Air suspension is still a very new concept to many people outside of the Simi truck industry. It is slowly making it's way into NHRA and IHRA on some very fast dragsters. Now it looks like the Pro-touring/ G-machine crowd are seeing that air springs can improve the handling characteristics of their old cars (and trucks) just as well as good quality coil springs can, while still maintaining a comfortable ride on the street.
From what I gather from the original post is he is looking for "sport car handling" not race car handling.
Here is a quote from Tony Becknell of Air Ride Technologies.
"If you stop and think about an air suspension in the purest sense, it will be much easier for you to see what I am talking about. An airbag is a spring. It exhibits a spring rate. Just like a performance oriented coil spring it has a progressive spring rate. It is completely adjustable. Meaning that you can literally change the spring rate of the car by simply making changes in pressure. You can vary the pressure a few pounds either directly from your target ride height pressure, not effecting aesthetic ride height but changing the way the car performs. Air springs also do not transmit frequency so they will help absorb some of the punishment your chassis is seeing from those low profile big barreled rollers we all like to run. "
I'm not setting my truck to "lay rockers" but rather to handle well.
The bags are set up independently and adjustability is also set up in the brackets.
That way we can set spring rate and ride height with air and brackets and not compromise stance for handling.
The end results should be superb handling and superior ride quality. We all know how harsh the ride can be with static drops.
Hey! This is all new to me also. Even though I have been installing air suspension for close to 10 years.
A wicked handling car with Air Ride can be done..........a truck?...... well that's a little harder.
