Re: airbag suspension on miata?

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 "Tony Liang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> what are the disadvantages? 1) no one has tried one? drives bad?

Altering the ride height on a Miata causes major changes in wheel 
alignment. To maintain safe handling, the car would need a new alignment 
each time you made a height adjustment.

Air suspensions are not as reliable as steel springs. I used air shocks 
on a motorcycle many years ago, and had to push the bike back to the 
trailer when a small piece of trapped gravel wore a hole in the rubber 
bladder. On the road, suspension failure could cause a serious wreck.

Air shocks are well established as *auxiliary* springs for carrying 
heavy loads in trucks. They don't replace the original springs.

-- 
Lanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA
'94C
the alignment page:
http://www.hummingbirds.net/alignment.html