Re: [MV] Deuce rear suspension: no shocks: why?

From: Patrick Jankowiak (eccm@swbell.net)
Date: Fri Apr 11 2003 - 20:59:04 PDT


Put a 1 ton shelter in the back, or a bunch of bags of sand. Then the
only things that you'll notice getting squirrely is the front end!

Steve & Jeanne Keith wrote:
>
> Why are there no shcok absorbers on the rears of a deuce? Not having them
> makes the back
> end very succeptable to tire balance and diameter. All the deuces I have
> driven,
> CCKWs to M35A2 seem to get a bit 'busy' as you approach their top speed.
>
> As a point of reference, my 1941 Fruehauf Searchlight Trailer has 2 single
> wheels on each side
> mounted on a balance beam whose pivot is attached to the leaf spring similar
> in
> function to a deuce. It has 4 hefty shock absorbers.
>
> Steve AKA Dr Deuce
>
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