AirLift Performance - Video - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

kykiee · 11-05-2013, 09:32 PM

http://www.airliftperformance.com/airvscoilover/

Video comparison between Air Suspension and Coilovers.

They had 3 cars(Mustang, BRZ, R32). Three different test(200ft skidpad, 100ft slalom, 2.3 mile road course). Results are pretty interesting, but I wish they gave us what coilovers were used on each car.

Update 11/11/13: So, apparently they are running V3's?

dem00n · 11-05-2013, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kykiee

http://www.airliftperformance.com/airvscoilover/

Video comparison between Air Suspension and Coilovers.

They had 3 cars(Mustang, BRZ, R32). Three different test(200ft skidpad, 100ft slalom, 2.3 mile road course). Results are pretty interesting, but I wish they gave us what coilovers were used on each car.

Kinda ruins the whole thing...

MeFryRice · 11-05-2013, 11:15 PM

I was there the day they were performing the testing although I didn't inquire about what coilovers they were comparing the AirLift suspension to. While they were doing their thing, the shop I was working for at the time, were learning the track preparing for One Lap of America.

utekineir · 11-05-2013, 11:18 PM

without knowing what kind of coils and settings it would have been more valuable if they had they compared to stock

Enraged21 · 11-09-2013, 01:36 PM

the BRZ was using Stance Coilovers

Enraged21 · 11-09-2013, 01:55 PM

I still find it hard to believe that air could be better than coilovers. I'd be scared to drive my car hard if I had an air suspension. It would always be in the back of my head that the bag would pop. I have a friend on bags on this z33 and his bags popped twice the last two months. And he barely drives it hard.

neurokinetik · 11-09-2013, 03:32 PM

For what the air kit costs ($3400 for the manual kit), they should be comparing to Ohlins or something pretty close to it.

xDBOYx · 11-09-2013, 04:06 PM

interesting results, wish they would have compared it to equal value coilovers

Enraged21 · 11-09-2013, 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by neurokinetik

For what the air kit costs ($3400 for the manual kit), they should be comparing to Ohlins or something pretty close to it.

Don't think air would be able to compete with the performance Ohlins provide

utekineir · 11-09-2013, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Enraged21

the BRZ was using Stance Coilovers

So, they compared their system to hard parking coils that probably pull worse times than stock.

Awesome.

IAmNotTheDriftKing · 11-09-2013, 10:18 PM

Now, I am not saying this video is bias, but for some reason when a company compares its product to the competitions the results may not be truthful. Plus for 3K you can get some really really good coilovers.

solidONE · 11-09-2013, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IAmNotTheDriftKing

Now, I am not saying this video is bias, but for some reason when a company compares its product to the competitions the results may not be truthful. Plus for 3K you can get some really really good coilovers.

Translation: "i'm not saying this video is biased.... but it's biased."

IAmNotTheDriftKing · 11-09-2013, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by solidONE

Translation: "i'm not saying this video is biased.... but it's biased."

Now I am not saying that. . . but I totally am.

solidONE · 11-09-2013, 10:30 PM

Yeah $3.5K air suspension vs $800 coilovers = not a fair comparison. Put them against some Ohlins R&T or Tein SRC's or KW clubsports then we will see which is superior.

11-05-2013, 09:32 PM	#1
kykiee Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 13 Subaru BRZ, 02 Toyota 4Runner Location: Camden County, NJ Posts: 338 Thanks: 38 Thanked 64 Times in 57 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	AirLift Performance - Video http://www.airliftperformance.com/airvscoilover/ Video comparison between Air Suspension and Coilovers. They had 3 cars(Mustang, BRZ, R32). Three different test(200ft skidpad, 100ft slalom, 2.3 mile road course). Results are pretty interesting, but I wish they gave us what coilovers were used on each car. Update 11/11/13: So, apparently they are running V3's? Attached Images __________________ 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited - GBS - 6MT - VIN #01197 Last edited by kykiee; 11-11-2013 at 01:58 PM.

11-09-2013, 10:30 PM	#14
solidONE Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: FR-S Whiteout Location: California Posts: 2,863 Thanks: 1,808 Thanked 791 Times in 611 Posts Mentioned: 42 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yeah $3.5K air suspension vs $800 coilovers = not a fair comparison. Put them against some Ohlins R&T or Tein SRC's or KW clubsports then we will see which is superior. __________________ Intent > Content cowardice is the mother of cruelty.

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utekineir blowhard Join Date: Jun 2013 Drives: frs, project forester Location: ma Posts: 980 Thanks: 53 Thanked 604 Times in 316 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	without knowing what kind of coils and settings it would have been more valuable if they had they compared to stock

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Enraged21 #RememberTheBuster Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Firestorm FRS MT Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 597 Thanks: 637 Thanked 154 Times in 102 Posts Mentioned: 6 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I still find it hard to believe that air could be better than coilovers. I'd be scared to drive my car hard if I had an air suspension. It would always be in the back of my head that the bag would pop. I have a friend on bags on this z33 and his bags popped twice the last two months. And he barely drives it hard.

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neurokinetik Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Firestorm Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 199 Thanks: 75 Thanked 70 Times in 43 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	For what the air kit costs ($3400 for the manual kit), they should be comparing to Ohlins or something pretty close to it.

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xDBOYx Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2013 SWP BRZ Limited Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 596 Thanks: 0 Thanked 144 Times in 120 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	interesting results, wish they would have compared it to equal value coilovers

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