jplante4 wrote:
Air bags and Velvet ride are counter-intuitive. Usually Safari coaches have one or the other. This indicates an owner that didn't understand how to adjust the Velvet ride torsion bars.
Safaris were well built coaches. 22k miles is low and indicates lack of use.
Get the engine number and call 1-877-777-3126 (CAT hotline). They can tell you about any CAT shop Mx performed.
There are Safari's that have both but you are correct they sure didn't come OE that way. When BF Goodrich killed replacement parts availability for the Velvet Ride many Safari owners were in a bad spot. I know I was. Years ago I was able to source replacement tubes, with much difficulty and wallet pain. But the good news was the tube replacement was actually a DIY job with help. I sold my Velvet Ride coach in 2015 with a healthy & new torsilastic suspension. Before I decided to sell I was in communication with two sources that offered an air suspension kit to be added to the Velvet Ride. Monaco was one & Pioneer Metal Works was the other. I believe both were around $4K for the kit. I was given a couple references to talk with that had added the kit. Biggest drawback as I remember it is even with the air bag install the tubes still needed to be healthy so it didn't really eliminate the danger of one day finding no replacement parts availability. Of course this was about six years ago maybe an alternative source for the tubes is available today?
