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    Posted: 26 Apr 2019 at 9:41am
Originally posted by furpod

As a note.. Because of having to clear the movement of the slide, the slide side fender is mounted lower than the curb side...
Our RP-179 HRE has both fenders mounted at the same height. With the slide extended there is a minor difference in clearance; maybe about 1/2". That said, there is ~~ 2-1/2" clearance on the slide side and almost 3" on the non-slide side.
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On my 179, the slide side has the fender mounted flush with the bottom of the trailer.  The other side has the fender mounted flush with the top edge of the kedder rail.  About an inch difference.  
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Maybe it's the difference between HRE and non-HRE? 
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Also depends on whether there is a keder rail or not. Mine does not so the fender is mounted the same on both sides.
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My 2015 Non-HRE 179 has the keder rail but it is not continuous, allowing the fenders to be the same height on both sides. So it looks like there are at least three different versions? 

I was under the impression that Tent2pod's 1 inch side to side difference was to the trailer frame not to the fender but can you confirm? 
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Ours has the keder rail on the curb side, but there is a piece of trim under the slide out that is about the same width as the keder rail. The fender is mounted just a "skosh" above that trim piece.
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Sounds like the position of the fender depends on who was building trailers that day.  Ours is a west coast HRE .
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I was under the impression that Tent2pod's 1 inch side to side difference was to the trailer frame not to the fender but can you confirm? 
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 Offgrid ,  I have it sitting on a cement floor . I checked air pressure in both tires making sure they are the same . Then measuring from the floor to the trailer right in front of each fender and at the back of each fender.
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Originally posted by tent2pod

 
 Offgrid ,  I have it sitting on a cement floor . I checked air pressure in both tires making sure they are the same . Then measuring from the floor to the trailer right in front of each fender and at the back of each fender.

Are your fenders the same height relative to the trailer frame? Put another way, is the 1 inch height difference entirely attributed to the axle or is part of it the placement of the fenders? 
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The fenders appear to be the same height relative to the trailer frame . 

 
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