Load compensating shock absorbers are used on
vehicles required to carry heavy loads when the weight is likely to be
unequally distributed over the rear axle causing it to sag as the spring
is compressed.
This results in:
Poor road
holding
Lack of
flexibility
Abnormal and
excessive type wear
Frequent
bottoming of the suspension
Impaired
steering control.
1.
Ride Leveller
Ride
Levellers replace the rear shock absorbers. They are similar in all
respects to the conventional shock absorbers they replace but with the
key addition of an auxiliary pneumatic spring. The spring acquires the
desired rigidity on demand to ensure levelling of the loaded vehicle.
The Monroe Ride
Leveller simply replaces the rear shock absorbers. The height of the
vehicle can be adjusted by means of increasing or reducing the air
pressure (from 1.4 to 8 bar) in the system.
When the
vehicle is loaded, the driver inflates the Ride Levellers using a Monroe
on board-compressor (CK12) or just using a garage airline. Monroe Ride
Leveller are always offered with their installation kit including 2
shock absorbers, some flexible tube, a connecting valve with a T
junction and a manometer. To adjust the height of the car even easier,
an optional onboard compressor (CK12) could be installed giving the
driver the possibility to adjust vehicle’s height from his/her seat!!!
2. Level-Light
Level-Light has been specifically designed when
the chassis is too compact for installation of the Ride Leveller. A
compression bumper made of high quality polyurethane is mounted on the
piston rod. The main feature of this material is to give variable
resistance that results in 2 benefits:
when static,
with vehicle empty, the spring just touches the bumper cap of the
shock absorber;
under load,
the progressive spring is compressed gradually, so that sagging of the
car is avoided.
