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    Posted: 23 Apr 2018 at 3:10am
I have the T&C limited. 3.8 with air suspension. Sane power profile as the JKU in reality. Does fine. Yes I do have the equalizer wdh hitch as well.
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Originally posted by GlueGuy

TOur RP179 HRE does not have the risers (photo below). I measured the distance from ground level to the outside plastic trim and got 20" (1 foot, 8 inches). 

I'm confused. 

20 or 40 or 50 inches is irrelevant if important black tank elements, etc, hang down. My ground clearance in a non-HRE is about 7 inches from Important Stuff. 

Is 9 or 10 inches in an HRE that big a deal?? I don't think so.
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Posts: 2629 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Apr 2018 at 11:09am
Originally posted by Happy Tripping

Originally posted by GlueGuy

TOur RP179 HRE does not have the risers (photo below). I measured the distance from ground level to the outside plastic trim and got 20" (1 foot, 8 inches). 

I'm confused. 

20 or 40 or 50 inches is irrelevant if important black tank elements, etc, hang down. My ground clearance in a non-HRE is about 7 inches from Important Stuff. 

Is 9 or 10 inches in an HRE that big a deal?? I don't think so.
I wasn't using the 20" as a "clearance" number, only as a common reference point. Just wondering if there is a significant difference between with and without risers.
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Facebook jeep Rpod owners. Most of us have Wrangler with the 3500lb limit. 6000 or more members. My JKU does fine, except coming back east on 70 from Dillon.. Sunday traffic I blend right in :)


Are you sure the Wrangler is only rated to town a 3500 lbs. limit? Not that I doubt you but I just find it amazing that its so low and makes me glad before I bought my Pod I sold my Wrangler Extreme which I never used in towing.
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Cost of the axel risers is probably based on liabilities material is inexpensive ???????!!!!!!!!
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Originally posted by Happy Tripping

Originally posted by GlueGuy

TOur RP179 HRE does not have the risers (photo below). I measured the distance from ground level to the outside plastic trim and got 20" (1 foot, 8 inches). 

I'm confused. 

20 or 40 or 50 inches is irrelevant if important black tank elements, etc, hang down. My ground clearance in a non-HRE is about 7 inches from Important Stuff. 

Is 9 or 10 inches in an HRE that big a deal?? I don't think so.

if you saw my driveway, you might understand my clearance concerns... I'm more concerned about my steep, uneven driveway than campsites... my lower clearance vehicles scrape badly if not careful... I think it's likely more than 2-3 inch difference, depending on the clocking of the suspension.  the riser is at least 3", maybe 4... plus the bigger tires... and possibly the ability to use even bigger tires?  from pictures it looks like east versions have very little clearance between tire and fender and HRE seems to have plenty... wondering if the radius of the fenders are any different.  
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Originally posted by GlueGuy

That's curious. Our RP179 HRE does not have the risers (photo below). I measured the distance from ground level to the outside plastic trim and got 20" (1 foot, 8 inches). Curious what the height of one with the risers is?


https://photos.app.goo.gl/49LFzZjg5Oaxfbtw1


measures a about 23 3/4" from ground to bottom of edge of trailer ... riser is 3"... tires are also bigger than current east version... 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/tZKDKV2UA3CPJGK78
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My 2016 RP179 with risers measures about 19" from ground to edge of trim, so the re-clocked axle on the newer R-Pods does seem to be the equivalent. Note that the 19" is not an empty height, but with a number of items loaded. Empty, it might be 20" or a little higher.
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Originally posted by StephenH

My 2016 RP179 with risers measures about 19" from ground to edge of trim, so the re-clocked axle on the newer R-Pods does seem to be the equivalent. Note that the 19" is not an empty height, but with a number of items loaded. Empty, it might be 20" or a little higher.


Might of missed it StephenH but are you now running 15" wheels instead of the standard 14". How high of a riser block did you have installed?
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Mine has the 14" wheels and the blocks were there when we purchased our R-Pod. I believe they were factory installed.
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