Rear stabilizers on Rpod 178 |
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Hairy Podders
Senior Member Joined: 05 Mar 2014 Location: Northwest Ohio Online Status: Offline Posts: 217 |
Topic: Rear stabilizers on Rpod 178 Posted: 27 Apr 2014 at 7:14am |
More than likely the tack weld is liability based. If they were tack welded at the factory, the chance of them falling off & injuring/damaging something/someone is greatly diminished.
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Darryl, Julie & Lindsey
Cooper & Libby- Devoted Canines 2014 RP178 2006 Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon |
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Keith-N-Dar
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 03 Apr 2011 Location: Mayville, WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 1447 |
Posted: 25 Apr 2014 at 8:02pm |
The scissor jacks bolt on as well. The weld appears to me as a tack to keep them in place while the assembler drills the holes in the frame. It is hardly structural.
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Keith-N-Dar
Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150 |
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marwayne
Senior Member Joined: 25 Oct 2011 Location: Edmonton AB Can Online Status: Offline Posts: 1002 |
Posted: 25 Apr 2014 at 12:48pm |
I to have the old style of jacks, but I found that there was quite a bit of movement in the front from side to side, so I turned them like they do the scissor jacks. It makes the pod a lot more stable. I also find the old jacks don't hang down as far when cranked up.
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If you want something done right, do it yourself.
2011 RP172, 2016 Tundra 5.7 Litre, Ltd. |
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Seanl
Senior Member Joined: 19 Sep 2011 Location: Fredericton NB Online Status: Offline Posts: 633 |
Posted: 25 Apr 2014 at 10:34am |
I have the older style long arm jacks not the new scissor jacks. I tore one of them off a couple of years ago on a steap hill and damaged the fiberglass ont he back of the trailer. The nice thing of these jacks is that they are bolt on not welded.
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Sean, 2011 Rpod RP-173,2009 Jeep Liberty Rocky Mountain Edition
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Budward
Senior Member Joined: 21 Apr 2014 Location: SC/NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 438 |
Posted: 24 Apr 2014 at 7:38pm |
Nice skid plates! I did something similar on a Featherlite enclosed trailer I have, only I used 1/2 poly cutting board material- figured it would slide well if it did touch down and if it got torn off it is cheaply replaced.
Like you they've never hit, but one day I'm sure they will. The Featherlite is all aluminum, frame/floor/everything so a touchdown could be quite damaging. |
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marwayne
Senior Member Joined: 25 Oct 2011 Location: Edmonton AB Can Online Status: Offline Posts: 1002 |
Posted: 23 Apr 2014 at 5:25pm |
I put on skid plates almost 3 years ago, haven't scraped bottom since.
I used 1/2" aluminum. |
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If you want something done right, do it yourself.
2011 RP172, 2016 Tundra 5.7 Litre, Ltd. |
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Budward
Senior Member Joined: 21 Apr 2014 Location: SC/NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 438 |
Posted: 23 Apr 2014 at 3:44pm |
Regarding the jacks protecting the corners of the frame- well, yes, sort of.
Consider this though, if they aren't there one gains a few inches of clearance making the corner less likely to drag in the first place. When I move my jacks I will add some sort of drag protection to the corners to avoid damage for when I do drag the corner. On my toy hauler (which I still have BTW) I fabricated brackets (welded on) and added some roughly 4" diameter and 2" wide very heavy duty steel wheels with, IIRC, a 1/2" axle, on the rear corners after one particularly bad "grounding", and it is way higher than the r-pod. Now that they are there for quite few years I don't think they've ever touched down...but if they hadn't been it would have happened right away! |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 23 Apr 2014 at 12:31pm |
I wouldn't say it is a common practice to remove them, if anything people add them if they are missing (like the 2009 and 2010 front stabilizers).
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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cody91
Senior Member Joined: 12 Feb 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 184 |
Posted: 23 Apr 2014 at 8:55am |
Thanks for the response. To clarify, that's exactly what he said. Modifying or removing the stabilzers could void the warranty on the frame and he recommended not to do it. At least not while the warranty is in effect. I'm puzzled why they tack welded the stabilizers if it seems common practice to remove them.
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 23 Apr 2014 at 8:23am |
I agree that they can't invalidate your entire warranty based on a modification to the stabilizers. This has been held up in court when people have modified their vehicle, or done their own oil changes.
One option is metal skids or skid wheels on the corners. I've considered the later.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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