rim and being blown out, cut, or punctured.

Just remember the term for a heavy woman... More cushion for the pushin!

Oh and with your tires stretched... Even MOAR stiff. Drift cars run the stretched tire for this reason. Not for the look believe it or not. It makes the sidewall even stiffer, and prevents sidewall flex. Which is a enemy of going slideways.

felixy69 · 10-26-2009, 02:19 AM

actually my coilover have 36 way adj.
1 being soft and 36 being stiff
i am at 10-15 right now
if i turn it all the way to 1 or any softer then wat it is now....it would be super bouncy

ugh..dunno wat to do...may be my shock sucks

859Toaster · 10-26-2009, 09:47 AM

Raise the perches so you can change the amout of air for desirable lift. 30 to 40 pounds should be ideal for about any car.

felixy69 · 10-29-2009, 03:04 PM

then i wouldnt go as low as i go now....

859Toaster · 10-29-2009, 04:43 PM

Then don't complain about the ride quality.

With a set up like yours it goes one of two ways.... Comfort, or Stance. Unless you build a cantilever system in the rear, and a fully custom front, you're not going to get the both of both worlds. Look at Gothbox. He's lost a lot of the comfort features of his cars suspension to get low. Price you gotta pay.