I don't have a problem. You are not understanding what I am saying.
My issue (let's not call it problem) is as follows
You (and many other people) assume/think/are told that air ride makes a car handle badly. Whether this is because it's not a typical "coil spring over a damper" arrangement or because often the front roll bars are removed - Whatever the reason, anyone who modifies their cars for "performance" assume air ride handles badly compared to coilovers or uprated springs and dampers - Am I correct so far?
And that now your eyes have been opened, and that "air ride systems allow for better handling than many people have realised (you included") - This is not from first hand experience , but from watching a short video from the /Drive network - Am I correct so far?
However if myself, or another member with air ride would have said "Air ride handles really well" we would have been shot down/not taken seriously/not believed. - Am I correct so far?
I don't mind why you start the thread or discuss it. My problem is that people who have first hand experience, and share that, on a forum are not taken seriously by those who have not had the first hand experience - And when someone who is "well regarded" (or in this case makes video - Matt Farah), if they say "Air ride handles really well" everyone believes them. What makes them different, why do you believe them over anyone else. After all they are just one person sharing their opinion.
Do you see what I'm saying now?
Ps I would just like to explain a little...
E-level is an air management platform.
Airlift is a suspension manufacturer (in the same way that KW are)
Once you have set your height the management platform is
redundant. and has no effect on the vehicle handling. All the management system does is set the height and , if applicable, adjust the ride height as appropriate.
E-level does adjust your car while driving every 45 seconds and every 5 seconds when stationary, to maintain the "equal ride height" across all 4 corners. It does not adjust spring rates, damping rates, rebound rates, or any other settings such as that.
I have E-level myself and have turned off the RideMonitor setting because I find it irritating to be honest.
However on Paddle valves the car would handle EXACTLY the same.
E-level management (without the actual air suspension units) costs more than pretty much any available coil over on the market.