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Title: MCI Coach Products Rolling Lobe System
Post by: grantgoold on December 08, 2010, 04:59:30 PM
Has anyone had experience with the air spring kit from MCI (Coach Products) that seals the air beams? What did you pay and what was your experience with installation?  I am looking at both front and rear bags.

Thanks

Grant
Title: Re: MCI Coach Products Rolling Lobe System
Post by: jmblake on December 08, 2010, 06:41:07 PM
I to am interested in doing this to my 9, The last I looked and that was a couple years ago the rear kit was around $850.00 and the front was in the $700.00 range, so I don't know what today's price's would be. If all you need is the rolling lobe bags that seams like allot of $ for 4 bags and some plastic tube, unless you are getting more parts with the kits than that? If you knew the part # of the bags you could probably get them at your local truck shop allot cheaper. Some of MCI parts are outrageous and some are right in line with others. Jason
Title: Re: MCI Coach Products Rolling Lobe System
Post by: Chopper Scott on December 08, 2010, 07:20:58 PM
I did all mine last winter and got the kits from http://www.mohawkmfg.com/. (http://www.mohawkmfg.com/.) No airlines but basically all you need other than elbow grease. I think both axles were around 15 or 16 hundred.
Title: Re: MCI Coach Products Rolling Lobe System
Post by: JackConrad on December 09, 2010, 06:04:02 AM
Quote from: jmblake on December 08, 2010, 06:41:07 PM
If all you need is the rolling lobe bags that seams like allot of $ for 4 bags and some plastic tube, unless you are getting more parts with the kits than that?

You will need 8 bags to do a complete change (2 bags per corner). I think from Mohawk fronts were around 160 and rears were around 180, but that was several years ago.  We are very please with our Mohawk rolling lobe bags. We installed ours about 8 years ago.  Jack
Title: Re: MCI 102A3 air bags
Post by: dj on July 14, 2016, 05:31:44 PM
Where can I get air bags for my bus? or at least a part number? thanks Im a newbie here so any help would be GREATLY appreciated.  Doug
Title: Re: MCI Coach Products Rolling Lobe System
Post by: brmax on July 14, 2016, 06:48:44 PM
Here is a places you can talk to as mentioned above,
A couple suppliers for community here
Mohawk Mfg
http://www.mohawkmfg.com/ (http://www.mohawkmfg.com/)

US Coach & Equip 856 794 3104
Title: Re: MCI Coach Products Rolling Lobe System
Post by: Dave5Cs on July 14, 2016, 10:18:03 PM
Grant you were talking about Block off plates too right? You can get them from Mohawk also as well as the rolling-Lobes. They just seal off the top off the bags and then you don't need the air beams. If the air beams are rusted through badly you want to weld them up good first. No we didn't do ours but have helped a few do them.
Dave
Title: Re: MCI Coach Products Rolling Lobe System
Post by: dj on July 15, 2016, 01:17:50 PM
Mine is the rolling lobe style, just see where I could gets all four...thanks
Title: Re: MCI Coach Products Rolling Lobe System
Post by: brmax on July 15, 2016, 02:00:59 PM
There may be somewhere a project or possibly a video of this job being done. Just have to take a look around the net searching a bit.
May have been ask but why do you need these all the way around.
Title: Re: MCI Coach Products Rolling Lobe System
Post by: grantgoold on July 15, 2016, 04:08:05 PM
Holy Cow!  Getting responses from a question from late 2010. You guys are quick  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Thanks, still not ready to tackle that job just yet.  Need to finish the plumbing and then maybe the air beams.

Grant