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New air bags

Just ordered 8 W01 358- 9448 air bags for this 280... Ran me $ 140.00 per bag from Truck Pro.. that's a lick but the old bags have to come off so we are doing it.. You can buy a cheaper bag but as much trouble as these are to change 8 at a time I don't want Road Force on it as I have had poor service from them on my trucks and trailers.. Firestone is the way to go on a bag in my opinion... I was hoping to get them for closer to $100.00 but we always hope for less and expect more.. I will be disappointed if someone tells me they got theirs for 80 bucks.. The man said for someone without an account they are $ 170.00 so I'm supposed to feel good.... waiting on that... Get this out of the way and begin the belts and hoses which I have in stock.

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I did all 8 of mine @150 delivered.

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10-4... I just got another quote of 166 so my 140 could be worse. looks like you did ok at $150.00.. I buy a lot of truck parts from Truck Pro.. I probably have 20 air bags in the shop of various applications and they run from 100 to 180.

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Just did all 8 on my rig and got them delivered for $162 each. Firestone. You got a good price.

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On the front end the back bags closest to the fuel tank and lp compartment, the bolt there is eating mechanics lunch getting a wrench on it.. Probably going to have the same issue on the drivers side because of the Gen compartment.

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I have a U295 so it might be different but I removed the outside trim around the wheel. Make it very easy to get to.  I think I had more trouble with the brass air fitting and just cut it off.


I have read where some other members took a wrench, cut it up and welded it back to make it  get into that area.

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Quote from: Dub –
On the front end the back bags closest to the fuel tank and lp compartment, the bolt there is eating mechanics lunch getting a wrench on it.. Probably going to have the same issue on the drivers side because of the Gen compartment.
I used a long 1/2" flex ratchet and extension with socket.

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lots of threads on air bag replacement - try using the "search" function

Some take off fenders, some make special wrenches by modifying a low cost home center or harbor freight wrench

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Will take the fender trim off.. over looked the obvious.. He has been working on this in between working on trucks,

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That and the flex ratchet.