Supplemental Air Suspension, how should it be done?

[iceminion]

Problem: the talon is too low, the owner has a very steep driveway and will completely pwn the intercooler/bumper every day.

Solution: buy some cheap GM air struts, pump, regualtor...

Ok, thoughts? how would you do it?

[Kracka]

How much higher does it need to be? He could just get coilovers and lift the car :)

[JET]

Screw the air suspension, make a bracket and mount some wheels under the front clip. The wheels will take some weight off and raise the front up.

[iceminion]

Well, there are 2 problems, first the driveway, when the car was stock it scraped pretty bad, this is a bad driveway.

second, it is now lowered pretty far, and to make things worse it has a SBR Race (Big) front mount.

although rollers is a great idea (and maybe the solution that I will be forced to go with) I am still interested in being able to raise the car 4"-6" at the push of a button, only the fronts....

-OR- if adding it to the rear is possible, backing up into the driveway isnt unrealistic, but going over huge speed bumps is still a valid problem.

Maybe ill post the pics of the speed bumps and maybe you will understand my problem

[Kracka]

Maybe he should raise the car back to stock height and take the driveway slowly and at an angle rather than straight on.

[tpunx99GSX]

air ride would be pretty cool, but definatly not in winter time. i can hear the pop now.

[iceminion]

Thanks for the comments, but I am going ahead with this project, other supercars have the function stock, to raise the front of the car for temporary amounts of time.

I was thinking of using something like this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FRONT-AIR-SUSPENSION-LEVELING-KIT-CHEVROLET-GMC-1500_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33585QQihZ020QQite mZ300194769595QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

[Kracka]

...and I am sure a couple hundred thousand are spend on the R&D for this function on the supercars. You really think a truck shock is going to perform correctly on a DSM? Its a cool idea yes, but I think its going to have some severe handling drawbacks.

[blageo23]

Tell him to take the drivway at an angle. My driveway is bad too. my stock ride height scrapes on it sometimes. But my friend with a lowered honda can make it up my driveway if he goes slow and at an angle.

[Kracka]

I have yet to find a driveway my S2000, 3" dropped 1G Talon, or 2" dropped Evo can't handle when taken slowly at an angle.