Is air suspension legal in California?

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Today's question is:

"Is air suspension legal in California?"

Answer

On the roads of California? Absolutely. Um there are actually OEM vehicles with OEM air suspension like Mercedes. They're mostly on the higherend luxury cars. Um the the Model X, the Model S's, they have air suspension. So does Audi's. I mean really kind of across the board. So with that being said, the only difference between aftermarket air suspension is that they get a little bit more range. You know, you're able to slam the vehicle. you know, unlike with OEM, you're really just kind of stuck within a certain range of ridability. Um, that's the cool thing about aftermarket. You know, you can use it as more of a load support, but there's actually that cool factor of being able to slam it, right?

Summary

Air suspension is legal on California roads, as many OEM luxury and high-end vehicles, such as Mercedes, Tesla Model X/S, and Audi, come equipped with it (00:02:11). Aftermarket air suspension offers a greater range of adjustability, allowing the vehicle to be "slammed," which caters to both load support needs and the "cool factor" (00:03:09).