Towing heavy loads can make a vehicle's rear start to squat as its rear suspension compacts under the added weight. This can cause a variety of problems, from increased braking distance to the vehicle ...

The trucks sold in today’s consumer market are tougher than commercial trucks just a decade back, with the strongest pickups comfortably hauling nearly 8,000 pounds. The key downside to those new ...

A sea-change in hot-rod suspensions is sweeping across the scene: replacing conventional metal suspension springs with air springs, often controlled by sophisticated air compressors and self-leveling ...

Air springs have only been part of the mainstream rodding scene for about a decade, yet they're already almost as common as dropped axles and whitewall tires. This is not too surprising, considering ...

Heavy Trucks (49.8% Share): Heavy trucks dominate the air suspension systems market due to their critical need for load ...

Why does anybody use air shocks with full-size trucks? Fox says a 2.5-inch air shock has a spring force of 750 pounds per inch at full pressure, which means it's OK to hold up my truck's 5,000-pound ...

The United States developed the air suspension system during World War II specifically for heavy aircraft. The original purpose of air suspension was to save weight with a compact construction. Back ...

Dylan is a motoring journalist and content creator from Scotland, with over a decade of experience in the automotive industry. He is currently vice president of the Association of Scottish Motoring ...

They are turning up everywhere we look these days. They look like shocks, but they are being used instead of springs; they're modern air shocks. We first saw them under a lightweight ...

Air Ride Adaptive Suspension, or Air Ride, for short, is a General Motors chassis and suspension technology that is capable of dynamically raising or lowering the vehicle’s ride height. The GM Air ...