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Jan 19, 2024

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The AccuAir suspension system makes the Jeep Wrangler the perfect rooftop camper

The AccuAir suspension system makes the Jeep Wrangler the perfect rooftop camper and over landing companion, with its adjustable ride height.

The Jeep Wrangler is still the go-to off-roading SUV for many, refusing to lie down and surrender to competent new rivals like the Ford Bronco.

As a trail machine, camper and over lander the Wrangler is tough to beat, but there is a new AccuAir suspension system that promises to make the Jeep more capable than ever, and more refined when it is getting used as a lifestyle and rooftop camper vehicle.

There's a lot to love about the adjustable air suspension system, and YouTube channel The Fast Lane Car takes a closeup look at the kit for the Jeep Wrangler.

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The Fast Lane Car's host is meeting with the president of AccuAir to look at a Jeep Wrangler that already got fitted the air suspension set up. Taking away the coil springs, the airbags, like the air suspension technology that got used in cars way back in the 70s, can get adjusted dynamically for many different situations, allowing for active control that isn't available with simple springs.

AccuAir calls it the Swiss army knife of suspension setups, and T.F.L.C think that it could be useful in more situations than people might think.

With a button panel in the interior (it's also available as a smartphone app) the car has 3 presets, from ‘1-3’, with ‘1’ being the off-road mode that is automatically chosen and lowers any Jeep Wrangler JL from 3.5" of ride height down to 3". Above 25 mph the system reverts to setting ‘2’, and ‘3’ raises the Jeep to 4.5". Any Jeep Wrangler JT, JL or JK can get fitted with AccuAir and there are kits for all available engines, too. The kit adds about $5,500-$7,000 to a Wrangler and takes around 16 hours to fit.

Now owned by parent company Stellantis, Jeep's Wrangler is an icon when it comes to trails and off-roading, as well as a lifestyle vehicle. Due to its lack of competition and ability, it can be more expensive than other off-roading rivals. Base models start from around $35,000 MSRP online up to more than $82,000 for the Wrangler Rubicon 392.

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Considering the benefits of the AccuAir system, the cost of the system may be worth it for trail driving and camping.

During the video, the team shows its ability to raise and lower one or both axles of the Wrangler, one side of the car or any single wheel.

This allows for easy entry and exit for people or dogs, ease of connecting trailers, and of course altering ride height and departure angles to avoid obstacles, clear hills or water, and descend tough trails. AccuAir can keep the car flat when the terrain isn't, so the video makes a case for rooftop tents so would-be campers can sleep and camp on slopes without the Jeep being at an angle.

AccuAir say that the system gets rated for more than the total rated gross weight of the Wrangler, and it has a limited lifetime warranty, with repairs and replacements enabling hardcore adventurers the ability to keep going in the unlikely event that an airbag breaks. We like the sound of a base model with the system fitted, where for under $45,000 you can have a relatively affordable, go-anywhere machine for heavy-duty fun.

Hailing from Britain, the home of both MG and Aston Martin, Dave is no stranger to sports cars. Or a little rain. When he's not busy working his day-job or writing songs and pretending to be a musician; Dave indulges his obsession with cars by writing and researching diligently, so that he can inform and convert other people to the dark side.