Travel Trailer Shock Absorber Kit
Within the last year, both Motorhome and Trailer Life magazine published an article describing a shock absorber retrofit kit for trailers. It was not any Monroe related product. For the life of me...
Forum Discussion
padec21 wrote:
The purpose of shocks is to keep your wheels in contact with the road to maintain control. Why would you need them on a trailer?
Shock absorbers actually serve the purpose of dampening the amplitude and helping efficiently dissipate the energy of a tire impacting a road undulation. Without shocks, you get unnecessary bounce of the suspension as springs rebound back and forth and tires bounce off the pavement, allowing tires to lose contact with the road and transmit more unnecessary vibration to the chassis (whether it be a car or trailer). Having dampeners remove the excessive bounce (think of a basketball) so that the tires don't dribble and you transmit less vibration into the chassis. This results in stuff staying where you put it and puts less wear and tear on the trailer itself (including the tires and springs etc...).
