14/02/2026
This is why we’re picky about air suspension installs, even when done by "professionals".
The rear suspension on this car was installed with inadequate mounts. The top mount wasn't fixed and dropped out as soon as we lifted the car. Exposing the thin walled tube and tack welds that had failed.
The lower mounts had no positive location and were able to move, which meant the air line fitting was taking repeated impacts.
On air suspension, mounts aren’t just brackets. They’re structural components that see cyclic load, articulation, and fatigue. If they’re wrong, they will fail, and this could've gone very badly.
The part on the right is what we made to replace it, and the last pic is the end result. Positively located, properly supported, and designed around how the suspension actually moves.
Couple that with unsecured parts, air lines rubbing on bare metal with no grommets. We're not naming names. It's a good reminder that “fitted” and “engineered” are not the same thing.
