Air suspension and handling
Discussion
I can't understand why it'd be impossible to engineer an air bellow to have the same quality and meet the same technical design criteria as a coil spring. Why can't an engineered air spring have the same spring rates etc as a similar coil spring?
Porsche introduced 3 chamber air springs to the new Panamera, and I personally think you can engineer a single chamber air spring to meet the same criteria as a coil spring FOR A GIVEN HEIGHT. (just to make that clear). Further the air spring gives you adjustability and versatility a coil over setup can just fantasise about, but of course, ride height set to anything but the designed ride height will of course be a compromise, but one I'd guess is ok given the versatility an air suspension setup gives you.
That being said, I might be biased, but I'm having air springs fitted to my car this spring and will be super curious to how it'll ride compared to a static coil setup.
Regards
Porsche introduced 3 chamber air springs to the new Panamera, and I personally think you can engineer a single chamber air spring to meet the same criteria as a coil spring FOR A GIVEN HEIGHT. (just to make that clear). Further the air spring gives you adjustability and versatility a coil over setup can just fantasise about, but of course, ride height set to anything but the designed ride height will of course be a compromise, but one I'd guess is ok given the versatility an air suspension setup gives you.
That being said, I might be biased, but I'm having air springs fitted to my car this spring and will be super curious to how it'll ride compared to a static coil setup.
Regards
MrwReckless said:
I can't understand why it'd be impossible to engineer an air bellow to have the same quality and meet the same technical design criteria as a coil spring.
I don't think it is, whether than can be achieved without costing more than a coil spring meeting the same criteria and quality is another question.underphil said:
kambites said:
OverSteery said:
I would assume that the 'floaty to firm' is a result of adjustable shocks. Whilst air can lower and raise the suspension, I didn't know that spring rates could be adjusted - or it there some new fangled piece of tech that I don't know about.
If the car is air-sprung, I think changing the pressure (so changing the ride height or using the suspension to maintain the ride height at different loads) will change the effective spring rate. Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff