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quote:Originally posted by Dave e Victoria
Ozz,
The shock has to be caused to move. What is the geometry of the hitch that allows the hitch to flex when excited by a fore/aft motion. In the air ride design the pivot point is misaligned with the hitch point so fore aft motion tends to be translated into up down motion where the shock and airbag take over.. The mor Ryde puts the elastic member directly in the foreaft axis so no translation has to take place. So what is happening with the 5th airborne mechanism?
Dave
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Dave - I believe that the location of the pivot pin on the pin box is what creates the translation of motion to allow for dampening of chucking. If you look closely at the design, you'll see that the pivot pin is forward of the hitch pin. I'm not a mechanical engineer, but when a chucking motion occurs, it appears to create a rotational motion around the pivot pin and the chucking is then absorbed by the shock and air bag combination.