Re: [RC] truck & trailer question - Sisu West Ranch
"...problems with my shocks and springs..."
Others have posted good ways to relieve some
pressure if you desire, but I really do not think it is required. I see no
way that sitting partly compressed would harm a shock, I believe shocks wear out
as a result of movement.
Springs can take a "set" after being compressed for
long periods of time. My Dad's 50 Buick looked like it had been lowered in
the front by the time it was 10 years old. I haven't noticed this in
modern cars. It also used to be a problem with firearm springs. That
also seems to have dissappeared in the last 50 years. It is my guess that
the metallurgy of making spring steel has improved and springs don't take sets
as much as they used to.
If the springs on your truck do take a "set" in the
future, the solution is relatively simple. You just purchase and have
installed a set of "helper" springs. There is no need to replace the whole
spring.
If it is more convenient to leave the trailer
hooked up, I would personally do just that.
Congratulations on your purchase of an economical
car. As fuel prices go up this is more and more the best solution. I
had a series of economy cars for commuting and thus saved my big trucks for when
I needed a big truck. Now I stay home and think how nice it is to be
retired.
Ed
Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower
Road Victor, MT 59875
