Pat:
I did respond in my e-mail response to Scott Woodworth's Mar 5 e-mail
subject Air Bag Lifters, about the four air bag suspension and six-wheel
disc brakes on Mar 6, as follows:
I installed both the four-air bag and six-wheel disk brakes on
our coach in March 1995 at the GMCMI Myrtle Beach Rally and am very
happy with them. While installing them, there was no end of spectators
watching the installation throughout the day and two GMC'er friends
even helped with the wrenching.
The air bags definitely dampen the side-to-side and fore-to-aft
movement of the coach while under motion. At the time, they
eliminated about 60% of the wiggle one experiences when traversing
rutted asphalt pavement. Bridgestone R-265 tires took care of the
remainder of the wiggle.
My wife was the instigator behind upgrading the brakes once she
learned that brake fade was not a factor in mountainous driving
with them installed.
You see, I answered your question before you asked it.
Does that make me a mind reader?????
Paul Bartz
> From: Patrick Flowers [SMTP
atri63]
> Sent: Friday, March 13, 1998 12:57 PM
> To: gmcmotorhome
> Subject: Re: GMC: Rear suspension
>
>
> Has anyone had any experience with the four bag air suspension
> system? I am contemplating the replacement of the existing bags and
> can go stock or????
>
> I'm sure Paul Bartz will reply when he reads this as he did the
> conversion and is very pleased with it. You don't say why you're
> replacing the bags, but, according to Cinnabar, if you can't see bare
> cord, they should still be fine. Like the new serpertine accessory
> belts on new cars, the rubber covering cracks from flexing, but the
> underlying structure is still strong. Once the rubber cover starts
> flaking off revealing the cord, it's time to replace. Of course, I
> understand that "hot dogs" can occur at any time for no apparent
> reason.
