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Air Bags

Talked to a guy with a 98 Monoco Signature who claimed he had all his air bags replaced and noticed a world of difference for
the better.It was a 98 and the bags looked similar to ours,has anyone had this same expierence with a Foretravel?
Can't figure what would give a better ride by just changing air bags.(yes I know I spelled Monaco wrong).
96 U270 BUILD 4810
85 380SL
Drummonds TN.

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Reply #1 –
Quite likely they also set RIDE HEIGHT correctly when they installed the new bags.  That absolutely would affect ride and handling.
Brett Wolfe
EX: 1993 U240
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Reply #2 –
Quote from: wolfe10 –
Quite likely they also set RIDE HEIGHT correctly when they installed the new bags.  That absolutely would affect ride and handling.
Wolfe 10  I was thinking that too.
Chris and Tammy White  CDA Idaho
Previous owners 1997 U295 36' 3126 Cat 300 HP Build # 4998
Former Foretravel tech & RVIA certified tech
Former owner Custom Satellite home/RV satellites 
Former owner Vans LTD  van conversions
Unemployed, panhandler, drag racer NHRA #6348

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Reply #3 –
New rubber is softer than old rubber.
It would be interesting to compress and expand an old and new bag to see if you could feel a difference.
New tires ride better than old ones even if the old ones still had a lot of tread, but,
John may be right about the hot air.
John Duld
1995 U320C SE 40'

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Reply #4 –
On some models Monaco used hourglass shaped air springs designed for industrial uses.

Worked well on early 90's mid doors.  Beautiful riding coaches. 

By 96 who knows.  But a large improvement may having the oem hourglass bags replaced with straight sided.

This of course is not as funny of a comment
"Riding and rejoicing"
Bob
1997 U320 40' Mid entry, build 5132,  wtbi ce27, 4th owner
2007 Solara convertible
2 prodeco tech outlaw ss electric bikes

1095 watts solar
08 Ls 460 and a sc430
2000 Ford F-250 superduty 4x4

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Reply #5 –
No difference in the ride in mine with 8 new bags but I do ride with more confidence I wont hear a loud boom. In that sense I suppose she does ride "better".
Dub McBride 1996 270

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Reply #6 –
My '96 Monaco Sig. had the hour glass or two stage air bags. When I replaced them it was with the same. Didn't pay any attention to whether it rode better. They do have more travel than our Foretravels.
1999 40 ft. U-320 wtfe build 5563 Chuck & Lynda's "Rollin' Inn"  2030 watts solar
prev. mh's 71 GMC 5 yrs. 73 Pace Setter 1 yr. 78 Vogue 5 yrs 81 FTX 40ft all electric 18 yrs. 1996 Monaco Signature 3 yrs.
2014 Grand Cherokee Overland
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Reply #7 –
Quote from: John Duld –
New rubber is softer than old rubber.
It would be interesting to compress and expand an old and new bag to see if you could feel a difference.
New tires ride better than old ones even if the old ones still had a lot of tread, but,
John may be right about the hot air.
They feel the same, compress the same, old or new. Just did it.
Chris and Tammy White  CDA Idaho
Previous owners 1997 U295 36' 3126 Cat 300 HP Build # 4998
Former Foretravel tech & RVIA certified tech
Former owner Custom Satellite home/RV satellites 
Former owner Vans LTD  van conversions
Unemployed, panhandler, drag racer NHRA #6348

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Reply #8 –
OK, thanks for that.
John Duld
1995 U320C SE 40'
 

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Reply #9 –
Maybe the  two smaller  section bag has a faster rising rate than the single chamber , thus a more controlled ride, maybe not.