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Originally Posted by Robat
I have a thor freedom elite 22e on a chevy chassis 3500 and I need to replace the stock shocks for a heavy duty set I always carry a motorcycle on the hitch any body can recommend a brand or part #
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Shock won't compensate for an overloaded axle. When you say a motorcycle on a lift, I carried a Harley Davidson bagger on a Hydralift for a few years on an Itasca Horizon diesel pusher. That chassis was made to handle it. A thor C on a 3500 chassis isn't. Let's clarify what you mean by "carry a motorcycle on a hitch". What motorcycle and what hitch? Likely the hitch rating is 5000# and tongue weight of 500# for towing, you very quickly with your potential load have exceeded that tongue weight plus with most gas C you are already close to your RAWR when empty.
So if you decide to ignore all that and need help with the weight, add air springs. They won't increase the CCC you have and won't increase either the GVWR or RAWR, l but they will help your overloaded RV ride level. IF you can find air springs that will go on a thor.
Back to shocks, an overloaded chassis on HD shocks will ride flat too, just dampen the shock to the chassis with bumps.
EDIT adding; I looked at new FE 22E specs and see the hitch rating is 8000# and only 3700 between GVWR and GCVWR so you'll never get to use that 8K# hitch capacity. I'm going to presume that you haven't been to the scales to know what it weighs, most people don't but with the RV loaded to travel including fuel and water that's normal for you go to the scales and see what payload is really left. Then figure the weight of the motorcycle carrier and bike.