Understand the Ford expedition Air Suspension Systems

Ford Expedition is a large size SUV with a fours door body built by the Ford brand in 1997. The latest fourth generation has been in production since the 2018 year. Ford expedition most of the mechanism has been derived from the Ford F-150 production with a body and mechanical components. Ford Expedition is available in regular and extended lengths. After 2009, the Ford Expedition has been moved to the Kentucky Truck Plant from Louisville, Kentucky. T3 platform now uses a modern four-wheel independent suspension system design.

Here are the main products available for Ford Air Suspension systems.

New Expedition Front Air Spring/Seal Kit: These new expedition air springs are developed with new heavy-duty air spring bladder from Contitech Air Spring with assembling and testing in the US only. Unmatched highest quality these air springs are also heavy-duty and packed with an unlimited lifetime warranty. All air springs come with a new seal kit for effective use. 

Ford Windstar 4Wheel Air Suspension Conversion & Rear Heavy Duty Coil Over Gas Shocks Kit: This can convert your vehicle with added performance and change the air suspension capabilities with impeccable performance. 

Air Ride Suspension Compressor with Dryer: This suspension part can easily integrate with your 1994-2003 version to match your vehicle performance. Or you can also buy Air Ride Suspension Compressor Dryer horizontal 1-outlet. 

Rear Heavy Duty Suspension Replacement Coil-Over Gas Shocks Kit: This suspension part comes with a lifetime warranty and is mainly built for 1994-2003 Ford Windstar.

Rear Regular Suspension Replacement Gas Shocks Kit: Get an effective suspension part for your 1994-2003 Ford Windstar and comes with a lifetime warranty.

Front Air Ride Suspension Air Spring Bag Assembly – Single: to add into your suspension system for 2003-2006 Ford Expedition with a lifetime warranty and excellent performance. 

Front Suspension Gas Shocks Replacement Kit: is built specifically for 2003-2006 Ford Expedition and comes with a lifetime warranty to enhance your vehicle performance. 

Complete Factory Air Ride System: built for 92-07 Ford Crown Victoria is a complete kit to exchange your old air suspension system. The kit comes with rear air springs and a dryer assembly. You can make sure to enjoy a smoother experience with these new air springs, heavy-duty compressor assembly, sealed air dryer, vibration isolators, o-rings, and a completely improved system. 

Similarly, you can find more custom parts for Ford expedition suspension parts with factory manufacturing quality to get that original performance. Shocks replacement kits, Gas shocks kit, Air shock replacement kits single and pair, Air Spring Bag Assembly Single and pair, Suspension air coil over gas strut conversion kit, and more. 

At X2industries, we have more than 90 products for Ford expedition Air Suspension Systems to enhance the performance of your vehicle. All the Ford OEM Air Ride equipment are available at affordable costs with unmatched quality. Products are shipped at doorsteps with long warranty duration to keep customer satisfaction in every aspect. For any more questions, suggestions, and advice get connected with our automotive experts now!

If you are looking for some Ford Air Ride in the Aftermarket area, be sure to check out the Custom Air Bag Suspension Systems for Ford!

All Interiors Accessories to add more value to your vehicle

Modern vehicles have become quite sophisticated to offer numerous features for users. And you can even further add more value to the vehicle by customizing as per their preference. There are several ways to enhance vehicle performance with custom products. In this post, we are going to discuss interior accessories to add more value to cars, trucks, and SUVs.

Here are the quintessential interior accessories you can add to the vehicle in improving performance.

Gauges

Get more information about your system on the dashboard with these automotive gauges for checking real-time pressure. Digital and Analog versions are also there along with LED tinted.  

Custom Steering Wheels

Custom Steering is one of the most luxurious displays of your vehicle. These are custom designed with a single solid piece of aluminum. Generally, they around 7 to 10 days to complete. There are more than 50+ designs available in our shop that you can customize as per your vehicle to make it more attractive. 

Gauge Pods

All Brand symbols for top models are available customized in different shapes and sizes to match your requirements. The list includes Ford, Chevrolet, Honda, Acura, Mitsubishi, Scion, Nissan, Universal, Volkswagon, and more. 

Electronics

We also provide a variety of automotive electronic modules for all aftermarket classic, latest model cars, and trucks such as push-button start, keyless entry, Motor controllers, etc.

Power Windows

All parts are also available to convert your manual windows into a luxury brand power system. These power window kits are packed with the latest tool and techniques to offer you a smooth experience for customizing windows. 

Seat Belts

Add more styles to your cars with a vibrant color seat belt to make the vehicle more enticing. At X2industries, we have 2-point seat belts and 3-point seat belts with more than 100+ options to choose on. 

Seats

We also built a customized seat with more style and color to enjoy a luxurious look. 

Shift Knobs and Parts

Get an imported look to your vehicles with these stylish aftermarket shift knobs and adapters to fit with every design.  

Switches and Buttons

Also, find custom interior cool switches, buttons, and complete kit in hundreds of variety, colors, and more. Single products with LED lights, cases, dimmers, and several other choices are available. 

Wiring Accessories

We also specialize with custom wiring products such as circuit breakers, fuses, clamps, relays, connectors, tools, wire, wire loom, and complete wiring kits.  

Interior Car Care

Also, special items for shining and cleaning kits with a glove to keep the shining of the vehicle intact the same for years. Air freshener, carpet spot remover, leather cleaner, rug & upholstery shampoo, conditioner, and more to keep all your interiors with more performance. 

At X2industries, we are one of the top manufacturers for suspensions, lighting, interior and exterior parts, special performance products along with numerous added features to optimize vehicle management. You can also connect with our expert to get more customization done and bring more performance in every aspect.

Chevrolet Factory Air Suspension

Quality OEM factory Chevrolet air ride suspension parts are hard to come by, and getting them at a reasonable cost is even more difficult! But don’t worry X2 has got you covered. We offer factory Chevrolet OEM Air Ride equipment, at a fraction of the dealer costs. All of our factory air ride components come with an industry leading warranty and are shipped free everyday. Replace your old compressor, valves, air bags, or struts with quality direct factory air suspension replacements or factory fitment conversion kits. Get your Chevrolet up and running quickly and easily today.

How Do Air Suspension Kits work?

There are many ways to improve the functioning of your vehicle. Air suspension provides that extra agility and flexibility to add more power for a smoother experience. Air suspensions are crucial from the safety standpoint the way your car, truck, or SUV drives on the road. Coil springs and shock absorbers take all the pressure and direct road force to maintain the vehicular movement in place. They control bounce, the wheel oscillation, and the rebound process complete. 

And every tike you take a turn or put more weight in the vehicle, it often slows down challenging the overall mechanism. Traditionally these were built with a fixed model system. Now, these air suspension systems are precise in improving the control and mechanism of the vehicle. 

Air Suspension Kits

Modern air suspension kits are full of items required to convert a coil suspension into air suspension to optimize their performance. These may include air compressors, air bags, valves, pneumatic air line, fittings, brackets, switch control boxes, air tanks, control arms, brackets, struts, and more depending on your requirements. Manufacturers can offer custom-built products to add more power to your air suspension kit. Air Suspension Systems in both manual or electric mechanism can enhance the performance and also even out a heavy payload.

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How Air Suspension Kits work?

Air suspension is mainly associated with optimized performance and improve loads on trucks. Air suspension can add extra height to your vehicle boosting more power to the overall vehicle performance. You can use the air springs and air compressor to improve the overall height. 

Here air springs are made up of air bags with textile rubber. They are installed at each corner of the car and simultaneously support the vehicle during movements. These air springs are then connected to the air compressor while offering cushion for the smooth ride. Air compressor than add more pressurized air to fill each bag of the mechanism, till the vehicle reaches the desired height. Here advanced sensors are often connected to manage the height and evaluate the vehicle information. 

Improvement in performance with Air Suspension

These air suspension kits can also perform the towing work for heavy loads. Airbags play an essential role in supporting heavy cargo. And the extra height achieved through the air springs also holds up the heavyweight. Thus leveling out the heavy load on all four sides of the vehicle while traveling movements.   

Electronic systems use a specific control module offering digital controls for managing pressure and the height of the mechanism in a real-time display. A Module is then connected with inputs from sensors, toggles, and complete mechanism to give the user more control. This module will further empower the user to manage vehicles as per requirements. 

At X2industries, we are one of the best suppliers for Air Suspension Kits for Car, Truck as well as SUV to enhance their performance with remarkable results. We have expertise in customized suspension manufacturing and offer all types of solutions for our customers in helping with more productivity.

Upgrade your current air suspension system! Are all air kits made the same?

The quick answer to this question is no. Aside from the obvious difference in the chassis components for each of the cars and trucks on the road. There are also many different components in the air management system which may or may not be needed, and depending on personal preferences you may want one look or function more then another.

Many air lift or drop systems can be modified to accommodate the customers vehicle as well as the customers personal preferences, to ensure it is exactly what they were looking for.

Some of the options when it comes to your are ride suspension whether universal or built specifically for the vehicle are compressor power output, tank storage capacity and material, custom control options (manual or automated), air line type and size, air fitting types, air bag size, and ultimately the overall height (air drop or air lift).

Compressor power output is a very important part of your air suspension management system, and can even provide more or less play time by adding additional compressors to the system. More then one compressor in your system can also increase the overall life of the air compressors in the system by limiting the amount of time they need to run to fill your tank. It is also a very smart idea to run these in pairs to ensure redundancy in your air suspension installation. I know I don’t want to be stuck on the side of the road due to a single compressor failure.

Tank storage capacity has a direct connection with how many compressors you have (remember you don’t want to over work your compressors with a huge tank). Having a good combination of compressors, matching there output with the size of the tank you use is important. As an industry rule of thumb we refer to a 480c as basic industry standard and matches with a 3 gallon tank fairly reasonably. It takes approximately 4+ minutes to charge a 3 gallon tank to 150psi. This combination can be looked at as a bare minimum air suspension system. A full 3 gallon tank will only fill a standard 2500lb air spring to approximately 1/3 – 1/2 when activating all wheels at once. To go any further you would need to wait for the tank to recharge full before trying again. Keep in mind this is just a general rule and can change quite substantially depending on the application, where the air spring is mounted and the overall weight of the vehicle will all change the amount of lift off a full single tank. Six gallons of tank capacity and dual compressors is a better way to go with a larger size car, truck or SUV.

Custom control options are one of the funnest and nightmarish things to choose, as there are so many differences between, features and upgrades and this can become very confusing very quickly. If your looking for something to just throw the vehicle around and are not so worried about optimizing tire tread wear or keeping the level of of your vehicle accurate to 1/8 of an inch, or if you have no need for automatic ride height leveling then you may be interested in keeping things simple with a manual electronic switch controller. A manual controller is just that, it requires you to push rocker switches to move the level of the car, truck or SUV to your desired height and then let go of the switch. It is quite an easy system to deal with and in many cases it is good to have a directly wired controller like the one seen below even if you decide to go with a computer controller. This way if there are any issues with the fancy automated controller you will still have control over the suspension with your manual air suspension switch controller.

Digital and Manual Electronic Air Ride Suspension Switch Controllers
A few different controllers to get an understanding of what they may look like.

Airline type and size, as well as the fittings used with your system are all parts that will be required for your air lift or drop suspension to work. Airline and fittings of course channel the air from the compressor where it is generated to the tank where it is stored and ultimately to the air valve manifold or independent air valves to be directed into or out of each individual air bag. Most of the options you have here with fittings, airline, and so one, all basically depend on personal preference. Of course you don’t want to go with cheap fittings that may leak slowly over time, or cannot handle the required pressure of your system. The industry standard here are brass quick connect fittings. They work ok if you are looking for convenience and can be used with any type of air line material, steel, copper and nylon. A better option for fittings is air brake fittings when it comes to using nylon air line. Air brake fittings are the same as the quick connects, but also incorporate an inner sleeve to keep stability on the nylon air line (reinforces the inside of the air line to keep from crushing). These seem to be the best fittings to use for an air suspension system utilizing nylon airline. There are also different style fittings that can be used when it comes to hard air lines, which will not work with nylon. Some of these fittings include, flare fittings, straight soldered fittings, threaded npt fittings and more. We could go on and on about just fittings, but ultimately your preference on what the completed product should look like is ultimately the determining factor here. Just be sure to use good Teflon tape and liquid thread sealer to alleviate excess connection point leaks. It will take time to ensure all leaks have been removed, your soapy spray bottle will be your best friend when it comes to tracking down all the points of air loss.

Your air suspension air bag size is another important part of air lift or drop suspension to ensure a quality ride, adequate load support as well as overall travel. When purchasing aftermarket air springs you want to begin by measuring the area for which the air bag will be mounted. Every vehicle will require a small amount of fine tuning when it comes to air bag placement. The combination of air bag size and placement will get you started in the right direction. Be sure to verify the air spring you choose to can accommodate for the amount of load you will be carrying or at the very least verify that the air spring chosen will sustain the overall loaded max vehicle weight.