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1Back to top Go down   Shock Mounting Angle Empty Shock Mounting Angle Mon Jan 22, 2018 6:08 pm

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I've been entertaining the notion of a monowheel trailer for about 4 years. Camping in cold climates is just getting hard on the body and I need to bring a few more creature comforts. Aside from that the whole subject of the supension design and tradeoffs between style and space is just fascinating me.

I've decided that this year I will start the build with the frame and suspension to be able to test it before fabricating a fiberglass body.

I have identified the basic design of a swingarm and shocks that will take the least amount of internal space from the box.....
Shock Mounting Angle Un-710

The loaded sprung weight of the trailer will be (at max) 75 kg and typically 45-50 kg. I have also found online a pit bike shock rated for 90 kg in the upright position and I am thinking that a pair of them used per the photo above might work well.

My question is; does anyone know to what extent, or what the formula for calculating the effect of the angle of mounting has on the shocks load rating?


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2Back to top Go down   Shock Mounting Angle Empty Re: Shock Mounting Angle Mon Jan 22, 2018 11:09 pm

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3Back to top Go down   Shock Mounting Angle Empty Re: Shock Mounting Angle Tue Jan 23, 2018 10:10 am

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Saw that article Dai and the table of values was interesting....Still trying to calculate my setup out but getting closer!


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"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page." - St. Augustine from 1600 years ago & still true!

K1 - 1989 - AKA Titan (unique K1/K1100RS hybrid by Andreas Esterhammer)
K1100RS - 1995. AKA Rudolf Von Schmurf (in a million bits)
K100RS - 1991 AKA Ronnie. Cafe racer project bike
K75RTP - 1994
K75C - 1991 AKA Jim Beam. In boxes. 
K1100LT 1992 - AKA Big Red (gone)
K100LT - 1988 - AKA the Bullion brick. Should never have sold it.
    

4Back to top Go down   Shock Mounting Angle Empty Re: Shock Mounting Angle Wed Jan 24, 2018 4:56 am

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There are two aspects that need to be considered in the scenario above.

First, if the movement of the axle or whatever isn't directly in line with the movement of the shock/spring combination, as in 'angle of the dangle' in Dai's reference above, then the shock effectiveness and load rating are reduced by the cosine of the angle between the shock position and the movement direction of the axle.
effective load rating = shock's load rating x cosine θ  where θ is the angle between the shock and the movement direction.
This is complicated a bit by the fact that the angle will vary according to the position of the shock in its travel, but if you pick a point about in the middle of its expected travel, it'll be close enough.

Second, there is the fact that the wheel movement is pivoted to translate a vertical wheel movement to a horizontal shock movement. The effect of this is determined by the ratio of the wheel axle to pivot distance compared to the pivot to shock end distance. This can also be affected by the movement direction not being at right angles to the radius from the pivot point to the axle or the shock mount.

For Will's picture above, the shock will be pretty close to the force being directly along the shock, so the 'angle of the dangle' question won't really apply. It won't be a straight line movement, but pretty close.
Estimating from the picture, that ratio is about 5:1, so the shock will need about 5x the expected total load of the trailer and its cargo.

I'm away from home at the moment, so translating that into a diagram isn't easy, but if a picture is needed to replace lots of words, I can do that when I'm at home.  Very Happy

Bill


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1985 K100RT  VIN 0029036  BOB the Blue Old Bike  (Historic rego)
1990 K100LT  VIN 0190452  Work in progress
1984 K100RT  VIN 0023022  Work needing lots of progress

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5Back to top Go down   Shock Mounting Angle Empty Re: Shock Mounting Angle Wed Jan 24, 2018 5:51 am

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Most shocks that are designed to work vertical will not work in a horizontal position. The spring will do the job but the hydraulics will aerate and try to compress bubbles and the oil will foam.


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6Back to top Go down   Shock Mounting Angle Empty Re: Shock Mounting Angle Thu Jan 25, 2018 11:01 am

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Thanks Bill and Rick. That all helps improve my understanding. Given the short travel I'm currently looking at Mountain bike shocks, gas would be better based on what Rick says, rated about 900lbs. (900/2.2 = 409kg x 20% efficiency = 81kg) Trailer would have a max 80 kg load.

Here's a rough drawing of what I might fabricate.....
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If I mount the shock at position A it will be virtually horizontal at 10 degrees. To get it to 20 degrees I could mount it outside the swing plate and attach to the lower frame face. I presume It would be better mounted right way up too?


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"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page." - St. Augustine from 1600 years ago & still true!

K1 - 1989 - AKA Titan (unique K1/K1100RS hybrid by Andreas Esterhammer)
K1100RS - 1995. AKA Rudolf Von Schmurf (in a million bits)
K100RS - 1991 AKA Ronnie. Cafe racer project bike
K75RTP - 1994
K75C - 1991 AKA Jim Beam. In boxes. 
K1100LT 1992 - AKA Big Red (gone)
K100LT - 1988 - AKA the Bullion brick. Should never have sold it.
    

7Back to top Go down   Shock Mounting Angle Empty Re: Shock Mounting Angle Sat Jan 27, 2018 7:51 am

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I don't know enough about shocks, and especially mountain bike shocks, to comment on them and mounting angle.

Re the geometry, the line from the main pivot to the 'top' shock mount should be at about right angles to the line of the shock shaft when at about typical load.
Option A would be somewhere near correct, though a small adjustment might be good.
For option B, the shock 'top' mount should be further left and/or the main pivot further right.

When you have good advice about shock suitability and mounting angle, I'm sure you'll get the rest right. 

Bill


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1985 K100RT  VIN 0028991  My original Very Happy ROB the Red Old Bike   (Historic rego)
1985 K100RT  VIN 0029036  BOB the Blue Old Bike  (Historic rego)
1990 K100LT  VIN 0190452  Work in progress
1984 K100RT  VIN 0023022  Work needing lots of progress

1986 K100RT  VIN 0090542  Work needing lots and lots of progress
1993 K1100LT  VIN 0183046  Work in progress
1993 K75S  VIN 0213045  Tom the Triple (now on Historic rego too.)
    

8Back to top Go down   Shock Mounting Angle Empty Re: Shock Mounting Angle Sat Jan 27, 2018 1:10 pm

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Onya Bill !
I've just found out that a mate's Brother builds Mountian bike shocks for professional racers. I shall fire off my "Technical" Drawings ( Very Happy) to him and get an opinion. I'll let ya know!.
All the best.
Will 


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Shock Mounting Angle Ir-log1188....May contain nuts!Shock Mounting Angle Ir-log11

"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page." - St. Augustine from 1600 years ago & still true!

K1 - 1989 - AKA Titan (unique K1/K1100RS hybrid by Andreas Esterhammer)
K1100RS - 1995. AKA Rudolf Von Schmurf (in a million bits)
K100RS - 1991 AKA Ronnie. Cafe racer project bike
K75RTP - 1994
K75C - 1991 AKA Jim Beam. In boxes. 
K1100LT 1992 - AKA Big Red (gone)
K100LT - 1988 - AKA the Bullion brick. Should never have sold it.
    

9Back to top Go down   Shock Mounting Angle Empty Re: Shock Mounting Angle Sat Jan 27, 2018 10:44 pm

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In my limited knowledge of mountain bikes with rear suspension, especially at higher levels, there is usually a pivot arrangement so your mate's brother should be good on suitable pivot ratios too.  Smile  He'd be customising for rider weight etc.

Bill


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1985 K100RT  VIN 0028991  My original Very Happy ROB the Red Old Bike   (Historic rego)
1985 K100RT  VIN 0029036  BOB the Blue Old Bike  (Historic rego)
1990 K100LT  VIN 0190452  Work in progress
1984 K100RT  VIN 0023022  Work needing lots of progress

1986 K100RT  VIN 0090542  Work needing lots and lots of progress
1993 K1100LT  VIN 0183046  Work in progress
1993 K75S  VIN 0213045  Tom the Triple (now on Historic rego too.)
    

10Back to top Go down   Shock Mounting Angle Empty Re: Shock Mounting Angle Sun Feb 11, 2018 7:35 am

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I don't know much about shocks and their workings , but here is my 2c worth.
This is a little mono RossKKo had in mind . Very similar to the positioning you have drawn up .
Shock Mounting Angle Traile10

Be great to see how you go with the mono style Will . 
The main benefit would be your ability to choose a wider area of road to manouvre on .



Another option is to install a Hyosung gtr250 swingarm in there . it has a relatively short shock .
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