Air-suspended cars are very comfortable, but what about the durability of air suspension?

Air-suspended cars are very comfortable, but what about the durability of air suspension?

Automobile suspension is the general name of all connecting devices that transmit force between frame, axle and wheel. The function of suspension is to transfer the force and torque between the wheel and the frame, reduce or alleviate the bumps caused by uneven road surface, and ensure the ride comfort and stability during driving. In layman's terms, it is to let the driver and passengers in the car sit in the car without bumps and improve the driving experience and riding experience.

Why do you think the air suspension is in automatic mode?

Because the air suspension itself has many sensors, the car computer judges that the gap between the car and the ground is too small, or the road surface has pits and other uneven roads. After the automobile computer makes a judgment, it controls the air compressor and exhaust valve, changes the volume of gas in the cylinder to raise or lower the spring to raise or lower the chassis to match the road surface. If you don't understand it well, you can observe whether there is no ups and downs when the luxury car passes through the speed bump, and only four wheels adjust the height up and down.

As can be seen from the above, air suspension is much better than ordinary spiral spring suspension, but the price is much more expensive, and the maintenance cost will be much higher in the future. After all, air suspension is an advanced accessory, and it doesn't cost tens of thousands of dollars. I'm really sorry for its good performance.

Although air suspension is good, it also has its disadvantages, because air suspension mainly uses air as driving force. If the air chamber above the shock absorber leaks air and there is no air compression spring to change the lifting of the car, then the whole air suspension system will be paralyzed. Luxury cars with air suspension often run on bumpy roads, and the height of the chassis is constantly adjusted by the automobile suspension, which will inevitably affect the suspension again. After all, air suspension is not better than spiral spring suspension, which has strong automatic performance, many parts and high probability of damage.

To sum up:

Because the structure of air suspension is more complex, simple parts will definitely fail first compared with complex parts, so the accident probability of air suspension will be higher than that of spiral spring suspension. Although the air suspension has better drivability and performance than the ordinary suspension, and there is no bump at all, I still think that the ordinary spiral spring suspension should be relatively stable, at least without worrying about high maintenance costs. If you think the speed bump of ordinary suspension is too shaky, then reduce the speed to 10 km/h to ensure that it will not shake.