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    Posted: 23 Apr 2014 at 4:31am
Somebody clarify this for me: If the rear stabilizers drag & you remove them, what protects the rear corners of the camper from being damaged if the camper drags again? I'd rather drag a piece that can be easily removed, than damage a permanent part of the camper. If it were me, I'd install a set of taller tires. Maybe a set of Hood River 15"wheels & tires.
We'll be doing some boondocking in Colorado this summer, so it will be interesting to see how the stabilizers hold up, but I see them as sacrificial....
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I'd say removing or modifying the stabilizers could void the warranty on them only or possibly the frame if you did cutting and grinding to get them off.
For them to say it voids the warranty on the entire r-pod is ignorant and they'd lose that case in a second in litigation.  IOW they can't deny warranty on, say, your refrigerator because you moved the jacks.

I pick up my 179 today and I can say with certainty the rear stabilizers on mine will be removed or moved as years of RV'ing and trailer towing tell me  they will get damaged in short order the way FR has them.
I put the same stabilizers on my 20ft enclosed trailer but mounted them several feet from the very rear so they didn't get torn off.  They do the job perfectly there and are much less likely to ever drag and in fact it is pretty much impossible.  
Puzzled why FR didn't do that also...Wink
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Originally posted by cody91

I called Forest River and asked if removing the stabilizers (i.e. tack welds, etc.) would affect the warranty.  They said it would.  So for now (at least for the next year) I'm going to try other solutions such as adjusting the pitch, etc.
 
Thanks.

Has anyone had any interaction with Rodney at the Forest River factory?  He's the guy that told me that removing my rear stabilizers would invalidate my warranty.

Funny thing is, I just received an email from another Forest River rep stating that the warranty would still be valid if I removed the stabilizers.

Not sure what to believe but wanted to know if anyone on this Forum has spoken to Rodney on anything in the past.  If so, what was your experience?

Thanks:-)
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I called Forest River and asked if removing the stabilizers (i.e. tack welds, etc.) would affect the warranty.  They said it would.  So for now (at least for the next year) I'm going to try other solutions such as adjusting the pitch, etc.
 
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Slightly nose-down is as stable as level, possibly more so.
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Originally posted by Tars Tarkas

There are other considerations for this, but it ought to raise your rear end if you were to lower the ball on your hitch by an inch or two.  Just an idea...

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Yea. I thought about that but I was concerned it may adversely affect the pitch and thus affect the road handling when I'm driving.
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There are other considerations for this, but it ought to raise your rear end if you were to lower the ball on your hitch by an inch or two.  Just an idea...

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They do make a quick detach attachment..

http://stores.saveajack.com/
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Originally posted by techntrek

I would take them off and not worry about reattaching them.  Just hold them in place as you crank them up, once there is pressure they'll stay until you take them down again.

Our early model pod did not come with front stabilizers so I've always used jack stands.  Makes the pod rock solid.



Doug,

Thanks for the idea.  I'll give that a try.

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I would take them off and not worry about reattaching them.  Just hold them in place as you crank them up, once there is pressure they'll stay until you take them down again.

Our early model pod did not come with front stabilizers so I've always used jack stands.  Makes the pod rock solid.
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