This story appears in the January/February 2011 issue of Equipment & Maintenance Update, a supplement to the Jan. 17 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Air suspensions ...

The trucks sold in today’s consumer market are tougher than commercial trucks just a decade back, with the strongest pickups comfortably hauling nearly 8,000 pounds. The key downside to those new ...

Air-ride suspensions offer a variety of advantages over mechanical systems. But they are more expensive to purchase and maintain. Why does choosing the right suspension for your fleet matter? Choosing ...

Air springs have only been part of the mainstream rodding scene for about a decade, yet they're already almost as common as dropped axles and whitewall tires. This is not too surprising, considering ...

An air spring suspension provides a better ride quality than their steel spring counterparts, but isn’t quite as bulletproof when it comes to wear and tear. Air springs, which should be inspected at ...

Air suspension systems have come a long way in recent years, infiltrating the mainstream automotive market after being a niche option on ultra-luxury vehicles. As the name suggests, air suspension ...

The outside of the air spring can suffer from abrasion if it rubs against any other suspension part because of misalignment or other parts out of their normal positions, like a broken shock. Too ...

From the archives: How to install Firestone’s Ride-Rite Air Helper Springs Kit on a 2004 Ford F-150. Although the suspension systems of some trucks are better equipped to handle the extra load of a ...

Every once in a while a new product crops up that significantly impacts the classic truck hobby. Certainly the availability of fiberglass bodies, reproduction bed assemblies, and reproduction frames ...

One of the biggest, most significant shifts in automotive suspension systems over the past several decades has been the explosion in popularity of high-tech active suspensions. From air springs to ...

Mack Trucks launched its Twin Y Air Suspension, a suspension system that uses a Y-shaped high-strength steel design. Offered with proprietary Mack axles, the Mack Twin Y Air Suspension delivers ...

Arnott has introduced two new air suspension compressors engineered for European luxury and performance models, including ...