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2. Ride height - Wikipedia

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   On most automobiles, ride height is modified by changing the length of the suspension springs, and is the essence of many aftermarket suspension kits supplied by manufacturers such as KW, Eibach, [5] and H&R. [6] For trucks, lifted trucks are popular with truck owners, who often upsize their wheels and tires when lifting their vehicles.

3. Height adjustable suspension - Wikipedia

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   Height adjustable suspension from 1954 – high position An Audi A8 Multi Media Interface control screen for its Adaptive Air Suspension, which gives the vehicle clearance a range from 95 mm to 145 mm Kneeling bus in Dublin. The first instance of a production vehicle with adjustable (rear only) suspension was on the 1954 Citroën 15CVH.

4. Air suspension - Wikipedia

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   Air suspension is a type of vehicle suspension powered by an electric or engine-driven air pump or compressor. This compressor pumps the air into a flexible bellows, usually made from textile-reinforced rubber. Unlike hydropneumatic suspension, which offers many similar features, air suspension does not use pressurized liquid, but pressurized ...

5. Suspension lift - Wikipedia

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   A 2001 GMC Sierra Stepside with a 6" suspension lift. A suspension lift is a modification to a vehicle to raise the ride height. It is done for the purpose of improving the off road performance of SUVs or trucks and other off-road vehicles, or for cosmetic purposes. Suspension lifts can enable steeper approach, departure, and breakover angles ...

6. Self-levelling suspension - Wikipedia

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   Land Rover developed a self-levelling rear suspension using the "Boge Hydromat" self-energising hydraulic strut. [13] Of similar construction to a hydraulic shock absorber the strut used the motion of the suspension travelling over bumps to pump itself back up to a pre-set height. It was sufficiently powerful to regain up to 85% of normal ride ...

7. Stance (vehicle) - Wikipedia

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   The stance of a vehicle is determined by its suspension height and the fitment of the wheels in the fender arches. It may refer to any vehicle, including sports cars, pickup trucks and off-road vehicles, however it is mostly associated with lowered sports cars, sedans, hatchbacks, vans and other body styles of passenger cars. The term stance is ...

8. Tatra 815 - Wikipedia

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   Mechanical suspension [8] of load capacity up to 8 tons per axle by torsion bars – for versions with one steered front axle (4x4 and 6x6) or by leaf springs – for versions with two steered axles (6x6, 8x8, 10x10 or 12x12). Air-bellows, with a load capacity of 9 tons per axle and a possibility of a ground clearance regulation.

9. Ramp travel index - Wikipedia

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   Ramp travel index or RTI, is a way of measuring a vehicle's ability to flex its suspension, a property also known as axle articulation. The RTI rating is used mainly in the off-roading industry to test and describe chassis limits of modified vehicles.