- So when it comes down to air suspension,
we usually catch a little bit of flack.
People usually say it's super expensive,
really not that purposeful, and at the end of the day,
why would you really even want it?
And I, you can quote me that that's the last time
I'm going to say 'at the end of the day',
'cos you almost made me cry last time.
Maybe it because I was drunk, can't call it.
We're going to be talking today about five reasons
actually why air suspension is a good idea,
for the people that have bought air suspension in the past
and the ones that want another reason to pick up
air suspension, which, if you're,
if you're in the market (laughs),
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We're going to talk about reason number one.
And it is for no other reason than the fact
that it looks absolutely incredible.
I'm not going to even like go around the fact,
or try to argue like the purpose of air suspension.
At the end of the day, it looks super cool.
Like that's the reason that a lot of people buy it.
You can get this sweet look, sweet functionality,
but overall, just everything about it is awesome
when you're on air suspension.
I mean coil overs are very cool, but at the end of the day,
d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d, not doing it.
But at the, ahh!
(bleep)
Coil overs have a specific function,
and that is an actual function,
not a lot of people buy coil overs anymore for aesthetics,
some do just to save a couple bucks,
but air suspension has a great aesthetic improvement
to your car, any car, on air is going to look
a million times better, and when you're going to the car
shows, when you're going, when you're rolling around town,
when you're parked at a stop sign,
whether you're just actually parked for sure,
and you air out, it's probably one
of the best feelings in the world.
It's kinda like when you unbutton your belt
at the end of a long day, and you just let it
all hang out and you just, you don't want to tell anybody
that that's what makes you happy at 6 o'clock,
but it makes you happy.
And pressing that little button that gets all the air
out of the bags makes you happy,
even if you admit that to anybody,
and it sounds pretty fun.
It's kinda like, it's like the sound
of bubble wrap, if that makes any sense to any of you.
So we're just going to jump into the second reason,
because, I mean, the first reason's kinda bunk.
The second reason is because of the actual functionality
that it provides you when you're driving your car.
You got speed bumps, you got things like that,
you got potholes, you got driving conditions,
you have a lot of times where there are more people
in your car and when you're dialing in your coil overs,
you usually dial it in for like one person,
and then if you had a second or a third person,
a lot of times you can rub.
It happens in my cars in the past
and it's happened to a lot of other people.
Air suspension doesn't have that issue
because it actually will just increase the pressure
in each bag as needed, if you have an H system
or if you have a pressure system,
you can just raise it manually, and you're going to be fine.
A lot of times the potholes, the speed bumps, the added
people, never have to be a concern,
and it's perfect for big four door vehicles
versus coil overs kind of ruining a lot of the ride quality
that you would get because you're going lower
and ultimately once you get a higher performance,
lower center of gravity, you're going to feel the road more.
With air suspension when you're on the road,
you're not going to feel it as much.
So it might be a little bit more expensive,
but depending on the vehicle that you're putting
air suspension into, it can definitely be worth it
because a lot of times when you're taking up stock
suspension out of a VIP four door car,
usually German or something otherwise,
the suspension that you're taking out is already very
expensive, you're taking out old air suspension systems,
airmatic, things like that, or coil overs out of the AAT,
or something like that that's gonna be expensive regardless,
so why not replace it with a component
that is at least of equal or greater value?
The third thing that you obviously have is adjustable
ride height, which kinda goes into what I just said.
But the adjustable ride height does so much more
than just going over speed bumps and going over potholes
and hanging out with your friends.
Adjustable ride height is really allowing you to get a lot
of the look that you want with your total wheel fitment
that you wouldn't be able to get with coil overs if you're
not as experienced over time.
Coil overs dialing in for something like fender to lift
looks or things like that without actually bashing
your fender is extremely difficult.
And anybody that tells you different probably has never
done it, or they have fenders that are absolutely thrashed.
True fender to lift is extremely difficult.
Dialing in cambor to perfect mix to making things look good
without making them look excessive
is also extremely difficult.
Air suspension essentially makes it a little bit easier,
not that that's a bad thing, but it does make it easier
to get that look you want overall, all the time.
And if you don't go super high with your wheels
and you don't look like a monster truck while you're
driving down the road, you can still get a pretty
decently good look with the appropriate setup
on your air suspension car.
The fourth reason, in case you needed any other reason
that wasn't functional or practicality,
because there's really not a whole lot of function
or practicality to it besides driving it.
I'm just going to be honest with you guys.
Honesty is the best policy.
But the fact that your air trunk
setups look absolutely killer.
Air trunk setups are like,
this weird craft and awesome way to express yourself.
To me, it kinda reminds me, depending on how hard you go
into it, a lot of like, pinstriping.
When you have hard lines, when you're running a full trunk
setup, and you've got the double-stitched interior,
you've got the leather pad, you've got all this sorta stuff
happening, you have everything kinda working together to be
this overall look in your trunk, it can be extremely
satisfying, and it's an art in and of itself.
If anybody's run hard lines in the past,
you know how difficult it can be.
A lot of times running those normal wires will ultimately
be what you do, because you go to run hard line
and you realize how absolutely difficult it is,
but, hard lines, trunk setups, and everything like that,
in my eyes is just another variant to express yourself
if that's something that you really want to do.
And we talked about this in the past,
where coil overs have an incredible function aspect to them,
but at the-- ehhh, not saying it!
But coil overs have an essential function,
but it doesn't have a lot of form besides the way that it
lowers the vehicle, and a lot of times people want to slam
their coil overs, which ultimately ruins their ride quality
over time; with air suspension you don't have that.
And it circles back to how the overall thing feels,
but also how it looks.
You will notice there's an improvement over time with
air suspension versus your standard suspension,
but when we really get into the mix of if coil overs
or air suspension is better, it's usually pretty much
up to you.
And the fifth and final reason is that you have more
options when it comes to wheel fitment.
Because you have something that's adjustable over time,
you're going to have something that's easier to dial in,
and we've talked about this in the past.
When you have something that's adjustable,
it allows you to accommodate for so many more things.
You've done this, or you're going to do this in your life.
You're going to build a car that you absolutely love,
and as you build it over time, you're going to get more
and more and more specific with it, until eventually,
you're not going to want to drive it,
'cos you're either going to break it,
it doesn't handle multiple people,
it's not comfortable to drive long distances,
it's not reliable to drive long distances,
I'm talking about my 280-Z,
I may not actually be referencing anybody else,
but that is something that I've dealt with in the past
and I know a lot of other people that have also dealt
with it in the past.
You ultimately have this thing where when you go into
building a car, you build it for one function over time,
you don't drive it as much because you can't enjoy it
for all the reasons that you want to enjoy it,
you can only drive it for one or two reasons,
as to why you'd wanna enjoy it.
Air suspension gives you the versatility to enjoy your
vehicles for more than two things.
And it sounds cheesy, because at the end of the day,
it kind of is, but that's why a lot of people love
air suspension, is because of the versatility
it provides you when you're driving your (bleep)
down the road, and you can go to a car show and look good,
you can drive around with friends and look good,
you can have a trunk setup and feel fine,
you can actually have the reliability of going over potholes
and speed bumps and things like that and not crying yourself
to sleep that you just smashed up
your fender for the fourth time.
It overall gives you that versatility and
at the end of the d-d-d-d-d-d-d,
and then what that ultimately results in,
is the fact that you get more wheel options.
You can fit different things, you can use cambor,
you can use tow and adjustment,
you can get everything that you want
because even if you make a mistake at some point in the mix,
if your suspension is adjustable, as easy as air suspension
is, you'll be able to make those mistakes
and keep moving forward.
So, those are the top five reasons on why we think you
should probably run air suspension
if you're looking to do it.
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