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Using airbags to lower (compress spring/strut)
Okay so I know this sounds bizarre, and I can't find any examples of it, but I feel like the reason is complexity, not because it's a bad idea so hear me out.
I have an audi allroad with factory air. It has a pretty decent range of adjustment (and even more with some basic hacks) from slammed that will chew out the CVs to higher-than-most-road-based-SUVs which has no travel (droop) at all.
HOWEVER, like all air systems, this means the softest air spring rate at low (the opposite of what you want) and the hardest up high (again, bad.) It also means up high when you want the most shock travel you have none.
So here is the idea - fit long-travel struts/with long soft springs so the car sits way up high and use bags to pull it down (ie pre-load the suspension)
That means long, soft supension up high and stiff, short travel down low.
Apart from the fact this would be totally custom and need a lot of clever fab - what am I missing? How come I can't find a single example of this set up anywhere?
I have an audi allroad with factory air. It has a pretty decent range of adjustment (and even more with some basic hacks) from slammed that will chew out the CVs to higher-than-most-road-based-SUVs which has no travel (droop) at all.
HOWEVER, like all air systems, this means the softest air spring rate at low (the opposite of what you want) and the hardest up high (again, bad.) It also means up high when you want the most shock travel you have none.
So here is the idea - fit long-travel struts/with long soft springs so the car sits way up high and use bags to pull it down (ie pre-load the suspension)
That means long, soft supension up high and stiff, short travel down low.
Apart from the fact this would be totally custom and need a lot of clever fab - what am I missing? How come I can't find a single example of this set up anywhere?