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Originally Posted by BrucePerens
Monroe had one that was discontinued, it appears. Lippert has one but it doesn't look like it would fit.
Padgett would know better, he's an engineering motorhead, but I think that rubber axles as used in the Trailmanor provide some frictional damping not unlike that in a conventional shock absorber. And shocks make the ride more comfortable by damping oscillation rather than reducing the impulse. There is also the problem that shocks need a lot of clearance that we might not have. |
Thanks Bruce! No reply from Padget. Reran the trap lines with Dexter and Airstream. Airstream uses the same Torflex axles as TM. Dexter welds a shock mounting stud to the backside of AS's torque arms. AS obtains a special shock from Gabrial only made and sold for them. So it seems the engineering is done and ordering a couple from an AS dealer and fabing a couple mounts will give us an airstream ride. AS switched to Torflex axles on all products long ago so examining one on the lot will reveal the correct engineered geometry.