Possible to build leaf springs on a semi?
Discussion in 'Heavy Duty Diesel Truck Mechanics Forum' started by EurekaSevven, Jul 29, 2022.
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Freightliner is the best.
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For the highway, you definitely can't beat Airliner. Its so simple and hardly ever have things go wrong. Plus you can rebushing the whole suspension in a matter of a few hours.
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I think Airliner is over-rated. Best thing about it is relatively cheap. Reason I don't like is U-bolts not only clamp spring to axle, but also supports the weight of the truck. See lots of stretched U-bolts because of this, same on Pete Flex Air or KW AG380 and the International IROS. I like Pete New low air leaf or KW AG400L because spring is above axle so U-bolts is for clamping only.
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International IROS and Low Air Leaf/AG 400L are both built by Hendrickson.
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Friend of mine has my uncles old ‘72 358. Painted identical to my ‘67. This truck has the original stabile-aire. People all the time think its a Freightliner cut-off added to it. Nope.
It’s a cool old girl. All aluminum tilt needle nose and Last year for the old Unilite cab. It was built in ‘72 but sat in limbo at dealership for a year while Pete was doing the new 1100 cab changeover so this truck was actually sold and titled as a ‘73 which makes it even more interesting.
I’m not exactly sure when the staible-air was sold off to FL but my ‘73 352 has original Air Leaf and my Uncle bought three new ‘74 359’s all with Air Trac. One of those became a cut-off for my ‘67 back in 1992 when he wanted to 20” to wb after length laws were lifted.BoxCarKidd, spsauerland and AModelCat Thank this.
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