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Air Bags: Any FTs with just 4?

I have read posts (here .... or maybe on iRV2) stating that 2-axle coaches that have 4 air bags (total) do not ride as well (or handle as well) as coaches with 2 air bags "per corner"...... other things being equal.  If a particular FT has air bag suspension rather than springs or Torsilastic,  will it always be a "2 bags per corner" configuration?  Also might there be an advantage, safety-wise, if one bag were to "blow" on the 2-bags per corner configuration? 

Thanks for my continuing education.  Ed S in Denver.
Ed Sievers
"Be the person you needed when you were younger"

Re: Air Bags: Any FTs with just 4?

Reply #1 –
The older coaches that were on Oskosh air ride chassis only had 2 air bags per axle When foretravel started building the unihome chassis is when they started with the 2 air bags per corner and if one air bag would blow out on a 2 per corner, this would not offer any better results as the other air bag on that corner would  also go flat
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Re: Air Bags: Any FTs with just 4?

Reply #2 –
Thanks, Ron.  Appreciate having that info in my "shopping data bank".................... ed s
Ed Sievers
"Be the person you needed when you were younger"