Dizzet

Well i was thinking is hydrolics in a car legal any where it sure isent in denmark...

ohh yes and dosent it pretty much destroy the car when maken that bounching up and down...

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Scorps

I don't know about where it is legal or not but bouncing it does wreck the car......bounces everything loose so you would always have it in the shop. But I think if your bouncing down the street that would be illegal everywhere.

If your doing it for show go for it if your doing just to get your car low go with air-ride much easier and smoother ride!

GetRdone

If you do want to use hydros, you need to re-enforce the frame and key parts of the suspension. Leave hydros the the cars in music videos. Air ride is the best. With a really good air system u can hop the car if u want, but for as little as like 800$ (us) u can get most vehicles riding on air

Hardknock

I never really thought of hydraulics destroying the car but logically it makes sense. Maybe I've been watching too many videos.

Lockjaw

It also takes a crap load of battery power to get those things hopping around.

Dizzet

okay thx for the info but hey what is air system...
Is it where you can adjust the suspension from the cabin of the car

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Dizzet

well if I in anyway get to live a place where I can have hydros in my car I would only use it to drive around and lift on of the wheels so the car looks like a dog who pees... and all that other cool stuff it can except the jumping

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true, air-bags are smoother and might be a tad less stressful on the car, but the fact remains: its illegal

here in california, you can't get away with any suspension modification that is even slightly insane.


nonetheless, its a pretty sweet effect. it might be "played out" around my area [socal] but everytime i see it, i still think i'd want to drive one of those for a night

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Lockjaw

Yeah it's just an air suspension system. Instead of the standard coilsprings you mount airbags like big rigs use. You can lower the car by letting the air out of the airbags, and you can lift it to normal ride height by airing it up. They get aired up by a air tanks which in turn are filled by an in car compressor usually mounted in the trunk. It's pretty trick actually.

Oh and in Cali air supsension ARE legal as long as like any other lowered car they are not operated on public streets at an illegal height(aka slammed to hell)

http://www.chp.ca.gov/html/streetlegal.html

Thank the Lord I live in a state that as long as you aren't making an ass of yourself the cops will leave you alone with your mods.

uncle_el

in one sense, hydraulics and air bags/air ride do the same thing... allow you to lower and raise your car as you please. but the technology is different:
hydraulics push fluid
air bags/air ride push air

both have their pros and cons, though most people today would say that air is the way to go (cheaper, don't have all the weight of all the batteries, and no risk of spilling fluid everywhere).

depending on the car, and presumed use of system, both hydraulic systems and air ride may need to have the chassis reinforced.

many suv's nowadays come with an air ride system (range rover, lexus gx, and lincoln navigator to name a few)... though it just changes the ridge height slightly.


*enter pic of impala on hydraulics*







*enter cars on air ride*






in short, if you want to get as low as possible, and raise it up when you want to, air ride or hydraulics are the way to go.

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Scorps

I know Hydrolics give you that crazy high or low stance but I like slamming car/trucks/or SUV's so I would go with Air bags, and your also right, get a leak your fucked a little.

GetRdone

The only thing we havent mentioned is just a static drop. Not versatile, cant do any cool tricks, but costs alot less....althought ull eat thru suspension parts after a lil while.