Outriggers and over torsioned axle

I am located in Pampa, Texas. Put a square against the frame and the floor under your slide, it should be a 90 degree angle. Mine is approx. 3/16" - 1/4" off. This is durle to the weight of the slide out when extended. The outriggers should help.

I have a problem too with floor sag directly underneath the slide out on my 2019 R-pod 180. I contacted Forest River about obtaining the supports, but instead got a lot push back. They feel that the supports just fixes a symptom and not the problem. They wanted me to take pictures showing the over hang sag with a combination square which I felt was reasonable. They sent me a questionnaire titled "Over Torsion Axle" where they also wanted a pictures of the axle tag on the Lippert axle, pictures of my towing set up, hitch set up, hitch, weight distribution hitch with the brand, tongue and weight capacities and tow vehicle type. They also wanted pictures of the unit showing the clearance between the fender and tires. Apparently they feel that this body sag is related to the axle and weight distribution hitch. I told her specifically that the floor sag was only evident directly under the slide out. That there is no sag in any other location. I told her that I felt sure that the issue was because of the lack of out rigger body supports at the frame. I measured the distance from each side of the frame at the axle to the ground which was exactly the same. I used a string to check for any bend in the axle housing - none. I checked the distance between the fenders and the tires which was almost the same. There was some difference in the clearance measurement only because I discovered that one fender was mounted higher on the body than the other one! I asked if I could just purchase the outrigger supports from her direct and she refused. She also wanted pictures of the inside floor sag with a level. I told her that there was no evidence of interior sag or separation between the floor and wall and hopefully will avoid any future separation if I can get these outrigger supports now so that I can install them immediately. She actually said no that I still needed to get pictures interior floor with a level. I'm at wits end with Forest River. I had many issues with this unit when I first got the unit new (that's a whole different story). I told her that if I can't get the outrigger supports from her, that I would go to a local fabricator and have them made.

Thanks for your suggestion Tomtreas. I will give that some thought. After my bad experience with Forest River when I first bought this unit, I'm not sure that I want to give it up to them for who knows how long. On the other hand, if the over torsioned axle is one of the main cause for the floor sag, I guess I can understand that sort of. But what gets me is the sag is only under the slide out, no where else. Uhh...are they really saying that it is because the trailer bounces down the road and/or not sprung correctly which is leading to the issue of floor sag out board of the frame. Mmmmm? My trailer handles great when towing and I've not observed any issues. 

The axle problem and the floor sag problem are two different problems unrelated to each other, but with the same underlying cause. It's the fact that the frame is inboard from the outer walls by about 6" (that's the floor sag issue), and that the wheels are roughly a foot outboard of the frame (that's the axle issue).

IMO, as a new owner of a 2016 179, it’s a combination of bad build quality, bad axle, bad frame design, and use. The fact that outriggers are being used on newer models indicates that they do help compensate for the bad design. I think FR was able to push off some of the warranty work on Lippert because they switched axles, but I think the torsion axles even outside of the ones specified are crap. The use of WDH might contribute, but that should have been factored in. Knowing all that, I’m doing everything I can to beef up the areas and avoid the problems.