Shockies

[Horse]

Is anyone running shock absorbers on their rigs. I'm heading to Stanage Bay (100km of dirt) and was wondering if they are worth the effort to protect the trailer and boat. I would remove and store them after the trip

Cheers

Neil

[Dan5]

Mate i've always wanted to set up all of my boat trailers with shockers........

Just can't figure out how to get a good bolt on shock mount sytem that would work........

The easier way would be to mount coil over leaves.....then you would'nt
have to remove them........not as good as a shock but it would definatly benfit the ride......Match a lighter spring to a coil and you'd have a good sturdy set up.

Dan

[finga]

Can you buy anything like the old Armstrong lever shockies they had on a lot of English cars in the 40-60's??
They would be sooooo easy to mount to a boat trailer.
They are basically a box and a trailing arm.
http://www.singercars.com/4ax/armstrong.html

http://www.worldwideimportautoparts.com/servlet/the-121/Austin-Healey-3000-REAR/Detail

[Noelm]

I guess the biggest drawback would be rust, don't know of any shock absorbers that are galvanised or protected from corrosion in any way.

[GBC]

What about just fitting rebounder springs?

[tunaticer]

Or go for higher profile tyres or floatation tyres and run them at lower pressures to absorb the vibrations and shocks. Stanage ramp is a good angle and above half tide it takes a lot of beating. Launching with larger tyres will not be an issue there.