Installing air suspension on Fiat Ducato

Multi-axle Fiat Ducato 2017 onwards was provided by our regular customers, RefCars, for the development of a complete air suspension. The task is not easy but solvable. The frame of the car is lengthened, the refrigerator box of increased volume is installed. Now the task was to distribute the weight of the superstructure and the weight of the load without compromising the tires. The introduction of the second axle on a standard spring package with axle separation reduced maneuverability, but provided the necessary carrying capacity.

The air suspension, as usual, resolved the issue of distributing the load on the spring package and provided not only comfort but also stabilization of the suspension. The front axle of the car received a standard solution - these are branded pneumatic struts of the latest generation with reinforcement and taking into account minor shortcomings of the early modifications. The compressor unit was postponed for the future. At the moment, the air suspension is controlled by its own compressor by pumping and fixing the pressure in the pneumatic elements via manual "M" systems.

The task was completed in 2 days. 2 similar cars were built.

Installed equipment:
- pneumatic stands
modified kit for this car - 2 pcs.
- manual control system for pumping pneumatic elements - 3 pcs.

The equipment is always in stock at the central warehouse of the Air Ride Manufacturing Company. Get detailed advice on ordering from our specialists by calling a free phone hotline 8-800-333-25-74 (call within Russia is free). Or order a call back from the site.

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6. Nikolay Glinis, Tikhvin (Leningrad Oblast)

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I carry loads in my Fiat Ducato 2009. Tired of changing the support of the front struts. I generally keep quiet about the springs. I searched for a long time, thought about it, but a friend advised me to come to this company. Moreover, I constantly run to St. Petersburg. I drove into Salov 70, found them and decided that I would do a complete pneuma. Signed up the next day and picked up the car two days later. You can't recognize the car! Stands rooted to the spot. Dashed off already 2500 km. The flight is normal. A discount was also given in the form of a pneumatic signal. Now I ride and scare everyone with a super pipe)) Thank you! Now only to you! Well done!

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The purchase of a new commercial vehicle usually leads to the need to improve its performance. The air suspension of this category is not tuning, but carries helper functionsaving the spring package from subsidence ...

Our online store is glad to offer you a set of auxiliary air suspension for Fiat Ducato for self-installation - on the most favorable terms!

This equipment is the easiest and most convenient way to increase the carrying capacity, handling, comfort of your car, as well as significantly reduce the wear of the standard suspension elements!

The kit contains all the necessary elements and fasteners. No application required special tool when installing.

When installing our air suspension kit changes are not made to the main components of the car, which means it does not require registration in Traffic policeand does not entail problems with technical inspection.

This kit of auxiliary air suspension on Fiat Ducato can be installed at:

moscow, st. Aviamotornaya, 44

By installing an auxiliary pneumatic amplification system leaf spring suspension, You get:

• Increased payload without damaging the vehicle

Air bags allow the suspension to handle loads up to 4 tons!

• Reduced wear on springs

Standard springs are unloaded and work in "greenhouse" conditions.

• Possibility of installation on "tired" springs

Install the air bags on the springs that need to be replaced and they will last a long time.

• Correct body position for any load

The body is always horizontal, and this is the correct operation of the head light and a decrease in the braking distance.

• Reducing vehicle roll

Air springs keep the car from rolling in corners and level it out in case of uneven loading.

• Increased comfort

General increase in comfort and good handling of road irregularities.

• Increase the profitability of your fleet

Air suspension is the ability to carry 2-3 times more cargo in one flight.

Also, you save on replacement of springs and overload penalties.

• Rapid payback of air suspension kit

Air suspension pays off in 1-2 trips.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Question: Does your air suspension kit include a compressor (control system)?

Answer: No, not included. But we offer to purchase it separately, with a choice of components just for your needs. Firstly, this reduces the cost of the kit, because many do not need a control system, and secondly, you get a product that meets exactly your needs, and not some kind of universal, average set.

Question:How much load can I carry after installing the air suspension?

Answer: Now it depends only on you, our air bags have huge margin of safety... But we kindly ask you to think about other elements of the car that you did not strengthen, now it is they that are at stake. Use your vehicle wisely.

Question:How long is your air suspension service life?

Answer:When correct installation and use in accordance with our recommendations air suspension life practically unlimited... Of course, external damage to the pneumatic element is not taken into account.

Question:The springs need to be replaced, do they need to be replaced to install the air suspension?

Answer:Our air suspension kit can be installed and on "tired" springs, replacement is not required. If the springs are broken, then they still have to be changed.

Question:Why so expensive?

Answer:Expensive only at first glance. Kits created using a large number imported components, which affects the price. But the price of the kit is comparable to the price of replacing the springs with new ones, and the pillows will last much longer. If you consider the savings on the replacement of springs, as well as additional profit from increasing the carrying capacity of your vehicle, you will understand that it is not at all expensive and will pay offvery fast.

Question:Should I choose a single-circuit or a double-circuit system?

Answer:If you use the basic kit without a control system, if you do not overload the car to one side, then you will be enough one circuit (pillows are connected in one line). For greater stability of the vehicle (for example, with a high body / booth height), we recommend installing dual-circuit control system.

Video of the installed air suspension kit with control system on Fiat Ducato Maxi with refrigeration unit:

One of the most popular commercial vehicles in Russian-Fiat Ducato Maxi:

This Fiat Ducato with a mileage of 120,000 km came to us to install an additional air suspension with heavily sagging rear springs. Ducato Maxi with refrigeration unit Z anotti S35 and the ability to adjust the temperature inside the brake body plus / minus 18 degrees.

The official payload of the largest Fiat Ducato Maxi is only 900 kg. and this value does not include the weight of the superstructure.

The two year old Fiat is used daily in city mode with frequent loading / unloading throughout the day. The record weight of the cargo was 2 tons for the entire period of use of this commercial vehicle. In connection with these conditions, the employees of the company Pneumocylinders.Ru advised to install a two-circuit control system air suspension with built-in receiver:

Why do we recommend installing dual-circuit control systems with a receiver?

1. Dual-circuit air preparation unit eliminates vehicle roll due to separate food pneumocylinders. Air does not flow from one pneumatic element to another.


2. The receiver is an air accumulator. The air in the receiver is under pressure from 6 to 12 atmospheres, depending on the pressure sensor. The receiver makes it possible to "raise" the car even when the car is fully loaded. The compressor only needs to pump pressure into the receiver, and not press the air directly into the air bags. Not every compressor can cope with the counter pressure created by the load, as a result of which it will fail at the most critical moment.

Before installing the auxiliary air suspension, we recommend replacing worn and tired suspension parts for proper use of any commercial vehicle.

In our practice, there have been clients who load up to 6 tons on a similar Fiat Ducato Maxi using our rear additional air suspension and front air strutsspecially designed for the Fiat Ducato with reinforced support bearings. We strongly recommend not to exceed the passport data of any car, despite the fact that the car is becoming more energy-intensive in terms of greater load.

Composition of the axle air suspension kit for Fiat Ducato:

• 2 metal fasteners


• 2 pneumatic elements bellows


• fittings for connecting pneumatic lines


• pneumatic line


• pump nipple


• connection diagram

This auxiliary air suspension kit is also installed on these vehicles:

• LDV Maxus

The installation of such an axial set of pneumatic cylinders takes from 1 hour using a pneumatic tool.

The presented pneumatic elements were selected after testing 30 different air springs. They are distinguished by their compactness, strength (rupture occurs at 24-25 atm.), Energy consumption and the highest resistance to oils, gasoline and road reagents. When testing large air bellows, frame torsion was observed and frequent problem this is what the air bag rubs against the suspension part.

Photo of the left air spring:

Photo of the right air spring:

We recommend installing the air preparation unit inside the passenger compartment for high-quality operation of the compressor and other elements. Due to the use of pneumatic buttons, you can not be afraid of condensation in the pneumatic system, as when using pneumatic valves, which can close at high humidity.

The air preparation unit is equipped with a built-in distributor heating to prevent the compressed air from freezing after the receiver. We also recommend pouring the simplest dryer for pneumatic systems, which are filled by the owners trucks in the brake or air suspension system.

The new pressure gauges from Air-ride have proven their worth and are now available in all air handling units.

On commercial vehicles categories B and C, there is often a need to strengthen the standard leaf spring suspension. This happens for the following reasons:

• poor quality of roads in Russia;
• long service life of vehicles (development of the running resource);
• installation additional equipment or re-equipment of the chassis (LPG, refrigerator, tail lift, tow truck);
• overloads;
• poor handling of some truck models;
• low quality of factory parts (springs, bushings, bumpers).

Our company offers to strengthen the chassis by retrofitting it with pneumatic cushions. Unlike reinforcement with additional sheets or replacing them with more rigid ones, it is more profitable to introduce air suspension on Fiat Ducato, which has a number of advantages:

• the set of equipment is installed in addition to the factory leaf springs. To install it, you do not need to disassemble the machine, and you can do it yourself without a specialist;
• the underlying air spring ensures optimum suspension performance for varying loads. You can adjust the hardness of the air pressure cushion by choosing this parameter for yourself. This cannot be done when reinforced with additional sheets, therefore such machines often "goat" when driving without load;
• investments in a set of air suspension are often lower than the cost of spare springs, which can and often break during operation;
• air can level the machine with uneven loading, and even slightly raise or lower the board near the ramp!

In fact, everything is easier than it seems. The main working element is the air spring. It is also called a pneumatic cushion, a cylinder, a pneumatic element, bagels, a bellows, etc. A pneumatic element is installed between the frame and the chassis axle in the car using special brackets for its reliable fastening. Compressed air is supplied to the cylinder, while the cushion sandwiched between the frame and the axle tries to inflate, lifting the body. It sounds simple, but in fact, each pillow is capable of lifting up to 2000 kg of load! Compressed air is removed from the pneumatic braking system of the vehicle, or we install a compressor system on the minibuses. The piston compressor is powered by a 12/24 V on-board network. The driver monitors the pressure in the cushions using a pressure gauge and, if necessary, supplies or releases pressure from them.

We at Aride have been developing pneumatic systems for vehicles since 2006 in St. Petersburg and currently in Russia we have the largest experience in this area along with world manufacturers. Brackets are developed by our designers specifically for each vehicle model, taking into account its features and are subject to mandatory tests. Most often in production we use 6 mm metal with zinc coating and powder painting, which protects it from corrosion. Air springs are also selected according to the size and other characteristics for a specific car.

Being the largest domestic manufacturer of this type of auto-tuning, we feel a high responsibility towards our clients. That is why we have set ourselves the following goals:

• to make the air spring an affordable solution for most customers - the cost of the kit starts from 15,000 rubles and this is profitable proposition on the market for a ready-to-install air suspension kit;
• to provide high quality of our products, which is why we are pleased to offer our customers a 2 year warranty on our air suspension;
• provide highly qualified support in the selection and further operation of our products.

So, by purchasing high-quality air suspension on Fiat Ducato and installing it, you can:

• load more (of course, strictly within the permissible maximum vehicle weight \u003d)
• increase the reliability of your vehicle when transporting heavy loads;
• improve handling and reduce body swing;
• adjust the body height when loading / unloading;
• forget about replacing the springs.