Getting JoyRider installed next week
I drop the camper off on Monday to get the JoyRider Suspension kit (aka shocks) and new Torklift Glowstep Revolution steps installed on the camper. I've heard nothing but good about campers with shock...
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Well, the official verdict is that it got very expensive.
For the install- they had some issues:
1) the brackets for mounting to the frame had holes drilled in the center which corresponded to the center of the I-Beam frame. They had to bring a welder in to weld the brackets up.
2) the existing U-bolts ended up being way too short with the new bracket and they had to replace them
3) they had a devil of a time getting the 14" of uncompressed shock travel. They actually had to drill out a new hole in the bracket.
4) I have a hard propane line running the length of my camper on the passenger/door side. It was in the way of the bracket. Since it was very rusty (3 factory returns from MD to IN in the winter took its toll), they suggested replacing it all and they added a dogleg around the axles area. 2 good things came from this:
a) my outdoor kitchen's LP hookup is no longer under my slide where I had to kneel/climb down to get to it (it's further out than I'd like now, but I'd rather it be a little ugly and easy to get to vs. prettier and hard to get to)
b) the real win- they found that my Equa-flex Suspension hardware was rubbing on the hard propane line and had about worn through; I was looking at a propane leak sooner than later
The final total for the install was right around a grand; bringing my grand total to right about $1,500 for the shocks. That's a hard pill to swallow. (But still cheaper than the Mor/ryde IS.)
I've had one hour of drive time with it from Redlands to Anaheim in California. These roads are brutal (weird close bouncing motion .. makes all your fat jiggle). I haven't driven this area with the camper (only with the truck), so I can't comment on better or worse. But we still had similar amounts of disheveledness in the camper as we usually do. Maybe it would have been worse without the shocks. I don't know.
For the install- they had some issues:
1) the brackets for mounting to the frame had holes drilled in the center which corresponded to the center of the I-Beam frame. They had to bring a welder in to weld the brackets up.
2) the existing U-bolts ended up being way too short with the new bracket and they had to replace them
3) they had a devil of a time getting the 14" of uncompressed shock travel. They actually had to drill out a new hole in the bracket.
4) I have a hard propane line running the length of my camper on the passenger/door side. It was in the way of the bracket. Since it was very rusty (3 factory returns from MD to IN in the winter took its toll), they suggested replacing it all and they added a dogleg around the axles area. 2 good things came from this:
a) my outdoor kitchen's LP hookup is no longer under my slide where I had to kneel/climb down to get to it (it's further out than I'd like now, but I'd rather it be a little ugly and easy to get to vs. prettier and hard to get to)
b) the real win- they found that my Equa-flex Suspension hardware was rubbing on the hard propane line and had about worn through; I was looking at a propane leak sooner than later
The final total for the install was right around a grand; bringing my grand total to right about $1,500 for the shocks. That's a hard pill to swallow. (But still cheaper than the Mor/ryde IS.)
I've had one hour of drive time with it from Redlands to Anaheim in California. These roads are brutal (weird close bouncing motion .. makes all your fat jiggle). I haven't driven this area with the camper (only with the truck), so I can't comment on better or worse. But we still had similar amounts of disheveledness in the camper as we usually do. Maybe it would have been worse without the shocks. I don't know.
