Need help finding eagle suspension parts

[Jim Blackwood]

There are independent carriers who can do it for you. You've seen these guys in a pickup truck with a gooseneck trailer, They would be happy to take the job.

Jim

[chessie4905]

Check out those guys featured in "shipping wars"

[chessie4905]

Check out those guys featured in "shipping wars". Personally, I'd  go pick it up. Nothing like an enjoyable road trip. We travelled from central Pa. to Datona in Fla. to pick up a differential for our coach. Used a TDI Jetta. Made it ride low, but worked ok.

[DoubleEagle]

Another way to load it if a trailer is involved, is to lift each side up enough to put some heavy timbers under, and then winch it up the tailgate onto the bed. Cliff's tractor might not be able to lift the whole thing, but surely it could tilt it up enough.

[rusty]

Mason if you go thru all the work to up grade to a newer front end why not use a prevost independent front suspension.  I know I just diluted my eagle purist bias but as hard as Eagle parts are to get it might make sense.
Wayne

[6805eagleguy]

Mason if you go thru all the work to up grade to a newer front end why not use a prevost independent front suspension.  I know I just diluted my eagle purist bias but as hard as Eagle parts are to get it might make sense.
Wayne

Now that would be a pretty cool retrofit. Somehow I can completely see that happening here 

[6805eagleguy]

Mason if it was me I would fix what I had after doing that job once.Kaiser in OR installed wider brake shoes and drums on the front of my 05 using a offset brake shoe it was pricy and I could not tell any difference in stopping.I have the wider shoes,backing plate and drums for the rear they are a lot easier to do.That front end is heavy my tractor will not pick it up so I know it weighs more than 8v92   

clifford, would that be bogie brakes or drive axle brakes?

someone 'cough' upgraded me to normal parking brakes at somepoint on rear axle. brake drums on rear axle are physically twice as wide as bogie and steer brakes, right now.

im just figuring that front end components are completely worn out. All along, i figured on bigger brakes at one point on the front and bogie.


maybe someone can tell me here. since i have a model 01 front end, is it worth it to change to later model front end components or shall i just try fix what i have. Im getting the impression that parts are non existent or else very hard to find for 01 front end components...

Clifford, still wondering about this. I think it's been done before to swap bogie arms with model 15, which I've heard have wider brakes. Never heard of putting bigger brakes on drive axle. Curious about this

[rusty]

I changed the brakes on the boggies on the 05 to 15 brakes. If you can't load the boggies heavy enough you will have problems sliding the tires. Some have put a air reduction valve to help that.
Also I changed the drive brakes on the drive to a model 10 . You have to change everything from the spiders out including the hubs. The brake chambers do hang down a little lower  to make thing fit. I haven't hit anything in over 100000 miles.
Wayne

[6805eagleguy]

Mason if it was me I would fix what I had after doing that job once.Kaiser in OR installed wider brake shoes and drums on the front of my 05 using a offset brake shoe it was pricy and I could not tell any difference in stopping.I have the wider shoes,backing plate and drums for the rear they are a lot easier to do.That front end is heavy my tractor will not pick it up so I know it weighs more than 8v92   

Well ending up following Cliffords advise. Kinda. lol. Bought this 1971 sight unseen for a ridiculously low price on auction. 1971 front end will probably end up in out bus. It has about 4" of thread left for adjustment. 

It happened to be about 4 miles from Waynes (rusty) house so I got to see his model 15. After seeing his disk brake conversion on his front end the gears are turning inside my head....

[6805eagleguy]

Mason I have the complete front end with new drums and shoes we cut from a 10 it is yours free but you have to pick it up I am not going to try and  ship that heavy sucker.I have a stack of Eagle bay doors from a 10 that is going to scrap yard too if you need any bay doors

Clifford, I will be down in Scottsdale AZ in march, if you still have the front end, and the offer still stands, I am interested in picking it up. Where are you located?

[6805eagleguy]

Clifford, I sent you a DM