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| Thread ID: 94355 | 2008-10-26 03:12:00 | airbag suspension for a Car | lance4k (4644) | PC World Chat |
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| 714875 | 2008-10-26 20:35:00 | I drove a 2001 Citroen Xantia (diesel) from Takaka to Christchurch last year for a friend. I was most impressed. I thought with such soft suspension it would roll like a bugger around corners - but it didn't. Just seemed to tighten up. You could drive at judder bars in the car too and it would go right over them with almost no bump. However, the owner told me that owning Citroens (he had a 2CV as well) was "unrelenting, unmitigated pain". I assume he was referring to the most recent $4000 he'd spent on his two Citroens - as well as previous wallet attacks. Yes I know the ride quality is superlative but if it goes wrong big bucks |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 714876 | 2008-10-26 21:18:00 | one of the problems with airbags as it can change the load points of the suspension which can mean cracked mounting pionts and/or chassis. for a light lift why not air shocks ? otherwise it woul pay to look at why you need airbags. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 714877 | 2008-10-27 07:08:00 | If the bag isnt standard or factory fit technically it would need a low volume certificate for the change. How ever the best way to beat the system with changes is to get a WOF or COF without the airbag. Then go and fit the air bag. Six months of road grime, dust, bug splatter roadkill hits, rust etc will normalise the change. Next WOF the inspector will probaly think its been like that for yonks and other inspectors have passed it so he will. Done it heaps with buses, get a COF first change engine and gearbox etc 6 months and 40k later the engine etc looks like its always been there. Is this airbag suspension as in adjustable height, and teeny bopper hoodrats in hoodies bouncing up and down Courtenay Place in their Beemer/ Merc? Yup, definitely needs a cert as a low volume vehicle, and will definitely get pulled over and checked by the Police (especially if you look like the above). Generally there will be a cert plate on the firewall somewhere outlining the modifications performed that make the vehicle non-standard in some way- more powerful engine, adding a turbo/supercharger, lowered/adjustable suspension, chassis/structural modifications, etc. Any deviation from this cert invalidates it, meaning you have to get it done again- after it's been ordered off the road, with a fine to boot. Airbag suspension is big dollars to buy and install, and how it affects your vehicle will pretty much depend on the vehicle. As for the buses, more difficult to spot a changed gearbox, and bearing in mind how many buses in Wellie blow straight through red lights, the police don't care (I'm sure it was orange officer). But that's another story I guess. PS. Air bagged Beemers and Mercs are a crime against those cars- shame to see these well built vehicles being thrashed and mutilated! :( |
Sick Puppy (6959) | ||
| 714878 | 2008-10-27 07:34:00 | those boucing hoodrat cars are usually hydrulic powered. airbags will change the ride height but very slowly. normally used when carring large loads. biggest problem is they are a supplementy system, not a full load carrying system. people try to make the bags carry the big load (rather than the suspension) and end up doing damage to the vechile because of it. i would be suprised if you really need airbags suspension in a car. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
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