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Shocks on trailer?
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JupiterSunsation
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Water intrusion into the shock will be an issue........
JupiterSunsation
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I was thinking when it compresses (boat being put on trailer) water would be forced in at the shaft.
PARADOX
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I don't buy the rust issue. We spend thousands on trailers, and even with the stainless brakes there are still galvanized parts. I wash the trailer down, justlike my boat after every use. It's maintainence thing. So we have to get new shocks every year.
We put on 200K plus even half a mill boats on stiff springs and beat the crap out of the boat every time we go over a rail road crossing. We just don't feel the boat taking the hits. Out of sight? out of mind?
I'm seriously thinking about doing something. May be put the bunks on some HD rubber cushion? Or some type of jell packs? I want my Senorita to start "jellin' "
We put on 200K plus even half a mill boats on stiff springs and beat the crap out of the boat every time we go over a rail road crossing. We just don't feel the boat taking the hits. Out of sight? out of mind?
I'm seriously thinking about doing something. May be put the bunks on some HD rubber cushion? Or some type of jell packs? I want my Senorita to start "jellin' "
DAREDEVIL
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I don't buy the rust issue. We spend thousands on trailers, and even with the stainless brakes there are still galvanized parts. I wash the trailer down, justlike my boat after every use. It's maintainence thing. So we have to get new shocks every year.
We put on 200K plus even half a mill boats on stiff springs and beat the crap out of the boat every time we go over a rail road crossing. We just don't feel the boat taking the hits. Out of sight? out of mind?
I'm seriously thinking about doing something. May be put the bunks on some HD rubber cushion? Or some type of jell packs? I want my Senorita to start "jellin' "
Just watch it ,,,,so she does not jell of the trailer !!!!:rofl:
PARADOX
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DAREDEVIL
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GOOD ONE !!:sifone:
Geronimo36
Charter Member
But when I went to Autotech school in my late teenage years I was always taught that shocks are mainly for handling and sudden shocks to keep tire on ground for traction/handling, sorta like sway bars... Car suspension also have a lot of "travel". Car/truck springs are very soft compared to boat axles and need a lot of bounce control.. Not sure it's needed on a boat trailer.
I've illegally ridden in my boat down the road and felt the ride was very smoooooth!! Must be an Apache thing! lol
I've illegally ridden in my boat down the road and felt the ride was very smoooooth!! Must be an Apache thing! lol
Geronimo36
Charter Member
Just found this on Wikipedia, it puts it in better words than I can!
"In a vehicle, it reduces the effect of traveling over rough ground, leading to improved ride quality, and increase in comfort due to substantially reduced amplitude of disturbances. Without shock absorbers, the vehicle would have a bouncing ride, as energy is stored in the spring and then released to the vehicle, possibly exceeding the allowed range of suspension movement. Shock absorbers allow the use of soft (lower rate) springs while controlling the rate of suspension movement in response to bumps. They also, along with hysteresis in the tire itself, damp the motion of the unsprung weight up and down on the springiness of the tire. Since the tire is not as soft as the springs, effective wheel bounce damping may require stiffer shocks than would be ideal for the vehicle motion alone."
"In a vehicle, it reduces the effect of traveling over rough ground, leading to improved ride quality, and increase in comfort due to substantially reduced amplitude of disturbances. Without shock absorbers, the vehicle would have a bouncing ride, as energy is stored in the spring and then released to the vehicle, possibly exceeding the allowed range of suspension movement. Shock absorbers allow the use of soft (lower rate) springs while controlling the rate of suspension movement in response to bumps. They also, along with hysteresis in the tire itself, damp the motion of the unsprung weight up and down on the springiness of the tire. Since the tire is not as soft as the springs, effective wheel bounce damping may require stiffer shocks than would be ideal for the vehicle motion alone."
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