Front cap "cave ins"
Just an observation, but have noticed that on several brands of TT's the front caps seem to collapse some or dent inwards while under tow. What causes it? Do they "bounce" back when not under tow?
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Never seen it but certainly possible. The faster you go down the road, the more wind pressure pushing it in. Think about this...if the average wind pressure on an 8ft wide by 8ft tall panel is 0.1psi, how much force is the wind exerting on the front end cap...works out to around 921lb of force...now it's actually more complicated as the pressure will vary over the surface but imaging 4 big guys pushing on the front end cap...it's likely going to flex.
The end caps aren't typically strong structures...most just there to keep water out. As long as the flex isn't excessive, it will likely pop back out with no harm...if it gets excessive, you can get into a fatigue damage situation where it's OK for a while but eventually you start to get stress cracks.
The end caps aren't typically strong structures...most just there to keep water out. As long as the flex isn't excessive, it will likely pop back out with no harm...if it gets excessive, you can get into a fatigue damage situation where it's OK for a while but eventually you start to get stress cracks.
