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Pics up!..My bob/air ride is on its' way to getting done!
I am finally making progress with my M35A2. The old suspension is gone (man, I hate those rivets). I picked up the back half of a road tractor with a freightliner air ride, cut the suspension from the frame (alot easier to remove than the deuce). I just finished mounting the front brackets,leaf springs, and new u bolts. I have to shim down the frame where the air bags mount to keep the right range of operation of the bags. I am using the bed off of my M105 trailer, with a slight variation from the norm. I have never cared for the gap caused by the rear cab mount-to-bed relationship. I spaced the bed about 8" from the rear of the cab to make room for a jerry can mount on each side. I am hoping to make the gap serve a purpose, and to make it a little different than the rest.I want to thank the entire SS community for tech support either directly or indirectly(search engine), with a tremendous thank you to member "Cidrich", he has been invaluable to getting this project off the ground. I met him when he came to purchase my factory bed. It is actually his "fault" that I am doing air ride instead of the M105 trailer suspension. I saw his truck when he came over, and was amazed at how clean and factory looking his air ride turned out. If you have not seen his truck, it is to say the least incredible. I will post some pics in the next couple of days.
I removed the blocks in the earlier pics(between the bags and frame), the lift that it provided was actually needed.
The axle is on top of the leaf spings. I am having a slight issue with the driver side being about 3/4 of an inch high,
still trying to sort it out. I will switch the output airlines from my ride height switch, than try swapping the bags side
to side, to rule out any issues in those items. It might be caused by front spring sag, Cidrich said he has seen a few
trucks exhibit the same issue. I stil have to mount the panhard bar, and figure out how to secure the bed.
(it is just sitting on the truck for the pics).
![deuce 001.jpg deuce 001.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/278/278889-7f3e6479935c5b89f3d2ee7a05dc6e71.jpg)
![deuce 002.jpg deuce 002.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/278/278891-5fa5f985b3a5e2fa126c02904053bffe.jpg)
![deuce 003.jpg deuce 003.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/278/278893-4a847717caf31e4d4496fe03939e2064.jpg)
![deuce 004.jpg deuce 004.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/278/278895-53b3ec9fb6691e9e6a234ca606132f85.jpg)
I am finally making progress with my M35A2. The old suspension is gone (man, I hate those rivets). I picked up the back half of a road tractor with a freightliner air ride, cut the suspension from the frame (alot easier to remove than the deuce). I just finished mounting the front brackets,leaf springs, and new u bolts. I have to shim down the frame where the air bags mount to keep the right range of operation of the bags. I am using the bed off of my M105 trailer, with a slight variation from the norm. I have never cared for the gap caused by the rear cab mount-to-bed relationship. I spaced the bed about 8" from the rear of the cab to make room for a jerry can mount on each side. I am hoping to make the gap serve a purpose, and to make it a little different than the rest.I want to thank the entire SS community for tech support either directly or indirectly(search engine), with a tremendous thank you to member "Cidrich", he has been invaluable to getting this project off the ground. I met him when he came to purchase my factory bed. It is actually his "fault" that I am doing air ride instead of the M105 trailer suspension. I saw his truck when he came over, and was amazed at how clean and factory looking his air ride turned out. If you have not seen his truck, it is to say the least incredible. I will post some pics in the next couple of days.
I removed the blocks in the earlier pics(between the bags and frame), the lift that it provided was actually needed.
The axle is on top of the leaf spings. I am having a slight issue with the driver side being about 3/4 of an inch high,
still trying to sort it out. I will switch the output airlines from my ride height switch, than try swapping the bags side
to side, to rule out any issues in those items. It might be caused by front spring sag, Cidrich said he has seen a few
trucks exhibit the same issue. I stil have to mount the panhard bar, and figure out how to secure the bed.
(it is just sitting on the truck for the pics).
![deuce 001.jpg deuce 001.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/278/278889-7f3e6479935c5b89f3d2ee7a05dc6e71.jpg)
![deuce 002.jpg deuce 002.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/278/278891-5fa5f985b3a5e2fa126c02904053bffe.jpg)
![deuce 003.jpg deuce 003.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/278/278893-4a847717caf31e4d4496fe03939e2064.jpg)
![deuce 004.jpg deuce 004.jpg](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/278/278895-53b3ec9fb6691e9e6a234ca606132f85.jpg)
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