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broncoman_2000
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Topic: Best replacement for broken stabilizer jack on 178 Posted: 14 May 2019 at 3:51pm |
Hey all, I am about to replace my stabilizers with the BAL C stabilizer. I bought two and they were delivered yesterday. Has anyone here used that stabilizer? It's super low profile (only an inch or two when closed) but the thing is HUGE! Super long. I've not had time to get under it to see about installing, and I'm camping the next two weekends, so it's gonna be a bit before I do.
Any advice here would be appreciated on this style stabilizer.
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mpraphael
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Posted: 30 Apr 2019 at 8:22pm |
Appreciate the response!
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Megan and Peter
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mpraphael
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Posted: 30 Apr 2019 at 8:22pm |
Thanks!
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Megan and Peter
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Jholler
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Posted: 30 Apr 2019 at 10:37am |
Harbor freight had a cheap one. 😎
You can get the old ones off easily by wiggling them back and forth, the welds will break. To smooth off the slag and get a good flat surface for the next one you'll need a grinder though.
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2015 rpod 179
2014 Ram ecoDiesel HFE
2009-ish Chihuahua
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GlueGuy
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Posted: 29 Apr 2019 at 7:27pm |
Originally posted by Jholler
If you can do that, yeah. Mine were spot welded on. |
Yeah. Ours too. When I first looked at Save-a-jack, I discovered that I would need an angle grinder or something similar to get the jacks off in the first place.
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River
2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost
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Jholler
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Posted: 29 Apr 2019 at 7:08pm |
If you can do that, yeah. Mine were spot welded on.
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2015 rpod 179
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2009-ish Chihuahua
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Kevinscamps
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Posted: 29 Apr 2019 at 3:02pm |
I saw someone who just took out the bolts that hold on the jacks and replace with cotter pins for easy removal.
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Jholler
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Posted: 28 Apr 2019 at 3:36pm |
+1 for sav a jack! Here is what I installed on my 179, works perfectly.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00IKKS4MS?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005CJOR1M?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
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2015 rpod 179
2014 Ram ecoDiesel HFE
2009-ish Chihuahua
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mpraphael
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Posted: 28 Apr 2019 at 2:36pm |
Thanks so much for your speedy reply.
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Megan and Peter
2015 178
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mjlrpod
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Posted: 28 Apr 2019 at 2:32pm |
There are several replacements available. I've seen some at walmart. If you were keeping it, I'd recommend using the " sav a jack" system that lets you take the stabs off when not in use.
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2017.5 Rp-172
2020 R-pod 195
2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl
I'll be rpodding
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