I was looking at pneumatic suspension and wondering if anyone had or was considering this. I heard that the air bags also act as a progressive spring. What you think guys?

Is it really worth sacraficing the weight just for that? You'll never really get any benefits. Coilovers are best. You don't need the car to be .5mm from the road during motorway driving.

 

The main reason people have pnuematic/or airbag suspension, is so they can get their cars to dance or sit so low at shows, it looks like the suspension has died.

 

Go for it though if you really want it.

I've never considered it and never will. Just a silly car park mod to impress young-uns like neons. Serves no pupose other than that.

 

That blue one Kirbs has posted looks like it's been parked up with knackered suspension.

In your humble opinion obviously ;)

Of course coilovers are better, I'd never dream of argueing any different but to say it's a "silly car park mod" is a gross generalisation. If you read up on the subject in a bit more detail you'd know that air suspension is a developing market with a lot of major players becoming interested (just ask RUF, Mercedes and TEIN, three random examples) and the technology is getting better and better all the time. If it allows you to drive over speed bumps without demolishing the front end I see that as being pretty practical (particularly when your custom kit and paint job is costing a five figure sum ;)). As I've also said, ideally I'd prefer the Roberuta system but after a year of researching the different applications, with the correct set-up I'd be happy to go down the air bag only route.

it would be the robuertua system for me. expensive, but with most things you get what you pay for imho