Air Lift Performance

Snake in the grass

Jeremy Hart | November 17, 2011

Ford built an awesome car when they designed the S-197 Mustang…. Carroll Shelby refined it……. Our buddy Nate made his U-N-B-E-L-I-E-V-A-B-L-E!!!!! As if the Shelby GT 500 was not enough, Nate decided to go with the Air Lift Performance suspension for dramatically improved performance handling characteristics and the ability of getting in and out of his driveway without scraping his prized ride.

This snake slithers on 20 inch Alcoa’s wrapped in Nitto rubber, 255/35/20 up front and 275/35/20 in the rear. Power has been enhanced by a 2.3L TVS supercharger with a 2.6″ pulley, Afco dual fan heat exchanger, MHR Tank, a full Shelby KR exhaust and sports a VMP tune. If you ever thought air suspension was not intended to handle power, Nate’s venomous Shelby blows that theory right out of the water.

Nate would like to give a shout out to his buddy Zak ”Thanks for doing most of the install while I handed you tools and ordered pizza.” If you like carving corner’s, want improved ride quality, and full height adjustability for your modern muscle car contact your local Air Lift Performance Dealer today!

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SEMA 2011

Jeremy Hart | November 15, 2011

Well that’s it, SEMA 2011 has come to a close. A year of planning and last minute details to finish up projects all over within a week. This was my first time attending the show and the amount of automotive eye candy is mind blowing. Air Lift Performance suspension could be seen on a multitude of vehicle’s from a Corvair van to the Rotiform Audi A8 displayed in the Air Lift booth. A huge thanks goes out to all of our customers and everyone that stopped by the booth to say hi!!! No more time for typing, gotta start planning SEMA 2012…….

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VW MKIV R32/ Audi TTQ Rear kit..Shipping now!!

Brian Vinson | October 26, 2011

VW addicts…get your fix from Air Lift Performance with the latest offering: a rear bag kit for the MKIV R32 and Audi TT Q! Now you AWD guys can enjoy the incredible drop and smooth ride of an Air Lift kit like your FWD brethren.

This new kit uses an innovative design on the upper endcap that only requires a slight trimming of the original coil spring locating bump on the chassis so that going back to coils is not an issue (not sure who would want to do THAT , but hey..it’s possible!). Another unique feature not found on other brands is the use of a double bellows air spring with a roll plate. This style of spring provides a better ride than a single bellows as well as considerably more lift. You will also love the drop as the springs compress to amazingly low 2.3″ height, which should be more than enough to tuck your wheels hard if they clear the fenders! And as always, a comprehensive instruction manual included to make your install as easy as possible.

If you just have to have one, feel free to contact your favorite Air Lift dealer and get yourself a set.

Rear kit part number: 75619

MKIV SLAM Digital Combo Kit (includes front SLAM, Rear R32 & Autopilot 27667): 95719

MKIV SLAM Manual Combo Kit (includes front SLAM, Rear R32 & manual Control 27666): 77719

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Justin Fong’s West Coast Mustang

Brian Vinson | September 13, 2011

Justin has just installed an Air Lift Performance Suspension Kit on his 2010 Mustang GT. Read the blog to follow his adventures living a “bagged life”! Read Justin’s Blog

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ZOOM ZOOM! Project Mazda3

cRosser | August 2, 2011

Let me start with this: the Mazda3 is an experiment that I have created. Air Lift does not currently have a plan to create a kit for this platform. I have documented everything so if the market demands this, we can turn it around fast. The whole purpose of this build was to help develop future product, not just a Mazda3 kit. Introducing a new adjustable damper design, camber plates and the much anticipated AutoPilot V2 pilot testing.

I would like to thank my brother Cole for allowing me to experiment with his car!!!

Today’s subject-2007 Mazda3
Mileage-79,743
Starting suspension-blown OEM
Silver 2007 Mazda 3 in the shop about to get bagged

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WaterFEST 2011

emanansala | July 21, 2011

WaterFEST 2011 in Englishtown NJ was my 12th year in attendance.. The one thing I love about this event is that every year you see an “evolution” of trends, technology and more this gather of EURO’s coming together year after year.. Is just something you don’t see today in our world!

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Proving Performance Capability During 2011 Motorstate Challenge

emanansala | July 20, 2011

Lansing, MI • June 21, 2011

This past weekend, Air Lift Company competed in the 2011 Motorstate Challenge (www.motorstatechallenge.com). This event pits drivers of high horsepower Pro-Touring type muscle cars and late model modified machines against each other in a “fastest lap” competition on the tricky Gingerman Raceway (www.gingermanraceway.com) in South Haven, MI. Air Lift was eligible for a special class of participating vendors that included 19 different driver/car combinations, amongst a total field of 79 competition cars.

The choice of weapon for this battle was Air Lift’s 2005 Mustang GT equipped with their Performance Air Suspension kit (Part #95779). While severely underpowered against the average competitor at only 300HP, the handling capability of the car and the driving experience of Engineering Project Manager, Brian Vinson, proved a formidable combination!

The results have just been posted and Air Lift finished 4th in the Vendor class and had the 9th fastest lap of the entire field. This was by far the best finishing air suspension equipped car of several in the event by several seconds. Vinson had this to say about the day: “I am thrilled with our result today. With this stock engine car we were able to run times faster than a lot of the big boys because our car had perfect handling balance and could corner much faster in the twisty sections.

We came to the event to prove the point that our air suspension can deliver great performance. I think we succeeded in delivering that message.” Air Lift wishes to thank the staff of Motorstate Distributing for putting on an excellent event.

Details and some pictures can be found here www.motorstatechallenge.com Air Lift Company’s performance division features air suspension kits for European, Modern Muscle and Japanese performance vehicles. Air Lift Company is the premier global supplier and manufacturer of aftermarket air suspension products. For more information, contact the Performance division by calling (800) 248-0892, or on the Web at http://www.airliftperformance.com/.

Air Lift Company Proves Performance Capability

During 2011 Motorstate Challenge

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Lady in the Black Dress

emanansala | July 15, 2011

Every once in a while, you come across a genuinely clean car. There isn’t anything radical about it, there isn’t anything groundbreaking- but it’s just clean. From the major to the minor details, this car is all that and a bag of chips. Paint looks great, interior is clean, wheel set-up is awesome, and there’s a little pep under the hood to compliment the aesthetics. Rob Kittredge’s MKIV BMP GLI is probably one of the cleanest examples of a MKIV GLI I’ve seen to date. for Read More…

Rob Kittredge’s bagged MKIV BMP GLI is one of the cleanest examples of a MKIV GLI

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Air Lift Mustang on the track!

emanansala | July 15, 2011

Air Lift S197 Mustang at Gingerman Raceway 06-07-2011, seen on this video keeping up with the pack. Our Mustang is STOCK 4.6L with only brake pads and Air Lift Performance Suspension..