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<p>[QUOTE="Richter, post: 3988779, member: 80693"]lol, 2.64 rear with X One Line Energy D's (but others need to chime in)</p><p><br /></p><p>If your going with dry van a shorter wheel base will help in tight menuvering situations. Im more of a Freghtliner guy so im not sure of the volvo wheel bases. Thats not gonna make or break a truck though, so the salesman/trailer manufacturer should be able to help you out with that one. Just get a sliding 5th so you can adjust if you need to.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for air ride stear, get what you want, but it not so much smoother then leaf. I wouldn't spend money on that. Im also not sold on disk brakes. I've heard users complain about brake fade on them. They are less maintance, but i would not want to sacrifice down hill stop ability. I;v only had disk on one truck and it was poorly maintained, so i may have a bad test of disk. I know my drums will stop me whenever i need lol[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Richter, post: 3988779, member: 80693"]lol, 2.64 rear with X One Line Energy D's (but others need to chime in) If your going with dry van a shorter wheel base will help in tight menuvering situations. Im more of a Freghtliner guy so im not sure of the volvo wheel bases. Thats not gonna make or break a truck though, so the salesman/trailer manufacturer should be able to help you out with that one. Just get a sliding 5th so you can adjust if you need to. As for air ride stear, get what you want, but it not so much smoother then leaf. I wouldn't spend money on that. Im also not sold on disk brakes. I've heard users complain about brake fade on them. They are less maintance, but i would not want to sacrifice down hill stop ability. I;v only had disk on one truck and it was poorly maintained, so i may have a bad test of disk. I know my drums will stop me whenever i need lol[/QUOTE]
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