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04-10-2021, 06:53 PM
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Replacement airbags... does brand matter?
I googled replacement airbags for a freight liner 2000...
Dozens pop up from truck parts stores, from $90 to $350 for original equipment. Each.
Is there a brand to look for? What are these things supposed to cost? No desire to buy the cheapest...
But no point in original equipment either...
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04-10-2021, 07:00 PM
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Did any of the parts you found cross over to the OEM part numbers ?
Front air springs; NEW 90557221 Rear , NEW 90557219
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04-10-2021, 09:08 PM
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I found/ordered 2 Air Bags for my 2002 Monaco Diplomat from Michigan Truck Spring, 2870 Nodular Dr., Saginaw MI. they say Firestone Air-ride Air Spring. I think my Bags are the same as some on semi trailers. If you can get a number off your Air Bag they should be able to cross reference them. good luck.
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04-10-2021, 09:15 PM
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I have a 2000 Fleetwood Discovery with a Freightliner Chassis. I got the part numbers from Fleetwood and had to cross to Firestones. Had them put on the rear....so far no issues at all.
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04-10-2021, 11:37 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bpu699
I googled replacement airbags for a freight liner 2000...
Dozens pop up from truck parts stores, from $90 to $350 for original equipment. Each.
Is there a brand to look for? What are these things supposed to cost? No desire to buy the cheapest...
But no point in original equipment either...
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bpu699,
You may find "dozens" on the net but, you need to find the EXACT ones that fit your coach. If you're not a member of DTNA Connect, (many of us Freightliner owners have registered our coaches with them and now have access to the EXACT part numbers of every single part that went into the building of our individual chassis's) what you need to do is, call your local Freightliner service center and ask for parts. Then, have the last 6 of your VIN ready. When the parts guy/female asks for you for the last 6 of your VIN, he/she will go right to the build of your chassis and will tell you the exact part numbers and, who originally supplied the air springs to your coach.
Chances are, the supplier has changed. I recently replaced all four of ours and, the original supplier had been changed to a new supplier but, no matter who supplied them, both old and new bags had FIRESTONE stamped on them. Chances are, Firestone will be on the ones you buy also.
Scott
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04-11-2021, 06:46 AM
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Go to Files above and do a search on Firestone. You will find the Firestone Air Spring Replacement Guide which should help you identify your air bags.
Best way is to measure what you currently have (front and rear may be different) and look in the guide.
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1998 Holiday Rambler Imperial, RR8S Chassis
Cummins 6C8.3 mechanical engine, 325HP, 3060 Allison
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04-11-2021, 02:46 PM
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As always, I learn a bunch...
Always thought these things were like tires, and interchangeable....
Just wanted to carry a spare of each in case something happens on the road...
Are these things easy to get on the road, or is it a hunt to find them...
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04-11-2021, 02:47 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Skip426
Did any of the parts you found cross over to the OEM part numbers ?
Front air springs; NEW 90557221 Rear , NEW 90557219
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Cool, thanks again...
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04-13-2021, 11:54 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by veraken
Go to Files above and do a search on Firestone. You will find the Firestone Air Spring Replacement Guide which should help you identify your air bags.
Best way is to measure what you currently have (front and rear may be different) and look in the guide.
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The BEST way is to call to Freightliner, with the last 6 of the VIN and they will tell a person, the EXACT ONES that came on the coach. And by the way, I did click on "Files" and typed in Firestone which turned up ZERO results. Then, I typed in Firestone Air Springs and still got ZIP. Not sure what I'm doing wrong but, the search in most forums never really works all that good, at least in my experiments with it.
Scott
Quote:
Originally Posted by bpu699
As always, I learn a bunch...
Always thought these things were like tires, and interchangeable....
Just wanted to carry a spare of each in case something happens on the road...
Are these things easy to get on the road, or is it a hunt to find them...
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bpu699,
No, they are not interchangeable. Not unless other coaches and or trucks etc. used the EXACT same part numbers. There are hundreds of variables out there. And NO, they are not all that easy to get, either on the road or, even while you're at home. Sometimes suppliers are out and don't know when the production will resume on your particular part number. When I was searching for mine, I got lucky. My local Freightliner Service Center, about an hour from me, had one in stock and, could get the others in less than 24 hours.
Then, there are on-line suppliers. I used two different ones simply because one had better prices on the fronts and another one had better prices on the rears. One of the online suppliers was/is called: SDtrucksprings.com. I think I got my rears from them. The second one that's online is called: Finditparts.com. I got my other front from them.
In the chassis layout of my coach on DTNA connect, my air springs have a prefix in front of the part number. It's NEW. NEW is part of NEWAY which, used to be the supplier for the air springs when the coach was new. But, it's now HOL which, is part of SAF HOLLAND which, is NOW the air springs for Freightliner, in most cases.
But, even though mine were originally marketed as NEW or NEWAY, when I got them out and cleaned them off, there was an embossed FIRESTONE on them. Soooo, that's how all this works. But, if you want a spare, keep in mind:
1. They're costly. I paid around $210 for each of the rears and around $245 for each of the fronts. While something like that would be nice to have just in case, that's costly insurance. And, if you're gonna have a front as a spare, you might as well have a rear as a spare too since they ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE. And, they take up a ton of space, if you're limited. Good luck.
Scott
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04-14-2021, 06:13 AM
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Thanks guys, will give this some thought...
My concern is being on the road on a rare vacation, and having something occur.
Being sidelined for 2-3 days basically means I am done, that vacation is done...
Thats a concern regarding lack of parts availability...
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04-15-2021, 09:04 AM
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You asked the question if it was easy to find parts on the road....I had an airbag split while passing through Lincoln, NE a few years back. I called road service and the air bag was removed to recover the part No. The Service Guy called Freightliner in Lincoln to cross the Part No. The ones on the my 2002 Diplomat are the same as most of the Air Springs on Semi Trailers. Freightliner had to order the part from Memphis, but we had it over night, so I was only down about 24 hours. Fortunately, I was passing a Walmart when the Bag Split. This is one time I can say the LORD was looking out for us, to be at a safe place(Walmart) to pull in to. Granddaughters enjoyed the overnight since the Walmart had a RED BOX Movie Rental. Just my experience FWIW. Take care.
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04-15-2021, 03:08 PM
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Monaco Owners Club Vintage RV Owners Club Holiday Rambler Owners Club
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FIRE UP
And by the way, I did click on "Files" and typed in Firestone which turned up ZERO results. Then, I typed in Firestone Air Springs and still got ZIP. Not sure what I'm doing wrong but, the search in most forums never really works all that good, at least in my experiments with it.
Scott
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Don't know what you couldn't find it, here's the link
https://www.irv2.com/forums/download...do=file&id=256
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1998 Holiday Rambler Imperial, RR8S Chassis
Cummins 6C8.3 mechanical engine, 325HP, 3060 Allison
Towing 2014 Ford Explorer
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