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    Posted: 25 Jul 2017 at 7:57pm
 When you're on the homepage click on   Introduce yourself  then click on pictures of Tow  vehicles and trailers  go to page 30 and you should find it there I look today it's still there let me know if you find it 
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Originally posted by Jpntime

 On page 30 of photos of tow vehicles and trailers in the introduce yourself part of the form there's a man that put a 5000 pound axle under his trailer and he has a picture of it with 33 inch tall tires that might be what you're looking for 

Jpntime, I can not find the thread of tow vehicles, can you give me a hint of where it is?
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Posts: 40 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Jul 2017 at 1:33pm
I contacted a Dexter Axle parts guy near me.  He can have an axle built to any specs I want.  Apparently I have a #10 axle which is rated at 3500 lbs.  (A #11 is a 3600 to 6000 lbs axle and is the next size up.)

I can have the spindles clocked at most any angle I want.  My axles are clocked at 10* upwards.  It would take some math to figure out how much lift a 0* or 10* downward clocking would produce.  
They can be clocked up to 45*.
Once an axle is built the clocking can not be changed.
The cost of a new #10 axle, with just the backing plate and spindles is @ $300.
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Posts: 40 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Jul 2017 at 12:24pm
Craneman,
Can you tell me more about the axle you bought?
Where did you get it?
Do you know the stock or part number?

Thanks
JIM
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Originally posted by IPPOD

I raised my 2013 177HRE By replacing the axle with one having the torsion arms angled down instead of up.  This raised the rv an additional 5 inches and the axle up 5 inches. it tows no differently. entirely bolt on. No welding. Just completing my 1st season with this mod. Sure works for me.
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I raised my 2013 177HRE By replacing the axle with one having the torsion arms angled down instead of up.  This raised the rv an additional 5 inches and the axle up 5 inches. it tows no differently. entirely bolt on. No welding. Just completing my 1st season with this mod. Sure works for me.
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cjscinta, I am by no means experienced with travel trailers but I have hooked up to a lot of trailers before, even with Tacomas.  Sorry but I do think you have but 2 choices in getting the trailer level with the truck hitch:  lift the trailer at the axle or lower the drop down hitch.
When I bought my POD the hitch and all was part of the deal.  The mechanic guy told me he has never had to use such an extreme drop hitch before in his life!  That makes me kinds nervous.....makes me want to lift the trailer more.

Does your trailer have lifting blocks between the axle and trailer?  If not that may be all you need, a 2 or 3 inch lift.  Just google "lift blocks for rpod", you'll see how easy it can be done.  It can be done with bolts, does not need to be welded.
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Thanks guys, keep it coming.  I am not new to off-road trucks by about 40 years.  But all our hard off-roading years are over, all the real crawler rigs have been sold and now we do fairly mild stuff in the FJ.  I understand the limitations of the FJ and will be learning the limitations of the RPOD. 
I don't plan on hauling the POD through Slick Rock or across Imogene Pass or anything like that, just want to get it down a few dirt/gravel roads and away from RV parks once in a while. So I don't need an off-road trailer, just an off-pavement TT.

I do see how the torsion axle is one of the limiting factors in making a RPOD off-pavementable.  Looks to me like installing a heavier axle with real leaf springs is doable, but I'm hoping I don't have to go that far.  But with leaf springs I could put in an AirLift system and just lift the trailer when I needed it lifted.  
It's always something or something else isn't it.....LOL
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Posts: 70 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Jun 2017 at 10:05pm
 On page 30 of photos of tow vehicles and trailers in the introduce yourself part of the form there's a man that put a 5000 pound axle under his trailer and he has a picture of it with 33 inch tall tires that might be what you're looking for 
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I agree with Mike.  Ground clearance is only one aspect of getting off the pavement.  Probably most places that need the kind of ground clearance you're talking about have side and top clearance issues too.  Not to mention that Pods really are not constructed to withstand a whole lot of bouncing around over the kinds of obstacles you must be talking about if you want to add another 8 or 9 inches of ground clearance.

I have an FJ too and somewhere in the owner's manual there's a warning that FJ are top-heavy and not the best choice for drifting around curves.  If you want to do that, buy a Maserati.  Contrariwise, if you have a Maserati, it's best not to plan on using it for rock crawling.

RPods aren't meant for off-roading.  Not saying you can't do it if you're determined enough, but there are better choices out there.  My opinion.

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