dmorgan
IL
Full Member
Joined: 02/09/2009
View Profile
 Offline
|
While inspecting my tires last week I noticed, what appeared to be shock mounts on the frame. Is there any advantage to installing shocks, such as better handling or less "wear and tear" on the trailer?
2003 F250 7.3 PSD
2008 Northshore 320TS-M5
Prodogy
Timbrens
Fifth Airborne Sidwinder W/Reese 16K
|
mydazeoff
Annapolis MD
Full Member
Joined: 03/13/2007
View Profile
Offline
|
Likewise, I bought my rig and later discovered it had brackets for shocks. It took a couple trips to decided shocks would be a good investment to control the bounce across expansion joints and road patches. I installed my own, if you have a bottle jack and wrench it's easy. I think shocks give a better ride and control. Folks at stengelbros.com were helpful.
2006 GMC Sierra 2500HD Duramax LLY, CC, LB
2005 Jayco Eagle 323RKS
Reese 15000 lb. 4 way hitch
Annapolis, Maryland
|
NewRV5ver
Cloverdale, Ca
Senior Member
Joined: 11/06/2007
View Profile
|
Ditto for me....The shock mounts were there so why not install the shocks that should have been there in the first place!....WHAT A DIFFERENCE THEY MADE!!! Best investment ever for so little money.
SPENDING LESS TIME ON THE COMPUTER AND MORE TIME RVING IS GOOD......YES!
2008 Jayco Eagle291 RLTS 35.4'
2007 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9 CTD Quad Cab Short Bed 4x4
Pullrite 16K Super Glide Slider Hitch
Tekonsha P3 Brake Control
Wonderful Wife - Susan
Ditto-Min Pin Dog
|
mfoster711
College Station Tx
Full Member
Joined: 08/12/2006
View Profile
|
I have always wondered about this. I hate how much my camper bounces when you come off a bridge and hit the little bump. I have white knuckles every time.
NewRV5ver, Mydazeoff - I noticed both of you have Jayco's. Do you know if all Jayco's have mounting plates for shocks? I have a Jayco Super Lite and would love to get shocks.
2007 Ford F250 Lariet 4x4 Diesel
2009 Jayco Eagle Super Lite 30.5BHS
|
smkettner
Southern California
Senior Member
Joined: 03/21/2005
View Profile
Good Sam RV Club
|
If mine had mounts ready to go I would put some shocks on it.
2001 F150 SuperCrew
2006 Keystone Springdale 249FWBHLS
|
|
|
laknox
Arizona
Full Member
Joined: 01/06/2008
View Profile
Offline
|
dmorgan wrote:While inspecting my tires last week I noticed, what appeared to be shock mounts on the frame. Is there any advantage to installing shocks, such as better handling or less "wear and tear" on the trailer?
I was talking RVs with a Canadian friend who brings his 05-06 30' Sandpiper down every year. We were talking frames, tires and axles based on my reading here. He said the only problem he's had was when he was driving on a good road in the wilds of Alberta when he hit a =very= rough RR xing at about 60 mph. He was concerned enough that he stopped to check things out. He noticed that the spring mount bolts had ripped right out of the shackles and that the shackles had been very worn. He's got a =lot= of miles on the rig already and, after talking to the tech at his local dealer, has decided that the bolts and bushings will be replaced every 10,000 miles. A friend, who has a much larger rig, is replacing his bolts and bushings every year. We were also talking Lippert frames; none of the many other RV owners he associates with have had major frame problems that he knows about. As I'll be seeing many of them in the next few months, I'll be talking to them directly.
Lyle
2002 GMC Sierra 2500 HD Duramax Crew Cab 4x4
Banks Bullet Tuner and Monster Exhaust
B&W Turnover Ball with 5th Wheel Companion
2004 Komfort 25FSG Fifth Wheel
1936 John Deere Model A
International Flying Farmers 50 Year Member
|
Dave H M
IL
Senior Member
Joined: 08/11/2006
View Profile
Offline
|
I have had them both ways and really can't say tha I could tell a diference.
If the mounts were there I would put them on just for the hey of it.
|
NC Hauler
Asheville NC
Senior Member
Joined: 05/20/2005
View Profile
Good Sam RV Club
Offline
|
I've owned 5er's without shocks and the last two I've owned came with shocks. Seems the 5er tows a little "smoother" with shocks as opposed to without. I would think they would take a little stress out of the frame when bouncing along on a rough road, just my thoughts, nothing of fact to back it with....
Jim & Kathy
07.5 Chevy K3500DRW/CC/LB/LMM/D/A/6speed/ LTZ,Prodigy,Reese 20K Ht.
08 Jeep Liberty Sport Trail Rated
06 HR Presidential Suite 37RLQ 4 slide,
Boxers;Buddy& Sheba II
USAF 71-75 Nam Vet
|
RCMAN46
NorthWest
Senior Member
Joined: 02/24/2008
View Profile
|
Will shocks help? Remove the rear shocks from your car or pickup. Drive it for 50 miles or so and you may have an answer to your question. Make sure you go across some rough areas such as a railroad crossing.
|
mydazeoff
Annapolis MD
Full Member
Joined: 03/13/2007
View Profile
Offline
|
mfoster711, I don't no if Jayco has brackets on all models. It's easy to check. Crawl under you rig at the axles and look for a bracket welded to the main beam with a hole in it. Next check the steel plate that bolts the spring to the axle, look for a extra hole in it. If you can't find those items then you might want to check www.monroeheavyduty.com and select "retrofit kit" for other ways to mount shocks on your trailer.
|
|
|
