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Old 10-22-2014, 11:06 AM   #251 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aardvarcus View Post
It is hard to tell from the pictures, but how close is the shock mount on the hitch side (not trailer side) to the pivot point? The further the shock is from the pivot point (in the front/back direction) the more the shocks will travel with respect to the angle. If the mount is close to the pivot from a front/back perspective, you may want to move it closer to where the hitch mounts. I would hate to see all that work to not have the shocks travel enough to provide adequate damping.

Also, you will probably want to make sure that at the normal resting position on flat ground the shock is roughly in the middle of it's travel. That way the shocks won't over extend/compress if you drive over a sharp change in slope on the road.
I agree. It looks like the top of the shock should be lowered as well making it more horizontal and giving better shock travel and damping as the trailer rotates on the pivots.

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