cgallamore Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 i have never even looked at one.could you tell me the good the bad and the ugly about them? Quote http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/uploads/1272400769/gallery_4852_794_314995.jpg Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/12198-air-ride-steer-axle/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superdog Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 My Dad had one on his '06 Vision and has one on his '09.He loves it,no trouble with either one,added about 40,000 miles to his steer tire life,compared to the '01 Vision he had. Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/12198-air-ride-steer-axle/#findComment-47315 Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveigou Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 The pro's for Steer-tek air ride are: improved ride quality, slightly lighter weight.The con's are: not serviceable, not able to set camber, not able to replace king pins.I am around both, and I can't usually tell if it is air ride or not just by driving it. I work closely with a customer who has both spring steer and air ride steer axles in fleet service, and tire wear is not as good with air ride steer,and there have been some handling (front end shimmey) complaints, seems like mostly with shorter wheelbase trucks.Based on my experience, I would not order it on a new truck, however I would not let it keep me from buying a used truck if everything else was right.Dave Quote See my Flickr photostream page http://www.flickr.com/photos/96692978@N05/ Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/12198-air-ride-steer-axle/#findComment-47339 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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