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GlueGuy 
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Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2632 |
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 Topic: First Time Towing!Posted: 15 May 2023 at 9:44am |
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Good point. A lift kit, and maybe switching to 15" wheels/tires (LRD) would both help.
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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StephenH
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Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6297 |
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Posted: 15 May 2023 at 11:19am |
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The lift kit more than the 15" wheels.
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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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DD08
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Posted: 15 May 2023 at 12:38pm |
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Wow! All I can say is I'm grateful and amazed at the responses I've gotten on here. Honestly great solutions and I'm kind of relieved my situation is a little more in need of just using a bunch of wood ramps to try and get it up there.
+1 on the level kit honestly. We took another crack this weekend trying to take the driveway at an angle etc and no luck. If it wasn't the jacks, it was the spare tire, the bumper, the water drains.. it just wasn't going to happen. I couldn't believe how little clearance this trailer really does have. Anyways a little update.. My uncle who tows a bunch of trailers daily came over and took a look. He had a hitch with a little more drop, but it appears it needed even more.. perhaps with some cargo in the bed and trailer it will level out the trailer a little more. Admittedly also that driveway is my parents, with my house next door. We eventually just took a path across my lawn onto my driveway for the time being as I don't have as severe as a dip. So finally we are off the street. I went to the local trailer place around here and although it's pricey I'm going to go for the E2 hitch anyways, not only will it make the ride a bit better but I think it will be a requirement for my wifes jeep should we ever want to take the trailer with that. So it'll get some good use. All in all I think it's just been a while towing a trailer and I wasn't used to the feeling behind the truck. I think it's just the nature of towing 3000 LBS and will eventually get used to it. I think I was silly to assume I'd feel absolutely nothing back there. Thank you all again and will continue to participate in some threads on here!!
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lostagain
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Posted: 15 May 2023 at 2:50pm |
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DDo8, if you get a WDH and plan to use it on different vehicles, you'll probably need to adjust it to fit and balance. I can't speak for brands other than the Fastway e2, but they have a setup guide in their manual that should be helpful.
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Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
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StephenH
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Posted: 15 May 2023 at 5:24pm |
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+1 on different set-up needed for different vehicles. Unless both the Jeep and the truck have exactly the same hitch heights, you will need to do some adjusting. Get a torque wrench to assist in making sure the bolts are properly tightened.
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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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GlueGuy
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Posted: 16 May 2023 at 9:37am |
For sure. The lift kit can get you an additional 2 or 3 inches, depending. The larger wheel only a 1/2 inch. Every little bit helps.
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bp
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jato
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Posted: 16 May 2023 at 2:51pm |
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To re-iterate on my earlier post about adding the 3.5" lift kit from FR: It was an easy job, took me 1 hour to do the whole job using simple hand tools and torque wrench (6 years ago). Since then we have taken some very steep back roads and inclines with no dragging of the rear stabilizers, it also helps that we have the nose of 177 1" low in the front than the rear - which also assists in keeping the tongue weight at 11% or better to reduce/eliminate sway.
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