Short Shockies For Trailer ???

Taz,
I can't give you any info on the shockers but I have a set of shockers I had on my Prado 99 model on the back for about 2 months, they are peddars, nothing wrong with them and going cheap. I am at work at the moment and will be home in about 4 or 5 days so drop me a line if your interested, they are hanging around my shed collecting dust.

Enjoy the Bourbon mate

Peter.

G'Day Taz,

When I asked this of our local trailer guy he suggested small shocks of the Moris Minor variety, (new not second hand!).

The aim being to keep them as upright as possible

Hope this helps

rolande

Taz,

Have a look at my rig profile, The shockies are slightly off 90 degrees. You may need to do this to get the shocks to fit properly.

If we all give you our address can you parcel post some bottles over here for us to give you a toast.

Cheers Kev

One block that used to be in our fishing club used shockies from the seats out of trucks and they were only about 200 mm long. He did plenty of miles and his rig was fantastic to tow.

Some truckies on here maybe able to help with more onfo on these shockies.

Brian

Taz & Milka-Queanbeyan
ALKO used to make a 4wd / off road trailer shock that was fairly short. Check with Cavalier Camper trailers. 7 Whyalla Street, Fyshwick, ACT 2609. They can possibly get them for you.

Keep the cheap headache mate. I'm more a VB man.

On Patrol

Go to your local car parts place and ask for the front shocks for an early Torana, they are short, have eye's both ends to take a HT bolt as a mount (7/16" from memory)
I just put another crossmember in between the chassis rails to take a piece of 50mm C section as the top mount, the bottom mount is a bolt with the head welded directly to the 40mm axle. They last for years as long as you protect them from rocks with a rubber flap. I've been using them on Cub supamatic for nearly 20 years, replaced once.
If anyone gets desperate I might be able to crawl under the camper for a part number, they are a Monroe shock.

Taz

You are getting some practical advice, but in case you need another lead Camex have some for caravans. www.camec.com.au/

Section 40, page 4 for what its worth.

Max

Trailer shock mounting kits are available. You go
for some info.
You can also go the the Monroe web site
for the different kits available and how to correctly install shocks to a trailer.
Chris

Try again

Trailer shock mounting kits are available. You go
Here for some info.
You can also go the the Monroe web site Here
for the different kits available and how to correctly install shocks to a trailer.
Chris

Slant mounted shocks . The effect of slant mounting is simple if you use vectors . Start with a vertical mount ; 100% of the shock absorber effect is in the plane we are interested in , vertical . Slant the shock absorber from the vertical and we have two vectors , one vertical , one horizontal [ the horizontal vector is measured from vertically above the lower mount along the horizontal to the new upper mount ]. If the horizontal vector is , say , 10% of the length of the vertical vector , then 10% of the capacity of the the shock absorber can be considered to operate in the horizontal plane , and 90% in the vertical plane . So the shock absorber has to be increased in capacity by 10% to do the same job in the vertical plane as the vertically mounted shock . By measuring the distance between the lower and the new upper mounts we can determine the length of the shock absorber . By measuring the weight of the trailer at the wheels , and increasing that weight by the percentage ammount required by the slant mounting , we can determine the correct weight capacity for the shock absorber . We can determine length of stroke by loading and unloading the suspension and then we only have to decide on soft/hard rating . Or we could just mount any shock in any position knowing that some effect is better than no effect.

Why not just put rebounders on the leaf springs??? - has worked well for me in every offroad trailer I have owned.

I was under the impression that unless you can get the shockies vertical they are next to useless. Anyway, this thread has made for some informative and interesting reading.

Hi Folks,

Thanks for the suggestions and links. I think I have decided on a simple and relatively cheap solution based on the advice I have received from you guys.

And in case you were wondering ... no I don't have a hangover. Just a bit dehydrated from sleeping with the heater on as its -15 outside.

34 days to go ... See you soon.

Cheers ... Taz

Gday Taz. Alko shocks mate, thats what your after i reckon. Not a bad little unit. The keep our Jayco dove settled a fair bit.
We got replamement ones from a caravan store here in Perth, so really, any old caravan shop should have them.
Just measure your lengths and take the measurements in with ya, and away you go.

meow.

rick.

G'day Taz & Milka,

You say your new off road trailer has Leaf Springs and you want to reduce travel damage to all the stuff you put in it.
Mate! forget it it is a waste of money IMHO, either get better leaves or add one or two but you will not stop the travel damage. Another way is to pack everything in boxes with lids and tie them down.

As I said don't waste your money on shockies, we did 7,000 klms with the shockies on and 7,000 without them no difference, it is the way you pack your load!

andy