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Old Oct 21, 2015 | 05:37 PM
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Airbags and spings

I search the boards and only found something called an air cup, experimental. Is there such thing as having traditional springs and shocks along with an air bag on my front end to lift when I need to get in and out of my driveway. I found either or, but not a combination of both that can be lifted with the flick of a switch. And no I don't want hydraulics. Just cracked my front bumper when the planks i used snapped coming out of my driveway. Most driveways I'm having a problem with, I'm running Tokico and H&R springs on 17s mazdaspeed gtc bumper.

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Old Oct 22, 2015 | 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by tsmith94FD
I search the boards and only found something called an air cup, experimental. Is there such thing as having traditional springs and shocks along with an air bag on my front end to lift when I need to get in and out of my driveway. I found either or, but not a combination of both that can be lifted with the flick of a switch. And no I don't want hydraulics. Just cracked my front bumper when the planks i used snapped coming out of my driveway. Most driveways I'm having a problem with, I'm running Tokico and H&R springs on 17s mazdaspeed gtc bumper.
They're called air cup kits like you stated. There are many companies out there producing them, however they are not all the same. To my knowledge all companies use cups with bags inside except for Phantom Suspension. The ones from Phantom are made with air pistons instead of bags. Basically, they all share the same concept. The advantage of pistons vs bags is that with pistons you can drive with air in them an keep the same ride quality and response, while with bagged cups it is not recommanded to drive on them.

In any case, you are looking at 2.5k-3k for a full kit + installation and management.

The pic attached is of my personal suspension..

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Old Oct 23, 2015 | 05:23 PM
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fortune auto is developing a set of the same thing as above now also, check their instagram @fortuneautousa. they are releasing the final product at sema this year
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