Suspension parts for Mercury!
The Mercury Mountaineer has always been a solid choice among midsize SUVs. At its debut, it offered good space for medium-size families, decent handling, tolerable ride quality and at least some semblance of off-road capability. These qualities have held steady through two generations. Although the Mountaineer is mechanically identical to the Ford Explorer and shares its trucklike chassis construction, Mercury has attempted to differentiate it over the years by specifying more standard amenities, softer air suspension tuning and all-wheel drive instead of traditional four-wheel drive.
For years, those virtues placed the Mercury Mountaineer in the upper ranks of midsize SUVs. This was especially true after its most recent 2002 redesign, which brought about a vast improvement in ride and handling, along with a fold-flat third-row seat and a long list of safety features. However, the competition hasn’t sat still in the years since, and by mid-decade the Mountaineer faced several new entries whose car-based chassis endowed them with gentler ride quality, better handling and fuel economy figures that the truck-based Mercury air suspension couldn’t match. Still, the current Mountaineer compares favorably with other midsize SUVs of its dwindling breed. Mercury can claim more comfort in the first- and second-row seats than most others can, and it remains one of the few manufacturers to have achieved third-row seating fit for adult habitation. While the masses will be better served by lighter-duty, car-based SUVs, the Mercury Mountaineer still deserves consideration for sport-utility shoppers with more demanding needs.
Ride on a cushion of air and increase your load capacity with one of our Mercury air suspension kits. One of the most versatile truck accessories you can add, a Firestone truck air suspension kit installs easily and allows maximum control of your ride and load profile under almost any conditions. Firestone Air Suspension includes the Ride-Rite, Coil-Rite, and Sport-Rite Air Bag Suspension Kit Lines. Everything is included for a quick, easy installation. Brackets, air springs, hardware, air line, and inflation valves for manual inflation.