Welcome to AirRide.

Please note that the office will be closed this week for the Essen Show. emails will be responded to as and when we can, and orders may be paid and processed as normal. This effects the office only.

We supply a large range of air assistance kit for motorhomes which includes all the most common vehicles.

1. We use only the higest quality airbags for our kits which are from Dunlop, Contitech, Firestone and our own Quantum bags. We do not use counterfiet or “copy” bags also known as “eqivalent” bags or “unbranded” bags as these have proven to be unreliable and prone to failure, although we do a roaring trade replacing them for those that have purchased the kits using counterfiet bags (ebay etc). Who would want an unbranded, untested airbag on their vehicle?
2. Our kits come in several specifications from light duty to heavy duty and we are able to advise. With air suspension one kit does not meet every clients needs but a range of kits from full air to semi air (air assistance), and including light duty to heavy duty does usually enable us to meet any needs clients have.
3. We use high quality correctly treated metal which will not bend like some of the cheap kits do.
4. All kits are correctly mounted at the correct point on the vehicle – we have seen some cheap and poorly designed kits cause chassis cracks and breaks by loading the chassis incorrectly. We see similar poor deisngs on ebay and through “unknown” suppliers. It may save a few hundred pounds when you buy it, but several thousand pounds to recover and repair a broken chassis will soon render this saving redundant.
5. All our fittings are ultra high quality and will not leak. They are about ten times the cost to us of cheap fittings. Again we do a roaring trade supplying replacement fittings for cheap knock off kits.
6. Poor designs of kits particularly on leaf spring conversions allow the air suspension conversion to rotate around the axle. Our kits cannot do that because they have stablising fixings.
7. If you browse around our site you will see that we have a level of experience in this industry that no other company in this country or Europe can equal. NONE.

There is far more to designing an air suspension kit than simply adding an airbag to an axle.

Just like Formula One we at AirRide close for a month in the summer. This is from 7th August until 14th September. What does this mean? – our manufacturing sites are all closed, and so is our installation site. Office emails will be monitored and answered every week day, and stock items ordered via the website – (fittings, compressors, tanks) will all be diaptched as normal within 24 hours but any item requiring manufacture will be added to the list to start in September. Manufactured items include any kit with machiniing and/or welding which means most car and van kits.

If you require specific information on an impending order please feel free to email. Technical advice will be limited. Customers with outstanding kit orders will all receive them early next week. We are a small company and the summer shutdown allows us a break. We wish all customers well and thank them for making this another terrific year.

Following the UK EU Referendum the dollar/pound rate has dropped slightly (at the time of writing around 6%). Predicitions are that it will drop a further 6-10%. Customers should know that although we manufacture almost all of our own machined parts including brackets and struts and some bags we do rely upon importing from the US some airbags, compressors, tanks, fittings and almost all ancilliary components for our kits.

This will have an effect on future pricing and it is likely that prices will rise shortly. We are confident that in the long run exiting the EU will be very positive for consumers, and for small companies like ourselves. However the current uncertainty is likely to cause price increases in the short term. We are holding our prices for a short time until the situation becomes clearer however it is unlikely that prices will remain at their current level for very long. So if you are seriously thinking about an air suspension purchasing now might be a good time before prices increase.

Due to a combination of staff shortages, workload and refurbishment of our premises there will be a limited telephone response until mid May. As an internet based company we always prioritise email enquiries and order dispatch. If you do have technical questions then you are welcome to email for a call back. Orders will be processed as normal.

Please also note that the old phone number will no longer work and clients will have to use the 0800 number which is now free to both land line and mobile callers.

Due to development of one of our premises we are selling a couple of ex-project cars. Both very cheap bargains as we just need the space. Neither have air but both are custom vehicles that would take air really well.

Honda Civic

This car would very easily break into £2500 plus in parts so they really are absolute bargains because we need the space for refurbishment, so this is a really rare opportunity to get a cheap project/show car, or to make a tidy profit. We just don’t have the time and space.

We carry a large range of some of the very best compressors available. Although a touch noisier than some offerings these compressors are incredibly reliable and run to 200 psi to match the tanks we use with our kits. Excellent compressors for motor home infrequent use, commercial vehicle and OEM air suspension daily use and low rider show use. Check the compressor page for more details here.

New pictures of the heavy duty T32 Transporter kits which fit from 2003-2015 VW Transporters.

Same high quality, heavy duty, great handling dampers as always but fit the T32. 25mm pistons, quadruple seals and 7 inch bags as required for this heavy beast. These are not modified car dampers as some air suspension suppliers provide.

Further information on the T32 page and order via the T5 page

The Classic mini air suspension kit is now also available for Pick-up, Van and estate. The front end is the same as the saloon but the rear turreting metal is different. As with all full kits these are made to order and delivery is usually a few weeks. Prices are the same as the standard kit and options similarly vary from very basic bag/bracket kits with no on board air supply or management right up to full digital kits, and everything in between. If your needs are not listed then please email and we can put together an individual price to meet your requirements.

The front end conversion is a direct bolt on with only a couple of extra holes in the subframe required. The rear end of all conversions requires some welding as the mounting area is not large enough and more significantly is not strong enough.
Air suspension offers control over ride height, spring rate and can tailor the ride quality to a clients individual needs. Ideal for those with back or neck injuries who love their Minis or for those wanting low riders. Additional drop available on request.
More Classic Mini info here.

We have been manufacturing Air Suspension for the VW Transporter T5 since 2007 when there were no other kits available. It was redeveloped in 2012 for a smoother ride and in 2014 for easier fitment. We have added the T4 and VW Caddy Mk1 to the Range of products available for VW’s.

Transport T5 – 2004 to Present

Transport T4

VW Caddy Van

VW Caddy Mk1

We have just added photos and details of the VW Crafter and Mercedes Sprinter weld-on front end load support conversions. These are more difficult to fit than the rear end conversions. Please view the page and email if you need additional information. Click here for the page.

The Mk1 VW Caddy air suspension kit is completely bolt on. We have some new illustration pictures on the caddy page. The kit will drop lower than the pictured car with slimmer wheels/tyres. Click HERE for more details.

The front end of the classic mini kit is pictured for illustration. Due to the nature of the inboard rubber cone front suspension a conventional “replace the spring” approach simply wont work. We have our own upper bracket which bolts to the subframe and lower “wishbone” which replaces the tie bar.

For more information on the mini kits please check out the specific page HERE.

Our kits come with whatever controller clients want as we make the kits up as the orders come in. So if you want something specific please ask. In general:-

• The most basic kits comes with Schrader (tyre) valves and are inflated anywhere you can inflate a tyre.
• The manual kits have on board air and are inflated by pressing a manual button.
• The electrical kits use solenoids and small electrical buttons.
• The computer kits are controlled by a computer which you instruct either by pressing a pre-set option button or just up and down.
• Remote kits use either electrical or computer control and add control from a smartphone, or joystick controller in addition to whatever existing control is fitted.
• Combination control uses more than one controller. This is common on show cars with fast kits for show but since these are not practical for road use also a slower manual control for driving.

Any kit can come with any control. Please email or phone for more information.