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Suspension-alternatives.com is your one stop shop for all Lincoln Continental air suspension parts
By Suspension Alternatives
Dated: Apr 26, 2010
Suspension-alternatives.com is your one stop shop for all Lincoln Continental air suspension parts and
suspension conversion kits.
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suspension conversion kits. Find Lincoln Continental Monroe shock absorbers, struts, shocks, air springs,
coil springs, air bags, air shocks, conversion kits, coil over air suspensions, air ride suspension conversions,
helper springs, ride control suspension, suspension air compressors, air bag suspension components and
Lincoln Continental air ride suspension products. Have a suspension problem with your Lincoln
Continental rear suspension or front suspension? Suspension-alternatives can help.
Air suspension is a type of vehicle suspension powered by an engine driven or electric air pump or
compressor. This pump pressurizes the air, using compressed air as a spring. Air suspension replaces
conventional steel springs. If the engine is left off for an extended period, the car will settle to the ground.
The purpose of air suspension is to provide a smooth ride quality and in some cases self-leveling.
While not using high pressure mineral oil, the system aims to achieve a result similar to the hydro
pneumatic suspension arrangement introduced in 1954 by Citroen. With a “leg up” on other companies,
GM used its experience with commercial buses’ air suspension to introduce systems for its car lines,
beginning with the 1958 model year. Air bags at each wheel replaced the standard coil springs, and had
sensors to keep the car level under load and in turns. It was too slow to react in sudden maneuvers,
however.
Air bag or air strut failure is usually caused by wet rot, 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 debris 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.
Air line failure is a failure of the tubing which connects the air bags or struts to the rest of the air system,
and is typically DOT-approved nylon air brake line. This usually occurs when the air lines, which must be
routed to the air bags through the chassis of the vehicle, rub against a sharp edge of a chassis member or a
moving suspension component, causing a hole to be formed. This mode of failure will typically take some
time to occur after the initial installation of the system as the integrity of a section of air line is
compromised to the point of failure due to the rubbing and resultant abrasion of the material. An air line
failure may also occur if a piece of road debris hits an air line and punctures or tears it. For more
information, please visit: http://www.suspension-alternatives.com/lincoln-continental-suspension-s/38.htm
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