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    Posted: 15 Mar 2015 at 12:42am

This is my jacked pod, a 5000 lbs Torsion axle gave me a 4" lift, plenty of clearance for 33" tires.  This pod is being modified to be a 4 season-off road pod.  The whole lift cost me $1700 in parts.  Happy PoddingBig smile


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Post Options Post Options   Quote Mountainrev Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Mar 2015 at 2:24pm
That's impressive!  Forget "Hood River Edition"--that's more like "Yukon River Edition."  Where do you plan to take it?  What's your TV? 
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Here is our rig on February 12, 2015 on Highway 60 between Charleston, West Virginia and Lexington, VA. It's a 2014/179 with a 2011 Tahoe. Ice and snow in those mountains was quite an adventure. Jan did all the driving with no mishaps. We've put about 10,000 miles on this rig since May of 2014 purchase and this was by far the most challenging. Made it to Florida for a month but got stuck in Nashville in an ice and snow storm that got 600 vehicles stuck for a day on I65 between Nashville and Louisville. We waited it out and made it home to Elgin, IL without any troubles. Just one adventure after another.
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Post Options Post Options   Quote apache Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Mar 2015 at 1:09am
Im going to take it all over BC to some secret spots I discovered with my Jeep, hot springs, mountain lakes, river side camping.  I also snowmobile, so I will be camping in the snow.
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Post Options Post Options   Quote techntrek Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Mar 2015 at 8:33am
apache - you may want to add specific info in a separate post in the podmods section.  Lots of people ask about getting more clearance and I think you are the winner in that department.  Personally I think they all should come as high as yours.  Even with the risers I would sometimes scrape the back of my pod.
 
 
yessaco - that reminds me of a winter trip 2 years ago, I pulled my pod for 3 hours through a blizzard.  I was VERY happy to have 4 wheel drive and all-terrain tires.  I didn't have a single problem on big hills with all that weight, even as cars were sliding all over the place including backwards.
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R U Kidding us 😜?pulling a trailer w/a 150!!! That's just too fun!
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Just bought a new 179 rpod. Hope to see other owners this summer. We will be traveling from Florida to New York and back. Cheers.Thumbs Up
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Leo B Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Apr 2015 at 7:52am
Congrats on your 179! Welcome to the group!
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Post Options Post Options   Quote johnmaci Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Apr 2015 at 11:08am
"This pod is being modified to be a 4 season-off road pod".

Could you post pictures and details when you convert it to a 4 season rig? Very interested in knowing how you plan on keeping the pipes insulated when boondocking.
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Leo B Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 Apr 2015 at 11:53am
same here, I would be very interested!
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