Some do. It's what the cars with adjustable ones use. Though in the past, air suspensions didn't do that. They were used for smoother rides. So an aftermarket one may or may not be adjustable.
All the research I’ve done says the whole point of air is to raise and lower the car versus getting coil overs that are just static and let your scrape speed bumps over and over
The wife had a Lincoln Mark VII when we met. it had an air suspension and wasn't adjustable. We traded it in when it was going to cost $2000 to replace a flat 'bag' in it back in the early '90s. Then someone here that bought a much more recent used Prius with obnoxious wheels had an aftermarket system that wasn't adjustable. I agree that they are only worth the effort and cost of installing aftermarket to get the adjustable ride height, but that isn't why air suspensions originated. High end models use to them without adjustability just for the smooth ride in the past, and some aftermarket ones are that way. Are you saying that air suspensions can't be adjustable? The Model S and X have such to allow greater clearance for going over bumps and such at low speeds, and will lower the car at highway speeds to reduce the frontal area. Ram is saying their PHEV, and I assume the BEV, will also have such a system.
Airlift 3P/3H iPhone App Usage - YouTube starting to think half of you are boomers. you can even use your phone apps to raise and lower the suspension. watch the video of this example
First of alll that video shows lowering the car from stock then back. Not raising it. But go ahead and spend for it and report back. Lol What does being a boomer have to do with anything? Racist...
You guys were saying air suspensions can’t be adjusted and that it’s for soft ride quality and doesn’t move. I was proving a point
Boomer is a race It is actually the other way with their standard system; can raise it but not lower. https://www.airliftcompany.com/support/faqs/ The performance system can raise and lower. https://www.airliftperformance.com/ Non adjustable systems do exist. They've been been around for decades in high end cars. Need to make sure the product considered does what you want. That's why Cadillac first started using them in the '50s, and is what the majority of factory systems were used for. Adjustable ones existed before that for leveling trucks when loaded up. The adjustability just wasn't something considered desirable for a consumer car back then. Could also have been impracticable to do with the tech of the time. Adjustable systems are now available as factory equipment on more cars. My intent was to just convey that you need to make sure the system you want does what you want. You never specifically stated what your issue was with them wanting an air suspension.
From quick research I’ve done, you can raise 2 inches and drop 2 inches so a total movement of 4 inches. New Prius is around 6 inches of ground Clearance. Would be nice to lower it to 4 inches on the interstate but also raise it to 8 inches on pot hole filled dirt BLM roads or deep snow storm snow
no idea. i have to go check around. i still want something cheap. i dont care about ride quality or '' auto adjusting'' and special other features. i just want to raise and lower the car on command with reliability
Your AWD engages not just for acceleration, it also engages for vectoring (I think that's the right word) to help the vehicle go around the corners. VSC Vehicle Stability Control You can also disable the Traction Control and Stability Control and the rear will engage freely.. you can do fun cookies in parking lots full of snow. So says my lifted 23' XLE AWD
PRIUS 2023+ Prius OffRoad. It took me with a lift and auto experience 2.5 hours to install the lift then it went in for an alignment.
The literature I've read indicates that AWD-e in the prior generation Prius was an induction motor, but that the current system uses a permanent magnet motor in the rear. I have no independent knowledge either way, and just because Toyota literature says something doesn't mean it is correct. I'm curious about the handling benefit of AWD-e in reducing torque to the front wheels at low speeds. The old 7hp set up was supposed to provide some drive when needed up to 43 mph, so I would expect the newer 40hp rear drive to work up to that speed as well. You'd think there would be video of someone with a new AWD-e Prius with TC turned off ripping around in the snow. The closest I've found is testing of the Corolla Cross hybrid, which I understand to have roughly the same drive train.
