4848 Natural Rubber Air Bag Suspension Spring/ 2B9-201 Air Ride
Suspension System Spare Parts Double Convoluted
OEM NUMBER
Contitech | FD200-19 310 | AMERICAN CARRIER | 4848 |
Firestone | W01-358-6902 W01-358-6935 | HENDRICKSON | S2630 |
Goodyear | 2B9-201 | R & S TRUCK & BODY | 1027505 |
| | RIDEWELL | 1003586902C |
| | SUSPENSIONS | 2000-42 |
| | WATSON & CHALIN | AS-0002 |
PRODUCT DRAWING
DESCRIPTION
When you start talking about air suspensions, the basic idea isn't
all that hard to grasp. As the name suggests, instead of metal
coils or leaf springs, an air suspension system uses air springs.
And since the air needs to be contained somehow, the air springs
look more like rubber balloons than springs.
But beyond that, what's the purpose? How does it work? What
advantages are there to an air suspension? And why do you see them
used in everything from pickup trucks to luxury cars and highly
modified low riders?
Our friends at engineering gets into all of that, explaining the
different types of air springs, the different types of air
suspension systems, and the pros and cons of using on on a car. If
you've ever had a question about air suspensions, odds are, he
answers it here.
Air bag or air strut failure is usually caused by wet rust, due to
old age, or moisture within the air system that damages it from the
inside. Air ride suspension parts may fail because rubber dries
out. Punctures to the air bag may be caused from on the road. With
custom applications, improper installation may cause the air bags
to rub against the vehicle's frame or other surrounding parts,
damaging it. The over-extension of an air spring which is not
sufficiently constrained by other suspension components, such as a
shock absorber, may also lead to the premature failure of an air
spring through the tearing of the flexible layers. Failure of an
air spring may also result in complete immobilization of the
vehicle, since the vehicle will rub against the ground or be too
high to move. However, most modern automotive systems have overcome
many of these problems.
The air springs were designed to provide a smooth ride, with the
additional ability to raise the body of the vehicle for off-road
clearance and lower it for higher-speeds road driving. Mechanical
springs, for which deflection is proportional to load, cannot do
this; with ECAS height is largely independent of load. The
developers of ECAS also designed LoadSafe, a related system to
ascertain load and change in load on an LCV type vehicle fitted
with air springs.
