STABILIZATION LEG - CONCEPT

SIMPLE - COST EFFECTIVE DESIGN SOLUTION! MINOR CHANGES TO INITIAL DESIGN, NO COMPLICATED PARTS THAT ADD TO COST (MATERIALS, MACHINING, LABOR, etc) THIS IS MY IDEA FOR THE STABILIZER LEG: - MOUNTING BRACKET INCREASED IN HEIGHT - LOWER PIVOT POINT OF SHOCK ABSORBER AT OPEN POSITION KEPT THE SAME - LENGTH OF THE ABSORBER 5-3/4'' EYE TO EYE MAXIMUM FORCE ACTING ON SHOCK ABSORBER ~1600 lbf @ 40 DEGREES FOUND A SHOCK THAT CAN HANDLE THE FORCES: PRELOADED WITH A SPRING RATE OF 450-2500 LB/IN FROM KS. SLIGHTLY MORE EXPENSIVE BUT THE DESIGN OF THE LEG IS KEPT SIMPLE AND RELIABLE. LOCKING BRACKET CAN HAVE MORE SLOTS FOR DIFFERENT ANGLES.