Anyone put shocks on their travel trailer/fiver or had them come installed. I'm giving serious consideration to putting them on my 30' Travel trailer in additon to also putting in the MORryde cre3000. Cant justify the extra for the sre4000.

I've looked online at a Lippert system that I see as cost friendly and the much more expensive joyride.

Looking to improve the ride of the trailer for the trailer itself and some of the ride in the truck. I'll be honest, my equipment trailer rides nicer behind the truck going down the interstate than the travel trailer. Not talking sway or push here, it's just smoother. The equipment trailer also seams to pull easier with an equal weight. However axle comparison is not fair as the equipment trailer has a pair of 7,000lb to the 2 3,500 on the travel trailer.

 

My TT came with them.

Am looking to replace them due to age and see if it helps with the ride-height of the trailer's rear.

Read in other places that some noticed where stuff inside the rig did not move around as much after a new set of shocks.

Semi-related, I just added balance beads.

 

I replaced the shocks in my 11 year old toy hauler this summer. I pulled one off and "tested" it and it seemed to me to not work like expected shocks to. I ordered a set of four. Prior to installing them I "tested" a new one. It worked just like the old one did. A four of the new ones did. I still installed them.

I supposed it all depends on how many miles and what type of miles the one shocks have on them. I'm the third owner so maybe mine was a storage lot queen.

 

The TT is catching a lot more wind than a lower load on the equipment trailer, that could make the TT seem harder to pull at the same weight.
I'm planning to add shocks to my TT in an effort to smooth the ride for the contents a little bit, its not too bad now but better is always better.



Shocks won't affect the ride height, only the ride, springs dictate the ride height.

 

Perhaps. Although, shocks do apply upward pressure on the frame in addition to damping.

At worst the shocks do nothing toward my ride height seeing as they are rather small units compared to the trailer's ~7K# weight and the manufacturer only put them on one of the two axles. In reality, at best I expect that I might get a fraction of an inch improvement. In any event, taller tires are in the plans as well.

 

Jay, I think you're giving trailer shocks more credit than they are due. I was surprised at how little damping mine did when off the trailer.

 

WeThe only chance you have at raising the ride height with shocks is to install a high pressure monotube shock.

A low pressure twin tube gas pressurized shock will not exert enough pressure to move the needle.

A hydraulic shock will apply no pressure at all and will only damp the movement. You may find that the replacement shocks for your trailer will be hydraulic shocks. They may be a gas charged twin tube, but I can all but guarantee they will not be a monotube unless you specifically start looking for one that is the same size.

I'd venture a guess that putting monotube shocks on your trailer might be worse than just removing the ones that are on there.

There are legit ways to raise the trailer but shocks aren't one of them.

You may find this interesting, though....
https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Sus.../LC279687.html

It may do everything you are wanting to do especially if you install it with the correct track alignment system.

 

We have an 8k 23 TH that I installed a Dexter Axle E-Z Flex kit on.
It made a noticeable difference in the forward/backward jerking going over bumps.
The shackle plates are twice as thick and the pins are greaseable.

 

My trailer (Airstream) came with shocks from the factory. I recently replaced the 1993 installed shocks with new. It is quite a difference. Inside the camper stuff stays in place now. Before we had drawers and cabinet doors open from the bouncy ride.

 

Any reason specific you went with the Dexter set-up vs maybe the more popular or well known MorRyde?

 

Actually, had not heard of the MorRyde setup.
Looks interesting.
I was looking for thicker shackle plates and greaseable bronze bushings.
The rubber end link isolator bushing seemed like a good idea.
I was looking into adding shocks on our 2009 WW TH.
The cutting board used to slide out by itself every trip and doesn't do that now.
The jerkiness is much reduced and sometimes it's hard to tell the trailer is back there, other than I can't see and hills.