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Title: Shock Absorbers
Post by: gregm on November 13, 2011, 01:27:05 PM

What do you think ?
Do you need shock absorbers on Jayco campers eg dove penguin eagle
gregm

Title: Re: Shock Absorbers
Post by: Black Diamond on November 13, 2011, 03:10:27 PM

Last time i checked mine had shockers  ;D and im sure the others are no different unless your talking upgrades.

Title: Re: Shock Absorbers
Post by: Hal Harvey on November 13, 2011, 03:22:40 PM

You could do with ones that work... see http://myswag.org/forum/index.php?topic=17306.0

I'd be interested to know how that panned out.

Title: Re: Shock Absorbers
Post by: gregm on November 13, 2011, 05:50:20 PM

Well I thought you could run without them
grem

Title: Re: Shock Absorbers
Post by: Hal Harvey on November 13, 2011, 06:38:23 PM

You can. People used to drive cars without them too.

Title: Re: Shock Absorbers
Post by: dazzler on November 13, 2011, 08:08:14 PM

Quote from: gregm on November 13, 2011, 01:27:05 PM

What do you think ?
Do you need shock absorbers on Jayco campers eg dove penguin eagle
gregm

No you dont.  You only need dampers to dampen the oscillation of the spring.  You dont NEED to dampen it on a camper but of course it is nice to have if you are going somewhere with lots of ruts and bumps, like the pacific highway   ;D .  Just make sure it only dampens and does not become an additional spring which can make it harsh and cause things to crack or break.

If you run a simple single stage hydraulic damper you will be fine.