What rear set up do you all prefer and why.
My AG200 is in need of a rebuild and to convert it over and put bushings in I can just go buy a cut off with a million less miles on the diffs.
I was thinking low air leaf(ag400l) or flex air. I would kind of like to stay with a pac-car product just to make it a little easier when I gotta go to the dealer to get parts but there suggestions welcome.
What rear suspension to put on - cutting off the 8 bag
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Honestly if you want something that is simple and rides good and is cheap to maintain the Freightliner AirLiner suspension is the way to go. Cutoffs are a dime a dozen and there are only 4 bushings to replace when you put it on your truck.
If you want to stay with Paccar for sure then the Flex Air is the lightest. But it has a lot of moving parts and will eat bushings if you don’t keep everything tight.RubyEagle, Rideandrepair, Shawn2130 and 1 other person Thank this. -
Primaxx?
Its a factory option on Paccar too.Rideandrepair Thanks this. -
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Get a nice freightliner air ride. Best riding suspension of all time.
Only 4 bushings to replace and they're about 50 bucks a piece and you can do-it-yourself no sweat.RubyEagle, Rideandrepair, Shawn2130 and 1 other person Thank this. -
Airliner/nu-way would be first, low leaf would be second
are you slicing and dicing the frame or removing and mounting to your frame? I have the pos ag200 as well and i ####ing hate 8 bagRideandrepair Thanks this. -
I look into the air liner too, I had that on my columbia before I sold it and for a 200" truck it didn't ride all that bad. -
Simplicity is the reason I put Airliner on my KW. Plus its singled out so using the Airglide 100/200/400 would have looked goofy with that huge frame bracket.
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One other thought is I've actually thought about putting a newer front axle on too, ive heard the newer W9's turn a fair amount better than the older ones like my 98 but ive never driven a newer one to know for sure and haven't been able to figure out the difference in the axles to see if one is wider etc etc. -
New one is wider.
1322w is the part number i recall.
Friend of mine that used to be on here did the conversion, said its the best upgrade he ever made to his truck. I dont recall what all he had to change other than the beam. -
My 97 doesn’t turn to bad for being a 282, if you were thinking about doing the front as well I would probably start looking for set ups with disk brakes as well.
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