Anyone used lift kit like this to lift the 2015 fit? Look to do some thing like the off-road guy.

https://www.roamairsuspension.com/pr...hock-absorbers

 

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Air bags are not meant for offroad use. They are for lowering the vehicle and keeping the OE ride quality.

Offroad guys will tell you larger coil springs is the preferred method for offroading.

 

@Rez lifted a Fit. Seems interesting.

 

Tanks mon!

 

@Naviontoad How big are you trying to go? You will have to start trimming fenders and hammering pinch welds if you try to go much bigger than 26 inch tire. As for the suspension, you can get a 30mm strut spacer for the front, and up to 40mm coil spacer for the rear with 40 mm shock extender. All combined will get you a little over two inches lift with bigger tires. That's the cheapest, easiest to find, least stress on car way to do a small lift on the fit. It gets complicated past that.

 

@Naviontoad I've yet to see someone use air suspension as a means of lifting their Fit for off road applications but I'm sure it is doable.

My concerns would be...

The durability of the bag/air piston itself? What is the bag material made out of and how thick is the material. Sure, OE air suspension as some rather thickly material but I'm not sure about aftermarket stuff like this kit which seems to cater more towards people that want to lower their Fits. Definitely ask about the ply count.

In the event of bag failure, what is the system's fail safe mode? Does it lose are to ALL bags, the bag on that correlated axle, or just that one bag?

Following that, what is the general parts availability and turn around for getting a replacement bag along with other system components?

Also once the kit is installed, what angles will your axle's CV joints be at?

Just a few things that immediately came to mind as someone who is also looking to lift a Fit but with traditional coil spring suspension for rally cross.

Also, give this video a look over. Yes, I admit... It is NOT a Fit at all but it is still an air suspension based lift kit that provide visual insight and might joggle some thoughts to give if you forgo your air lift ideal.

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Errr... I remember seeing companies doing air suspensions during the mid to late 2000s for off road applications. More particularly, I recall an episode of Trucks in that time period where Stacey David was fairly aggressively wheeling a Ford F-series (F-250 or F-350) equipped with an air lift suspension. I don't recall the company though.

Following up with that, manufactures like Porsche, Audi, Volkswagen, BMW, Land/Range Rover, Toyota/Lexus, Dodge (Ram Rebel), Jeep (Grand Cherokee Overland trim), etc. were starting to use air suspension on their vehicles to aid in off road scenarios where they NEED additional clearance, but didn't want so sacrifice ride quality during street use. And of course, those same systems lowered the vehicle on the street to aid with fuel economy and handling as well. Much like mentioned with air suspension and lowering the vehicle.

While I do agree, that they aren't ideal as a traditional spring suspension nor as easily serviced due to having a specialized "niche" parts which correlate with their particular setup. Outside of that, they are an intriguing cake and ice cream scenario if one is hitting trails on occasion and still frequently street driving the vehicle.

 

This is so cool to do on a Fit.