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This pair of heavy duty shocks increases the weight capacity of your 78" Rack and Roll trailer by 100-lbs, from 250-lbs to a maximum load of 350-lbs. Shocks have 4" of vertical movement to cushion and protect your gear.
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Hello, everybody. This is Jeff at etrailer.com. Today we're gonna take a look at the Heavy Duty Shocks for the Yakima Rack and Roll Trailer. It is for a quantity of two shocks. Now, this pair of heavy duty shocks will upgrade the factory shocks on your 78 inch Rack and Roll Trailer, which we sell separately on our website. That trailer part number is Y08107.
Basically, these shocks will increase the weight capacity by a hundred pounds. The factory shocks have a 250 pound capacity. These will raise it to a maximum load capacity of 350 pounds. And it is required, these should be used if you're hauling more than 200 pounds on the trailer. Now, these will also work on the smaller 66 inch Rack and Roll Trailer, which is part number Y08106.
But you do need to add the 78 inch Cross Member Kit, which is part number Y08111. Now, this will give you four inches of vertical movement to cushion and protect your cargo. And as we mentioned, it is for a quantity of two shocks. Application, again, it's for the 78 inch Rock and Roll Trailer. And the trailer capacity after adding these is 350 pounds.
And the last thing to give you is the measurement from the center eye. The center eye is gonna be 12 and seven eights inches. But that should do it for the review on the Heavy Duty Shocks for the Yakima Rock and Roll Trailer.
Customer Satisfaction Score:
95% were satisfied with this product
5% of customers were not satisfied
Ratings & Reviews
Always great service always keep you informed when something is not in stock. Great company have purchased many thanks from them and always well in the future.
Fantastic
Just the extra support your trailer needs to carry that extra load. Easy to install.
Great staff, right product. Yakima had good instructions
Nice heavy duty upgrade. Working well.
Fast delivery and park worked perfectly.
I got Lots of boxes with items well packed . Assembly - take your time - manual is good and answers each step well. Parts are high quality and finished build is very satisfying. After I use it for a while I can say more.
I talked to several long term owners and both said No problems and satisfied.
I have not installed yet but the customer service at etrialer is always excellent! Only had one small issue and it was handled very quickly and professionally. I will use them when ever I can. Thank you!
Made a huge difference on hauling my kayaks. Definitely recommended to increase overall longevity
Shocks were exactly as ordered and shopping was very prompt! Customer service is excellent! I had to return 1 box of shocks only because of my mistake in not realizing there were 2 in a box, but etrailer was very gracious in processing the return. I would totally buy from them again!
no issues as expected
Arrived in plenty of time. Take photos of the original installation before swapping to the new ones. Lots of washers involved. Adding years to my Yakima trailer.
The shocks arrived on time and in good condition. I was concerned that it would be hard to figure out how to take the original shocks out and put the heavy duty shocks in, but the documentation that came with them was very straightforward and the trailer design made the change pretty easy. Getting the cotter pin out of the main shock pin took me a while; I ended up using a wooden wedge to get the cotter pin open enough to get it around the main pin and take it out.
Note that the nut and the bolt for the main shock bolt (referred to as the "second mounting point" in the documentation) are different sizes; I could use my 21mm socket on the bolt, but had to use an adjustable spanner for the nut, because it was bigger than any socket or wrench I had.
This is a great trailer that keeps exceeding expectations. With these shocks I’ve has 1500lbs on it (which I do not recommend and it definitely bottomed out the suspension. But it is used at least once a month and it is really great!
Easy order, fair price, quick delivery. Slight damage to exterior carton, but not a mark on the shocks. Very pleased.
Installing the heavy duty shocks onto the Yakima Rack and Roll trailer was so fast and simple. The included instructions tell you to remove the wheels but that is totally unnecessary. After removing the bottom shock pin just use a piece of wood or a cardboard box to hold the wheel and it’s axel up and out of the way to allow you to get an open box end wrench on the head of the top mounting pin of the shock. It is located in the fender well. Using this approach, both new shocks can be mounted in about 20 minutes total. Tip, do one side at a time so you can always look at the other side for reference if needed.
Shipment and delivery was fast and per their estimate.
Great pricing, super fast shipping. Great to work with!
Super fast shipping! The heavy duty yakima shocks are worth the investment. I used them to carry 2 18ft kayaks and 4 bikes fork down with tire carriers. The kayaks had all the gear stowed inside, like the rescue equipment, life jackets, paddles etc and some bike equipment like helmet, shoes, tools. The extra weight was worth the shock investment, no kicks from the trailer just smooth ride over bumps. Also, the trailer is worth the investment since it significantly reduces drag and increases gas mileage.
In addition to my wildy a.t.a.k. kayak, along side it, I mounted a large rectangular rod box (it’s a Yakima, I don’t recall the exact model name but they only build one thing in this class). That gets loaded with 4-8 rods, some med and small boxes, kayak anchor, etc so I was worried about the factory standard jobs being up to snuff, particularly if I had to drag the trailer thru some interesting terrain. The HD shocks have held up well with zero problems to date. Very pleased
Arrived well-packed and quickly once available. They were super easy to install, and have enhanced our trailer's load capacity and ride. Highly recommend. NOTE: There were supply issues for these and other Yakima parts that were out of eTrailer's control, resulting in a very long wait time, but their staff were very responsive and attentive to the problem, following up multiple times with periodic updates on their expected arrival - thanks!!
Great upgrade to my Yakima trailer.15 minute job. Quick shipping and excellent service from etrailer!
Shocks held up well given 7000 mile road trip to Alaska but did incur damage due to their exposure to road debris and rock chips. Trailer scaled at 400#’s.
We upgraded to the heavy duty shocks when we bought our Rack and Roll 78 ten years ago. What we failed to do was proactively replace them along the way. When one broke on a recent trip it dropped the load onto the tire and chaos ensued. We replaced them with a new set from etrailer and notice a bit of a design change. Installation was a breeze. Many thanks to etrailer for having the parts and their fast service.
Melissa understood what I needed and made certain the item was expedited to me. etrailer has never let me down, whether for car, RV or kayak trailer parts. Thank you!
Mike L.
1/21/2026
You're very welcome Robin, I'm glad we could help!!
Great product that was very easy to install on my Yakima Rack-n-Roll trailer. The shock upgrade together with the 78"expansion kit allowed me to increase the pay load of the trailer. I'm now able to carry 350 lbs of gear on the trailer.
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Gregg S.
1/24/2024
Installation was straightforward, no problem removing the old shocks. Seem to ride about the same with two 14 kayaks. Rarely carry any load approaching 300-350 lbs, but nice to know I could. First standard shocks lasted over 10 seasons, these should outlast me.