How much does air suspension cost on a Priora and why is it needed?

Air suspension is a modern type of suspension that allows you to manually control the level of the body relative to the road. This system differs from the usual one by the presence of elastic elements. It is not included in the basic equipment of budget vehicles, such as Priors, but can be installed as an additional option.

The main advantages include such qualities as: convenience, safety, increased cross-country ability. The average cost for installing an air suspension on a Priora in the Russian Federation is 80,000 rubles .

Price of air suspension for Priora

In the history of the world automotive industry, air suspension is somewhere on the edge. In the same place as the Wankel engine or similar inventions whose time has not yet come. Nevertheless, several cars with such a suspension were launched into production, and even today this same AirMatic is installed on top-end Mercedes C- and S-classes. What does this have to do with budget VAZs? Despite the fact that in pursuit of originality and appearance, many homemade tuners and small firms install air suspension even on Priora.

Boring the Priora engine or how to increase the volume

Let's start with how you don't need to increase the volume, an example would be the famous VAZ 21128 engine, don't do that)). One of the easiest options to increase volume is to install a motorcycle kit, for example STI, we choose it for our 197.1 mm block, but do not forget about the jambs of the 128 engine, do not rush to install a long-stroke elbow. You can go the other way and purchase a high block 199.5 mm Priora, 80 mm crankshaft, bore the cylinders to 84 mm and a connecting rod 135.1 mm pin 19 mm, this will give a total of 1.8 volume and without damage to R/S, the engine can be twist freely, install evil shafts and squeeze out more power than a regular 1.6l. To spin your engine even more, you can build up a standard block with a plate, how to do it, how it spins on a 4-throttle intake and wide shafts.

How much does air suspension cost?

In it, in the air suspension, there is something from tinted windows. In the sense of a balance of practicality and show-off. Most people tint their windows not to prevent the sun from warping the panels, but to give their Zhiguli the solid appearance of an executive sedan. The price of air suspension on the Priora, looking ahead, is, let’s say, not very affordable. From 60 to 120 thousand rubles, if you install high-quality components.

But what is the use of pneuma, let’s figure it out together. Along the way, we’ll find out what it is and what it’s intended for, and then it will become clear why buying an air suspension on a Priora is more expensive than buying a used 2105.

Design and capabilities of pneumatics on Priora

Air suspension and classic stock suspension are mutually exclusive. Therefore, having installed pneuma, you can forget about cheap and trouble-free operation of the car in any conditions. Instead of springs, pneumatic elements will be installed, inserts into the springs, in which the rigidity and ride height will change due to changes in pressure. Here is an approximate drawing of such a suspension.

Here we come to the most basic thing. Besides, why they install pneumatics on Priora. Lower the car during an imposing walk along the evening avenue, striking the muffler can on the dusty asphalt, and when returning home to the outskirts of the metropolis, you can raise the body above the potholes so that an average cat can easily pass under the car.

Necessary parts for creating and installing air suspension

To make and install air suspension on a Lada Priora car yourself, you should familiarize yourself with some of the intricacies of this procedure and purchase the necessary parts.

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