Airbag suspension

Does anyone have an airbag kit fitted so they may adopt a lowrider lifestyle?

Please don’t bore us with your keyboard warrior “why” responses. Scroll on if it is not for you :joy:

If responding will help you feel even more confident in who you are, then do so.

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The biggest challenge in turning the Maverick into a classic lowrider mini truck is that it’s built on a unibody platform.

Traditional trucks with a body-on-frame design are much easier to lower because the body can be separated from the frame, allowing for suspension adjustments to lower the vehicle with minimal modifications. With a unibody structure, however, it involves a lot more cutting, fabrication, and careful consideration of the vehicle’s structural integrity to achieve that low and tucked look.

Lowering a body-on-frame truck can be done with standard tools, but lowering a unibody vehicle requires specialized equipment and metal fabrication skills that most people don’t have. Additionally, hiring a shop to do this work is extremely expensive, especially since used Mavericks are still priced close to new ones. Maybe in 10 years, when Mavericks become more affordable, paying a shop to customize and lower it won’t be such a financial burden, but for now, it’s not a practical option for the majority of buyers.

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The following link will take you to a page where you may finally get a kit to slam your Ford Maverick on airbags.
There’s Finally a Kit to Slam Your Ford Maverick on Airbags

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Many thanks, I am hoping someone can review it based on their real-world experience. I always thought the lowrider subculture was great, and it seems like this might work well.

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That Lobo is going to look amazing with a drop and some bigger, upgraded wheels.

I like the Rotiform style, but in gloss black on that truck, they just don’t work. In white, bronze, or almost any other color, they would look fantastic.

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No, I decline! ANSWER ME WHYYYYY??

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You know, responses like this make me believe in people again.

Because everyone I know is aware of the low rider.