Shock Absorber Addition to Travel Trailer
I assume the reason most travel trailers don’t come with shock absorbers is to save on production cost for the manufacturer (I realize some travel trailers have shock - mine does not). I assume this ...
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The fact that American built travel trailers do not come with shocks from the factory as STANDARD equipment is frankly scandalous and I dont know why we as consumers let them get away with it.
No one would buy a car without shocks. And for the same reasons a trailer should have them.
In many cases I think that what so many people refer to as "Sway" is actually the movement of the trailer reacting to the road surface. With shocks that motion is damped out and the trailer handles much better. Eliminating the need for hugely expensive "Anti Sway" hitches.
I plan to put shocks and change over to disc brakes on my trailer this October.
Trailing Arms and a REAL coil spring independent suspension is too much to ask of the manufacturers but would make a world of difference.
No one would buy a car without shocks. And for the same reasons a trailer should have them.
In many cases I think that what so many people refer to as "Sway" is actually the movement of the trailer reacting to the road surface. With shocks that motion is damped out and the trailer handles much better. Eliminating the need for hugely expensive "Anti Sway" hitches.
I plan to put shocks and change over to disc brakes on my trailer this October.
Trailing Arms and a REAL coil spring independent suspension is too much to ask of the manufacturers but would make a world of difference.
