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Air or hydros???

Air Ride Suspensions Q & A
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tattedfordguy   +1y
Im up in the air on what i want... I just want to dump the s#it out of the car n its the wifes n she wants it adjustable...
AON-4PumpedCL   +1y
Hydraulics are a little tricky in a macpherson car, but they'll probably go lower, lift higher, and ride better with accumulators. For a girls car I'd probably bag it, it just won't ride as nice...probably won't sit as low either without a lot of fab work.

-Aaron
ru567   +1y
if you are gonna do air, do strut bags and not cylinders. you get less lift but cylinders have to be rebuilt or replaced after a year or so cause they will start to leak and they make alot of noise. Lots of clunking. Make sure you reinforce the strut towers too if you are running alot of pressure for a fast bag setup. The strut towers will crack over time from abuse and constant twisting. Most cars also have rubbing problems when turning cause they are so large. I have had both air and juice. If you plan on having any kind of play time (more than 30 seconds at a time) you definately want juice. Plus you don't have to listen to noisy compressors. There is a little more maintenace with hydraulics but if they are installed correctly it's not much, change your seals once a year and your lines every couple just to be safe, top off some fluid once in a while and you are good. batteries can be set to charge over night with only 2 connections just like jumping a car (with the right charger). No matter what you do it's gonna ride different and will take getting used to. I used to think all my cars rode great, till i started driving in a car with a stock suspension again...