Air suspension height vs stiffness

[TomekGnomek]

I've noticed (something obvious) that driving with the lowest possible height setting changes this car to something very close to a sport sedan. It's really great and this is my go to mode for city driving.

I've been playing with different settings and I wonder... do you have an impression the suspension is more firm/stiff when in low mode and more comfortable when in normal or terrain mode?

The stiffness should be regulated by a separate normal/sport/sport plus mode but the difference in handling between height settings makes me wonder if it does more than just lowering and lifting the car. The manual is vague on this subject.

 

[M324]

tbh I don't recognize any difference in stiffness if I just put the height to the lowest option. That's why I am also driving in lowest height but with normal stiffness.

 

[Fleming23]

On 22" Spyder wheels, it is only marginally more bumpy in "low" vs "lowered." I have been playing with mine and can't determine if it is a placebo effect when running the lowest setting vs lowered or not. Most of the time I stay in lowered vs low.

I do want to put my car on my alignment rack and determine what the suspension is doing in the 3 settings for tire wear purposes. I fear running in low could be changing toe and or camber to the point we see premature tire wear.

 

[TaycanEagle]

My daily driving preference is normal chassis and lowered height. It gives me the best balance of comfort and performance for daily driving, especially with the horrible Dallas roads I drive. I also used the same combo in my Taycan 4s.

 

[krissrock]

I've noticed (something obvious) that driving with the lowest possible height setting changes this car to something very close to a sport sedan. It's really great and this is my go to mode for city driving.

I've been playing with different settings and I wonder... do you have an impression the suspension is more firm/stiff when in low mode and more comfortable when in normal or terrain mode?

The stiffness should be regulated by a separate normal/sport/sport plus mode but the difference in handling between height settings makes me wonder if it does more than just lowering and lifting the car. The manual is vague on this subject.

remember you can toggle the height and the dampers separately. Dampening really makes a big difference. So you may want to play around with the shock settings independently of the ride height...
but i don't know what shock settings are paired with the ride height... It's possibly you can have the car "low" and the shocks still be in normal/soft as opposed to "stiff"

 

[ColdCase]

Yeah, two thing at play.

The car height is raised by pumping air into the air springs which is the same as stiffer springs, lower and its softer springs.

The "stiffness" shock is also adjustable.

A low height with stiff shock may ride the same as a normal height combined with a softer shock setting.

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