Better shocks for bad roads ??
I'm wondering if new shocks would help with the rough roads. Seems like every highway bridge has a big bump, some more then others, and rough roads in general create a less then pleasant driving exper...
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I liked the Koni FSD shocks because they ARE NOT gas charged. This means that they start absorbing the small road bumps as soon as contact is made.
The Bilsteins I replaced, and the Monroe shocks, are all gas charged, which means that there is quite a bit of resistance from the shock that is transferred back to the coach frame. I did not notice any difference between the shocks on large bumps.
One problem I had with some concrete interstate bridges/overpasses were that the different poured sections could create a "porposing effect" with the coach, which was probably a function of wheelbase length. My shocks would tone it down, and stop it once we got off of the bridge but while on it for that short time, we did tend to bounce a bit. I had this happen on different coaches so it was just something that I accepted on some shorter bridges.
The Bilsteins I replaced, and the Monroe shocks, are all gas charged, which means that there is quite a bit of resistance from the shock that is transferred back to the coach frame. I did not notice any difference between the shocks on large bumps.
One problem I had with some concrete interstate bridges/overpasses were that the different poured sections could create a "porposing effect" with the coach, which was probably a function of wheelbase length. My shocks would tone it down, and stop it once we got off of the bridge but while on it for that short time, we did tend to bounce a bit. I had this happen on different coaches so it was just something that I accepted on some shorter bridges.
