Air suspension, in plain language, refers to the addition of air to the springs of shock absorbers. The height of the vehicle and the strength of the shock absorbers can be controlled by a computer to adjust the amount of air inside the shock absorbers, in order to achieve vehicle stability and comfort. To understand air suspension, one must first understand conventional suspension in order to distinguish it.

Conventional suspension: a system composed of springs, shock absorbers, and connecting rods that ensure contact between the vehicle and the road surface while maintaining traction. This is to reduce vibration and friction generated during collisions with passengers, vehicles, and cargo, making the car smoother and more comfortable.

The difference between air suspension and traditional suspension is that the structure is more complex, with the addition of an air compressor. The air compressor controls the driving experience through air support and suspension airbags. Traditional automotive shock absorption systems usually use hydraulic spring shock absorption systems, which achieve damping through oil and air.

This type of shock absorption system is inexpensive, compact, and simple in structure, but the damping effect of the shock absorber is generally not adjustable, and the road comfort is relatively average. Especially in this suspension system, although the upper and lower pistons have oil buffering, the springs and other components are still rigidly connected, which cannot isolate noise and vibration.

Air shock absorbers achieve shock absorption through airbags. Relatively speaking, rubber airbags can effectively isolate vibration and noise, providing a better driving experience. In developed countries, 100% of medium and large buses and about 40% of trucks, trailers, and tractors are equipped with air suspension.

In recent years, air suspension has been installed on millions of luxury cars, and now models worth 500000 to 600000 yuan are equipped with air suspension. This shows the development of technology and the reduction of costs. The reason why it is equipped with high-end cars is mainly due to manufacturing costs, which are as expensive as maintenance costs.

So, would you accept if air suspension were installed on a cheaper model with maintenance costs only half of the car? So this is the biggest wish, and I believe that in the near future, if the manufacturing cost of air suspension decreases, it has the opportunity to be popularized.

If the adjustment is not done well, there is a high possibility of problems and they will continue to do so, which is a great test of the manufacturer's car manufacturing level. Therefore, we rarely see air suspension in domestic car companies, and even foreign car companies can only see it in some high-end car companies, let alone cheap ones.

Of course, in addition to domestic sedans and SUVs, due to the good impact resistance of air suspension, many instrument vehicles, ambulances, military vehicles, and container transport vehicles that require high impact resistance have adopted air suspension. Cars are also a long-term existence, of course, there are advantages and disadvantages due to the complex structure of air suspension.

Compared to ordinary suspensions, this suspension is prone to problems and requires high tuning techniques from car manufacturers, so it is reasonable to use air suspension. In principle, air suspension can solve some of the problems of traditional suspension. When driving on normal roads, air suspension can make the frame softer than the suspension stiffness.

As a result, the impact filtering ability of the suspension is improved. When driving on rough and uneven roads, the air suspension can also increase suspension pressure to obtain harder suspension support, ensuring that the body will not vibrate extensively. These functions are basically completed by the car's adaptive system, and the owner does not need to manually use it.

At present, traditional suspension is sufficient, and air suspension is not mandatory in the market. On the other hand, it does bring about an increase in cost and corresponding quality risks. Therefore, China usually only has high-end luxury cars, and even the top configuration is only equipped with air suspension, which costs relatively high to ensure the quality level and driving experience.Image article from the internet. If there is any infringement, please contact us for deletion