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kymooses
Senior Member Joined: 01 Aug 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky Online Status: Offline Posts: 1807 |
Topic: Axle Risers Posted: 26 Sep 2011 at 2:23pm |
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Ours came with stabilizers, but otherwise I would have added them myself.
The only thing I don't like about them is that it makes the end of the Rdome that attaches to the camper not able to be staked to the ground as it raises that side of it up as well. Nothing some bungee cords can't fix but I wish there were Rdomes made for units with risers.
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Tri-Pod
Senior Member Joined: 17 May 2011 Location: Liberty Hill Online Status: Offline Posts: 112 |
Posted: 26 Sep 2011 at 2:54pm | |
We have talked about adding them and so far no problems. It seems to make sense to add them before you have a problem and break something. I will probably add them this fall. Clark
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2010 PR 176 sold 2012 replaced with
2013 SP 240 w outside kitchen 2012 Toyota Tundra Crew Max 4x2 5.7L V8 Me, My Honey, and Max our GSP |
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Hodge-PODge
Senior Member Joined: 11 Apr 2011 Location: Calhoun, GA Online Status: Offline Posts: 539 |
Posted: 26 Sep 2011 at 6:07pm | |
Yes, my hitch had to be changed. The dealer did that for me after installing the risers.
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2011 RP 177, the Hodge-PODge
2011 Mercedes ML350 "A man travels the world over in search of what he needs, and returns home to find it." |
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Podsible Dream
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Hightstown, NJ Online Status: Offline Posts: 571 |
Posted: 26 Sep 2011 at 6:30pm | |
Our risers actually pitched the pod to just the right angle behind the Dakota, so no hitch change was needed.
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Chris and Walt
'10 RP-171 'Free Spirit' '13 Dodge Durango Crew 5.7 L Hemi V8 |
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psaman
Senior Member Joined: 26 Jun 2010 Location: Corpus Christi Online Status: Offline Posts: 231 |
Posted: 26 Sep 2011 at 6:50pm | |
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2011 R-177 "Sponge-Pod"
2011 F-150 XLT "Texas Edition" |
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Bridge707
Newbie Joined: 15 Sep 2010 Location: Bridgeman Online Status: Offline Posts: 32 |
Posted: 26 Sep 2011 at 9:25pm | |
We picked up Goofy today with the risers installed. We simply flipped the 2 inch drop giving it a 2 inch rise and it all worked out perfectly. My only regret on the risers is that I waited this long to put them on.
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Greg Bridgeman
Honesty is telling the truth Integrity is telling the thruth when it hurts |
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Leaflin
Newbie Joined: 19 Nov 2009 Location: Virginia Online Status: Offline Posts: 24 |
Posted: 26 Sep 2011 at 9:44pm | |
We flipped ours also.
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Keith-N-Dar
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 03 Apr 2011 Location: Mayville, WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 1447 |
Posted: 27 Sep 2011 at 7:32pm | |
I was concerned that the jacks would scrape but that hasn't been a problem. I had planned on having them installed when I had the spring maintenance done, but until I scrape I don't see the need.
I had to lift the hose last time I dumped, but a couple of inches wouldn't have done it. The park was made for the whales, and a guppy like an r-pod was just undersized. The dumps were plumbed 8 inches above the ground! |
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Keith-N-Dar
Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150 |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062 |
Posted: 28 Sep 2011 at 7:36am | |
I've run into that multiple times, even with my risers. I see now why so many campers have 6" less headroom but 6" more ground clearance than the pod. I've considered getting a macerator which should solve this problem, but then I'm trading a big hose for a little hose and a pump, and I couldn't leave my gray tank open all the time unless I also took the big hose. So lots more fiddle factor. |
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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pmjensen
Senior Member Joined: 17 Aug 2010 Location: South Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 179 |
Posted: 28 Sep 2011 at 9:54am | |
I had risers installed before we picked ours up over a year ago. As to dumping, with the risers I have never had a problem at any of the locations where we have camped. I think I would have without risers. (Sorry to disagree with you Lee). As for the dome, I use bungee cords to connect the closest 2 connection points and wrap them around the foot of the stabilizer. Then use a long tent spike for the next ones. I have found this to be a very good solution.
In short I would get them again. |
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2011 R-176 Nuestro Pod
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