SHOCK ABSORBERS: AN INTEGRAL PART OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLE DEVELOPMENTS

Various applications of the familiar tubular hydraulic shock absorber to recreational vehicles are reviewed. There is a brief discussion of operating characteristics of hydraulic shock absorbers as a preliminary to discussing damping requirements for suspensions, steering dampers, sway controllers, and stabilizers found on recreational vehicles. The review covers present use of shock absorbers on motorcycles, snowmobiles, golf carts, boat trailers, trailer brakes, outboard motors, travel trailers, sway control motor homes, and camper stabilizers.

• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers

  485 Lexington Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10017
• Authors:
  • Cline, R C
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Pagination: 8 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Hydraulic structures; Motorcycles; Recreational vehicles; Shock absorbers; Vehicle characteristics
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00095783
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE No. 740678
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 2 1975 12:00AM