Should my 5th wheel have shock absorbers?
I'm about to purchase a small 5th wheel, a 1998 Nash 21-5r, which has a GVWR of 7000 lbs. It does not have shock absorbers and the seller, who is the original owner, says it never has had any. We ...
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We have a smallish fifth wheel similar in size and weight to yours and we had shocks installed. It came with shock mounting points but no shocks. We found they really cut back on the amount of forward and backward "chucking" of our tow vehicle when the trailer went over bumps so it was worth it for us.
