Ozlander wrote:
Blowout of a trailer is no big deal. Really? Rounding a corner at 60-65 mph with no shoulder and a drop-off?? Driving 65 mph down a 9% grade is, Racer Boy. Maybe you haven't driven in the mountains much in BC, Wa., Or. and Ca. - nothing special esp. having a great TV, TT and equipment along with it all being properly set up and maintained. Racer boy to me is charging down a freeway at 75+ mph like some do.
Shock mount bolt should have went thru the frame with a spacer welded to the frame. That would mean that the side of the shock would be hanging at the end of a bolt almost 2" away from the side of the beam with eventual damage to the I-beam flange or the bolt. Not a good solution and no way would I do that.
j-d wrote:
Without knowing HOW it's done, there's got to be engineering involved in the spacing of the upper and lower mountings relative to the suspension travel and the extended/compressed lengths of the shock absorber.
This is set up as per Monroe's specs and as shown in their diagram below. The shock travel is close to dead center in the static position with 2 1/2" travel either way. The bracket was NOT damaged due to bottoming out.
There's simply just no way that one of these brackets would stay there very long with just a weld at the top of it (to side of the I-beam) and the welds are
all terrible looking too.
Starting to get the feeling I just shouldn't have bothered with posting this...
