The first day when I picked up my barely used 2016 RP 178, I was pulling out of the parking lot at the bank and heard that terrible sound! The leveling jacks scraped deep into the asphalt. I got home and checked it out, found that both jacks had been replaced. I saw a couple of the original screws snapped off in their holes. The pod only had 3 trips on it!
So I removed both rear jacks, had my muffler guy weld a u shaped bracket the same size as the frame. Also had 2 12” strips of steel welded to the frame, I didn’t like the multiple holes left by the self tapping screws. Then I drilled a hole all the way thru the bracket and frame and installed a clip pin like you have on a hitch. This way the jack can’t slide out on uneven terrain. Gained 5” of clearance.
On our second trip out, we had a steep site to back into at Diamond lake. Really meant for tent camping.
The only thing that scraped was the spare. Since My tow vehicle is a pick up with a shell, I just carry the spare in the back of the truck now. If I had an SUV tow vehicle, would opt for the hitch mount spare carrier, and counter the weight by adding more stuff to the rear storage.