Were the 2016's "lifted" from the factory?

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   My 2016 HRE 171 does not have the riser kit installed.  The tires fit close to the fenders.  But it also does not have the fan cover on the roof the HREs have, but it does have the black diamond plate on the front and it did have the silly 15" all terrain tires before I switched them out for Goodyear Endurance.

I wrote to Forest River about my not-quite-an-HRE and this is what they said:
There was one year that we did not put the axel risers on due to changing the type of axels. If you do want the risers, you can contact your nearest R Pod dealer to request them to be put on, or you can contact surveyorparts@forestriverinc.com to buy the parts and have a local shop weld them on for you.

At the time, they did not place them on due to the new axels performance.

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michaeln Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 08 Dec 2018 Location: Avery, CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 40	Topic: Were the 2016's "lifted" from the factory? Posted: 17 Jan 2019 at 7:34am
	My 2016 HRE 171 does not have the riser kit installed. The tires fit close to the fenders. But it also does not have the fan cover on the roof the HREs have, but it does have the black diamond plate on the front and it did have the silly 15" all terrain tires before I switched them out for Goodyear Endurance. I wrote to Forest River about my not-quite-an-HRE and this is what they said: There was one year that we did not put the axel risers on due to changing the type of axels. If you do want the risers, you can contact your nearest R Pod dealer to request them to be put on, or you can contact surveyorparts@forestriverinc.com to buy the parts and have a local shop weld them on for you. At the time, they did not place them on due to the new axels performance.
	--- Avery, CA

Motor7 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 09 Jan 2019 Location: E. TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 196	Posted: 17 Jan 2019 at 6:33am
	Not the Hood River Edition, but us low riders East of the Mississippi. I read(somewhere) that in 2016 that the factory changed the running gear to gain extra ground clearance, but looking an my new to me Rpod which is a 2016, I am not so sure: Are there any known measurements of the pre/post modified campers and was the frame changed, or just the axle mounts? Or am I just a dreamer and just need to order risers? My hitch when level sits at around 18". Or better yet, I guess I need a rear corner of camper to ground measurement when level right? Or has someone already compiled a GC measurement list over the years?
	2016 R-Pod 176T