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Buckeye
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Topic: Stabilizer Jacks Posted: 22 Aug 2019 at 11:33am |
The back left stabilizer on the Pod seems to have been bent by the previous owner...not so much that it is non functional but enough that the foot tilts at a slight angle going down but then seems to self adjust and rests well on our plastic platforms. I pulled the stabilizer back a little to straighten it out and it seems to plant better. Am I in bounds with this tweak?
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Craig-retired teacher of the blind
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Former 2017 Rpod 180
F150 5.0 4x4
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jato
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Posted: 22 Aug 2019 at 11:54am |
Yes, I have done the same with mine, and older 2011 177 which I have owned since March 2011. Finally got smart and purchased the riser kit from FR last Fall. Took less than 1 hour to install. So the stab's are a bit bent, no big deal to me, they still work, a bit funky with a bent rod but as long as it does its intended function I will keep it as it is.
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God's pod
'11 model 177
'17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost
Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake
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Motor7
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Posted: 25 Aug 2019 at 9:07am |
All of my rear stabilizers came with pre bent jack screws from the previous owner. I straightened them out, but was not impressed with the thin quality of the ones FR uses.
A few weeks later I was in one of those closeout type stores and they had a bunch if camper products. I picked up two much better made 4500lb ones for $25ea and installed them on the rear. I tossed the old ones in the scrap pile.
The fronts are safe for now, but if I find another "deal" I'll replace them too.
Btw, they are spot welded to the frame, so you will need a side grinder to get them off.
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podwerkz
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Posted: 25 Aug 2019 at 9:50am |
It's a really good idea to spend the money on a pair of Sav-a-Jacks and install them on the rear corners.
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r・pod 171 gone but not forgotten!
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offgrid
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Posted: 25 Aug 2019 at 12:36pm |
Originally posted by Motor7
A few weeks later I was in one of those closeout type stores and they had a bunch if camper products. I picked up two much better made 4500lb ones for $25ea and installed them on the rear. I tossed the old ones in the scrap pile.
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Just a word of warning, even with sturdier jacks you don't want to lift the trailer with them, use them for stabilizing only. The trailer frame isn't designed to take that much stress.
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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft
2015 Rpod 179 - sold
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R&J
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Posted: 30 Aug 2019 at 1:27am |
fix brackets so they can be removed when you break camp as we have done then they wont bottom out .
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Rhona & John
POD: 2015 179 'OzPod'
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poohbill
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Posted: 19 Oct 2019 at 12:27pm |
Agreed.
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Olddawgsrule
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Posted: 20 Oct 2019 at 9:52am |
Talked a bit to my dealership about the stabilizer location and how low they are. His first suggestion was to move them forward.
Well, that sounded simple! He said take a string from the bottom of the tire and run it to the bumper. There's the clearance area.
If you think our's are low.. he showed me another that not only are the stabilizers low, but the manufacture'r decided to build them down 3" more... We both chuckled and scratched our heads as to why?
Biggest difference I see is the stabilizers would be inline with the frame, not on the angle they are now.
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mcarter
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Posted: 20 Oct 2019 at 4:58pm |
Almost 5 years with Save-a-Jacks, no bent stabilizers, no replacements.
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Mike Carter
2015 178
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