Patriot Dynamic Systems Launches Adaptive Kinetics: Bolt-On Active Suspension for ¾-Ton–Class 5 Trucks

Patriot Dynamic Systems launched Adaptive Kinetics — a bolt-on active suspension for three-quarter-ton through Class 5 heavy-duty trucks — on September 28, 2026. The Idaho maker says the system self-levels to 33 degrees, delivers more than 20 inches of wheel travel and 44 inches of articulation, and installs without cutting, welding, or modifying the frame. Ford and Ram applications are open for order now, with first deliveries starting now. GM applications are due December 2026.

This is an aftermarket equipment launch, not another OEM VIN bulletin. The buy path is Patriot’s own order / quote flow — not a frozen shelf price on this page. TruckDaily is not inventing an MSRP the release did not print.

Sources

• PR Newswire — Patriot Dynamic Systems launches Adaptive Kinetics (Sept 28, 2026) — primary launch claims, fitment window, warranty, availability
• Patriot Dynamic Systems — maker site / order path
• Patriot Dynamic Systems — contact

TruckDaily take

Who this is for. Owners and fleets running ¾-ton through Class 5 trucks who tow or haul hard, hate leaf-spring squat and wallow, and want a bolt-on system that can move to the next truck instead of dying with the chassis.

Who should skip. Skip if you drive a half-ton or midsize — this launch is aimed at three-quarter-ton through Class 5. Skip if you need a published GM install date before December 2026. Skip if you wanted a simple drop-in shock swap with a Saturday install — Patriot quotes a 20-to-24-hour bolt-on. Skip if you need a printed MSRP on this page before you talk to the maker.

What we’d actually buy / do. Start with a Ford or Ram application that is open for order now, get a full-package quote (or a staged build) from Patriot, and confirm install capacity before you cut a deposit. Hold GM until the December 2026 applications land and the fitment list is real.

Launch specs (from the release)

What Patriot is selling

Adaptive Kinetics is positioned as equipment you own across trucks, not a permanent chassis cut. The release frames the base kit as four passive shocks and a four-link, with the active package adding four-wheel damping and leveling. Loaded, Patriot says the rate behaves progressively like a leaf spring for tow and haul; unloaded, it says the rate runs linear like a coilover.

The headline numbers in the Sept 28 release are the ones to pin to the product page when you quote the shop: 33 degrees of self-level, 20-plus inches of travel, 44 inches of articulation, cab-controlled ride height from stock to 16 inches of lift, and a 1,000 Hz road read with automatic sway control and speed-based height.

Patriot also leans on materials and redundancy language in the same release — Diamond-Like Carbon on every nitrided shock shaft, a closed-loop pneumatic circuit that “never draws moisture or dust,” and a claim of double or triple redundancy on active systems. Those are maker claims from the press release, not TruckDaily lab numbers.

Who built it and how it was tested

Patriot Dynamic Systems is a veteran- and engineer-owned shop in Ponderay, Idaho, better known so far for Patriot Chassis replacement frames. The launch release says co-founder Jason Johnson built Adaptive Kinetics to match those frames and tested it for nine years on the Purcell Trench Ranch proving ground — 220,000 miles under load and off-trail, with zero failures claimed in that release.

Install is not a driveway shock swap. Patriot quotes a 20-to-24-hour bolt-on and says the truck can return to stock for lease return or resale while the suspension moves to the owner’s next truck. That transferable pitch is the commercial hook for fleets and high-mileage tow buyers who cycle chassis.

Availability — Ford / Ram now, GM in December

Per the Sept 28 release: Ford and Ram applications are open for order now, and first deliveries begin now. GM applications arrive December 2026. Patriot says buyers can purchase what they need now and build over time, or request a discounted full-package quote. Exact year/make/model SKUs and a frozen MSRP are not printed in that release — confirm fitment and price on the maker order path before you deposit.

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