More than seventy years ago, Firestone began developing a full air-based suspension for passenger cars.
Firestone Airide™ air springs were installed on the new line of General Motors buses in the early 50’s. Later that decade, air suspensions continued to gain popularity in luxury vehicles. Over the next 20 years, technology improvements in other air suspension components, such as compressors and valves, helped support the growth of air suspensions. In the late 1970’s, Ford Motor Company incorporated air suspension in the Lincoln Town Car and Continental.
Firestone has continued to be innovative in product design, material selection and customer service, providing our customers with improved ride quality and safe load-carrying capabilities.
Currently, our automotive group provides air springs to Ford, Land Rover, Range Rover and the General Motors Hummer division. Our heavy duty products can be found on all larger over-the-road trucks, such as Peterbilt and Freightliner. The Firestone “AIRIDE” trademark can be seen on trailers all across our great country and the world.