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    Posted: 06 Jul 2016 at 12:01pm
The Husky stabilizers are not only heavy duty, they also use quality hardware, such as yellow zinc steel. I've only replace my one mangled stab. I'm keeping the other new one in reserve for the next time I mangle one. Eventually, they'll all be replaced.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Jul 2016 at 10:44pm
Originally posted by grand beaver

Im assuming they are just thicker material and less flex to them? They look very similar to the factory ones? I have the HRE which is as "lifted" as the come and I have still bent a rear jack already. I am considering going to some that are not attached to the Pod at all?...

The new HREs dont have axle risers on them. I'm not sure if that's on all models but my 179 doesn't. I'm going to make some 3" spacers to get it a little higher.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Jul 2016 at 8:33pm
Originally posted by grand beaver

Im assuming they are just thicker material and less flex to them? They look very similar to the factory ones? I have the HRE which is as "lifted" as the come and I have still bent a rear jack already. I am considering going to some that are not attached to the Pod at all?...

Heaven knows that the factory stabilizers have a lot of flex in them.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Jul 2016 at 8:00pm
Im assuming they are just thicker material and less flex to them? They look very similar to the factory ones? I have the HRE which is as "lifted" as the come and I have still bent a rear jack already. I am considering going to some that are not attached to the Pod at all?...
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I wrecked one before getting risers
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Jul 2016 at 4:04pm
I hit mine today coming out of a driveway. I think I'm going to add axle risers to my 179 to get the rear up a little bit.
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Well at the end of our 3rd trip out this season, which was dry camping where we use to tent . and shortend a day due to constant rain and hail threat in the rockies . as i was pulling down the hill to get back on the roadway the rearend of betty dragged off a rear stablizer, thank god it was just the jack. and my first backin my driveway last year i learned a lesson when i bent the other rear stablizer. but it still functioned ok..Well i just replaced both rear stablizers which i got at camping world on sale for 100$ pair..They are SO much better tan the factory ones..And twice the weight but HUGH diffrence inside the pod..I'm headed back to camping world for another pair and replace the front 2 also...Headed to Mt Rushmore next thursday..
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