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ragadas
Groupie Joined: 04 Jul 2016 Location: N W Pa. USA Online Status: Offline Posts: 40 |
Topic: R Pod ride height Posted: 29 Jul 2016 at 7:14am |
So with the trailer loaded for camping but dry, I put a 4' level from the AC to a tape alongside the R pod and came up with a height of 9' 4.5".
My wife called the campground and found out that even they state the clearance is 10' it's actually only 9'7". We'll still watch on the way through! |
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Dave & Chris
RP 179 2011 Tacoma Access Cab V6 6 speed manual. |
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Leo B
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4517 |
Posted: 15 Jul 2016 at 8:40am |
Good luck, let us know how you fare.
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
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ragadas
Groupie Joined: 04 Jul 2016 Location: N W Pa. USA Online Status: Offline Posts: 40 |
Posted: 15 Jul 2016 at 7:30am |
Thanks folks. I guess I need to hook up to the TV and see what the actual measurement is to the AC unit.
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326 |
Posted: 14 Jul 2016 at 11:26am |
If it comes to it, you could temporarily let some air out of the tires on one side of the obstruction and then reinflate them on the other side. You would not want to deflate them all the way, just enough to lower the height by an inch or two.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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CharlieM
Senior Member Joined: 23 Nov 2012 Location: N. Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 1797 |
Posted: 14 Jul 2016 at 11:23am |
Yes, the Dexter axles work the same as springs in that regard. HOWEVER, I'd sure have someone get out and watch as I drove under a 10' obstruction. So much depends on ground level, shape, speed, angle, etc.
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Charlie
Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
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ragadas
Groupie Joined: 04 Jul 2016 Location: N W Pa. USA Online Status: Offline Posts: 40 |
Posted: 14 Jul 2016 at 9:38am |
Given the torsion suspension system on the 179, does loading the trailer with gear cause it to "squat" as a spring suspension would?
My wife and I would like to visit a nearby campground, but the facility warns of an overpass on the entry road with a 10' clearance. With the claimed stock height of 9'7" and four inch risers...that doesn't leave much room for error. |
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