Deuce air ride rear stock suspension mod question

[Hainebd]

Would this work to put air bags on rear of Deuce using stock spring and cutting rear of spring off adding upper and lower bag mount bag and track bar?

 

[quickfarms]

Looks like the raydan suspension. Hendrickson makes a similar one.

 

[welldigger]

You could buy a Hendrickson set up out of a junkyard and swap it in faster and easier than modifying the stock set up.

 

[quickfarms]

You could buy a Hendrickson set up out of a junkyard and swap it in faster and easier than modifying the stock set up.

The air ride walking beam is too new to end up in the junk yard. If it did it would either be gone in a heart beat or fetch a premium price.

 

[welldigger]

The air ride walking beam is too new to end up in the junk yard. If it did it would either be gone in a heart beat or fetch a premium price.

True for the walking beam. Though after building a truck with air ride from a freightliner I wouldn't hesitate to use that again. Had less than $500 in the entire tandem assembly. It worked amazing too.

 

[quickfarms]

What is the dimension from the center of the axle to the bottom of the frame.

 

[quickfarms]

True for the walking beam. Though after building a truck with air ride from a freightliner I wouldn't hesitate to use that again. Had less than $500 in the entire tandem assembly. It worked amazing too.

Which freight liner air ride did you use?

How did it work off road?

Most tandem air rides and spring suspensions do not have the articulation that the walking beam suspension does.

 

[rustystud]

Kenworths have been using Air-Ride suspensions for decades. You could easily get one of them and modify to your needs. In fact almost all the manufactures of medium to heavy trucks have used a "air bag" rear suspension of one type or another. Personally I prefer a good set of springs, especially if it is used off road. Loosing an air bag can be a real pain.