Price per PAIR.
Brackets not included.
Closed = 255mm Open = 355mm.
Install on an axle of 15 degress to the verticle and approximate 300mm length or 1/2 open.
Couplemate shock absorbers are built tough to withstand the toughest of conditions.
We cyclic test every batch of trailer shock absorbers to destruction to maintain the best quality for your equipment.
Shock Absorbers dampen energy from rough roads. This energy causes slight damage on every bump and over time this damage becomes apparent.
Worn parts, parts rubbing together, loose nuts, worn utensils, etc are all signs of a trailer without a shock absorber.
Why are shock absorbers important for your trailer?
Your remember Henry Ford? Ah yes, I thought that name would ring a bell.
Ole Henry never put shock absorbers on his cars until he got sick of the rough ride. He also needed to sell more cars.
Funny thing happened when Henry put shock absorbers on all his cars, he sold and sold and sold more cars. Yes, the Governator may have worked for Henry Ford in a past life.
Henry sold so many cars that all the world car manufacturers now put shock absorbers on their cars.
We reckon your trailer needs them too.
TRAILER DAMAGE FROM ROADS CAN BE DISASTROUS
Early last century, Henry Ford thought shock absorbers were essential equipment on his cars. Henry could have possibly been quoted as saying “the driver and passengers are the shock absorbers”.
Trailers, Recreational Vehicles and Off-Road utility trailers all suffer from vibrations caused by bad or rough road conditions. Road vibrations not only cause excess wear and tear on trailer components but also cause excess wear and tear on household components inside your unit.
Wear and tear has quite a visual impact on your household components, where rough road conditions can affect the fit and operation of quite expensive components like refrigerators, stoves, and other items.
Couplemate Trailer Parts, a long time Australian supplier of Recreational Vehicle & Camper Trailer suspension parts, is pleased to announce its latest product release, this being a line of shock absorber products specifically for Recreational Vehicles and Off-road Campers.
Americans have been hitting the wide open road with recreational vehicles and off-road equipment for years now. Enjoying this lifestyle has been a part of being a “Snowbird” and future generations are embracing the culture of hitting the open road.
Couplemate Trailer Parts is well known as the manufacturer of “The Marriage Saver” or Trailer Guide. The focus is now on Recreational Vehicle comfort and protection of that growing investment that is hauled around the country.
The main focus of our latest Shock Absorber for your vehicle is to reduce the effect of movement within the body over rough ground, while also focusing on improved ride stability while driving in normal road conditions.
Couplemate Trailer Parts also suggest that without the use of shock absorbers while doing off road trips, your RV or trailer will have a "bouncing" ride, as energy is stored in the spring and then released to the trailer, possibly exceeding the allowed range of spring movement.
To assist with the controlling of excessive suspension movement without shock absorption requires the use of stiffer (higher rate) springs, which would in turn lead a "harsh" ride. By using shock absorbers it will allow the use of soft (lower rate) springs while controlling the rate of suspension movement in response to bumps. They are designed to dampen the motion of the unsprung weight in a vertical direction. Springs alone are not shock absorbers, as springs only store and do not dissipate or absorb energy.
The science of shock absorption is all too simple. Remove energy created by rough roads by use of a dampener. Dampeners are called Shock Absorbers.
Science has not changed since Henry Ford’s days. If it’s got wheels then it probably needs shock absorbers.
© Steve Wotherspoon
