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...
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Will never tow a TT again without shocks. We installed Monroe shocks last year and it made a huge improvement. Our TT now goes down the road like a steady flat line.
Shocks significantly reduce the vertical motion (bounce) of a TT whether it's rough roads and speed bumps or mild bumps at freeway speed. It reduces stress on the TT structure and components. For example, the photo below shows what can happen to welds in the aluminum framing from excessive bounce in combination with the weak frame design that Lippert provides on some ultra-lite TTs.
Things on a kitchen counter are far less likely to move. We used to get the stove grate bounce off and even the open/close rod on the mini-blinds bounce off the hook.
With less bouncing of a TT, less vertical movement is transferred by the tongue onto the TV hitch resulting in a smoother and more comfortable ride. Also improves overall handling on twisty and bumpy roads.
Shocks would also be a good idea for those who have a carrier on the rear for bikes, generator, etc.
If I were to do it all over again, I wouldn't use Monroe shocks and would probably use a Mor/Ryde or Joy Rider kit instead.
Shocks significantly reduce the vertical motion (bounce) of a TT whether it's rough roads and speed bumps or mild bumps at freeway speed. It reduces stress on the TT structure and components. For example, the photo below shows what can happen to welds in the aluminum framing from excessive bounce in combination with the weak frame design that Lippert provides on some ultra-lite TTs.
Things on a kitchen counter are far less likely to move. We used to get the stove grate bounce off and even the open/close rod on the mini-blinds bounce off the hook.
With less bouncing of a TT, less vertical movement is transferred by the tongue onto the TV hitch resulting in a smoother and more comfortable ride. Also improves overall handling on twisty and bumpy roads.
Shocks would also be a good idea for those who have a carrier on the rear for bikes, generator, etc.
If I were to do it all over again, I wouldn't use Monroe shocks and would probably use a Mor/Ryde or Joy Rider kit instead.
