Caravan Shock Absorber Upgrade Kit
$215.00
How do Couplemate™ Shock Absorbers make a difference?
✓ Smoother towing experience with minimal bounce.
✓ Reduce payload rattle by dampening suspension.
✓ Designed for towing longevity and easy installation.
Designed and manufactured by Couplemate™.
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Shock Absorber Upgrade Kit | Caravan, Campers & Trailers
The Couplemate™ Shock Absorber Upgrade Kit is specifically engineered to withstand tough Australian conditions.
Even when travelling in cities or highways, Australian roads are riddled with bumps, potholes, and corrugated terrain. Equipping your suspension with our Couplemate™ Shock Absorbers minimises both bounce and rattle and ensures a comfortable ride. This all-in-one kit is a great upgrade for caravans, campers and work trailers especially, as they help protect your precious cargo by absorbing excessive road force.
Couplemate™ Shock Absorbers are a popular choice and are used on trailers worldwide. Because of their robust design and reliability, our engineers prefer to use these on all our Independent Coil Suspension systems.
Finally, if you want to upgrade with this kit, you may want to replace your U-Bolts.
Product Specifications
Couplemate™ Shock Absorbers fit 45mm and 60mm wide springs, which will suit a wide range of towing setups.
- Open: 380mm
- Closed: 255mm
- Travel Distance: 125mm
- Dampening Type: Oil & Gas
- Equivalent Weight Rating: 1600kg ATM (per pair)
- Compression:
- Opening: 80%
- Closing: 20%
You can read more about Shock Absorber maintenance here.
Product Contents
When you buy the Couplemate™ Shock Absorber Upgrade Kit, you will receive:
- 2 x Shock Absorbers
- 4 x M12 Mounting Bolts (w/ nuts)
- 2 x Top Mounting Brackets
- 2 x Bottom Mounting Brackets (L/R)
Installation Guide
Installation Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Installation Overview:
- Bleed shock absorbers before mounting.
- Weld the top bracket to a rigid point of your trailer (can be drilled & bolted).
- Mount the bottom bracket with your fish plates, ensuring the shock absorber bracket is on the nut side.
- Mount shock absorbers with M12 bolts and torque to 53.4Nm.
Ensure the shock absorber is mounted in the correct direction – the larger diameter of the shock absorber body is mounted into the top bracket, and the shock absorber should be angled towards the rear of the trailer. Do not mount the shock absorbers at an angle of more than 30 degrees.
You can download the full installation guide through this link.
Additional information
| Weight | 5.1 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 30 × 10 × 10 cm |
Our Service Lifetime Warranty
Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage. You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and the failure does not amount to a major failure.
Couplemate™ is a manufacturer and vendor of high-quality towing, trailer, and caravan components. Couplemate™ Core Goods and Custom Work are guaranteed to be free of defects for the service lifetime of the product when used as intended.
Warranties are non-transferrable and Couplemate™ requires satisfactory proof of purchase prior to issuing a remedy. The full Couplemate™ Warranty Policy can be found in the Terms & Conditions: Section 8 – Consumer Guarantees & Warranty.
Warranties are in addition to your rights under the Australian Consumer Law. If something is wrong with your order, please contact our team.
60-Day Returns
After 60 years of experience, we know that life has its unpredictable moments.
All Couplemate™ orders (online, over the phone, or in-store) have a 60 day period for change-of-mind returns and exchanges. There are some items that can’t be returned and some returns may incur a 15% restocking fee.
You can view our full policy for change-of-mind returns here.
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