How to Choose the Right Air Suspension Kit for Your Pickup or Trailer

There are various issues that you may encounter while driving and feel dissatisfied with your trailer or pickup truck driving experience, it may be due to issues such as vehicle bumps, uneven road surface, difficulty in steering or braking etc. Faced with these, adding an air suspension kit to your vehicle can be an effective solution to most of the troubles. If you are in the market for a new trailer or fifth wheel purchase an air suspension kit beforehand to avoid any disturbing conditions.

There are many reasons why you need an Air Suspension Kit

1. Heavy loads or trailers cause the rear of the vehicle to sag.

2. Excessive movement of the vehicle over rough terrain.

3. The body may lean in certain situations (e.g., cornering or steep grades).

4. You want to extend the life of your vehicle's suspension and tires.

The RETRUE online shop currently offers two types of air suspension kits and produces different models based on many different car models, so be sure to check if your car is compatible with the airbag model on sale before you buy.So how do you choose the right suspension kit?In the next section, we'll look at some of the air suspension kits in more detail.

AIR SPRING

Air springs should be the most common type of pickup or trailer lifting device on the market today, they are versatile and customised to divide the model, while the installation procedure is relatively simple and does not require additional holes in the frame, which facilitates future replacements and repairs to be handled, while reducing the impact on the vehicle itself. Air spring suspension kits affect the vehicle in terms of how ，much it bounces up and down in particular situations and how high it sinks when carrying large amounts of weight.

If you are constantly travelling between multiple locations and repeatedly using your vehicle to carry cargo or trailers, air springs should be more than adequate for your needs. Compared to other suspension kits, the ability to inflate and deflate the air springs provides you with the ability to accept different loads, allowing you to adjust the saturation level of the air springs as needed for the best driving experience.

RETRUE pickup lift kits are made of heavy-duty rubber, which is stiffer and thicker and at the same time can make the lift quality more obvious, the airbag assisted springs are rated for very high load capacity, usually around 5000lbs, but please note that the air spring's load capacity does not increase the load capacity of your vehicle, please refer to the vehicle manual to determine the maximum load capacity of your vehicle.

To maximise the benefits of your airbags and achieve optimal handling, you will need an air compressor, and RETRUE air springs offer wiring for air compressor installation and use, or you can choose to shop the latest air compressors at RETRUE.com. This way you can monitor the air pressure in your air springs in real time and inflate or deflate as needed, depending on the weight you are carrying.

JOUNCE SPRING

Jounce Spring suspension is an easy-to-install and effective lifting device, with the advantage that once installed, it can be used for a long period of time without any additional operation, without having to worry about it. Its main function is similar to that of air springs, in that it provides vibration damping. The difference is that the Jounce Spring may work in a detached state, that means the top or bottom end is not fixed, which helps to dampen the vehicle with the help of elasticity and allows the driver to have a better driving experience.

The advantages and disadvantages of Jounce Spring are obvious: it is lighter and cheaper, but at the same time has a greater load capacity. The low cost of maintenance is also satisfactory, but it is relatively impossible to regulate its own air pressure to adapt to the vehicle load, and even bring some feedback when the empty load makes the vehicle bumpy.

Jounce Spring suspension design determines that it can have a larger load, and at the same time, the larger the vehicle load weight, the bouncing spring will bring more effect.