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Originally posted by BravestDog:
Wondering if anyone can comment on the MCI and any other type of RV Bus Conversions. Good and bad points and then maybe a final choice why one is better?
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Although belated, the below link is an excellent pictorial additional to your links illustrating the nuts and bolts of an MCI conversion process.
http://www.walkercoach.com/convprocess.shtml
The 1/8th" custom aluminum skin and thorough frame inspection/ treatment are appealing.
One question from this site specifically addresses truck vs. bus suspension:
61. What's the difference between bus and motor homes suspensions?
An average motor home manufactured in the US is usually a heavy duty truck chassis, modified to run a little softer, with a large box (the RV) mounted on top of it. Technically, this is a suspension, but made from a modified truck chassis.
An over the road passenger coach (or commonly referred to as a tour coach) is designed to carry passengers 24/7. It's design facilitates easy maintenance. It also has a very soft airbag suspension, which is one of the softest rides we can make. A tour coach in particular MCI, is a monocoque configuration, meaning the chassis actually flexes with the suspension. This method has been a proven system for many, many years. Not to mention, this type of chassis is designed for thirty years and millions of miles. So obviously, a coach chassis would be a much better candidate to make into a motor home than a heavy truck.