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    Posted: 11 Jun 2013 at 7:47am
In four years owning my r-pod, I've never installed risers. I've only once scraped the stabilizers and that was on a friend's steeply sloped driveway.
Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150
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Posts: 1950 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Jun 2013 at 6:59am
I ordered mine with the riser.  I sometimes take my camper off road so I wanted the extra height to protect the holding tanks etc.  The only negative, as was mentioned, was the R-Dome doesn't fit as it is supposed to.  But it does still work.

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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Jun 2013 at 7:16pm
As far as cons.. you will need a new hitch to keep the pod level when towing (assuming it is level now).. and the r-dome will fit a bit funny after the lift, if you use one.
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Posts: 267 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Jun 2013 at 7:15pm
After peeling off a stabilizer entering a gas station, I figured we should have the risers installed. A con for us is the additional step height, as my wife's back is encased in a titanium cage and she doesn't do well with much height on steps. We added a second entry step, which actually decreased the step height for her, even with the risers.
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Posts: 1447 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Jun 2013 at 6:59pm
The only negative I can see is the cost. After loosing one of the stabilizers I had them put on this spring and all is well. Plenty of room now and it pulls fine. I should have had it done when I bought the Pod.
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QuestionWe would like to get our 177 into our back yard, but our driveway is down hill.  Are risers the way to go, and what are the negatives of risers.
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