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rear suspension collapse model 20

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donn hosford
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Bus Model: 1989 eagle model 20

rear suspension collapse model 20

Post by donn hosford »

hi, newbie here my 89 and I hit a huge whoopty do on ratty highway and rear fell about 4" and is riding bottomed out.truck spring shop in Portland says torselastic may have slipped inside the barrel. id do air bags but need a diagram or some other help for mounting spots etc. anyone able to supply?thanks, am looking forward to other eaglers to chat up .
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beltguy
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Re: rear suspension collapse model 20

Post by beltguy »

Hi Donn Welcome aboard

These suspensions survived a lot of abuse when the Eagles were in commercial service. That said, the pars are getting pretty old and some folks have experienced Torsilastic tube failures. I would like to see some pictures of the Torsilastics to see if we can figure out what happened.

There are two threads that should help you think about what is needed to put air suspension on the drive axles of an Eagle:

http://eagles-international.net/forums/ ... f=5&t=3390

http://eagles-international.net/forums/ ... f=5&t=4399

Lets start there and see what we can do to help you.

Jim
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JeffreyBryanMeek
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Re: rear suspension collapse model 20

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I had lost the drawings for my build. They are found again.
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