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Budward
Senior Member Joined: 21 Apr 2014 Location: SC/NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 438 |
Topic: 179 Axle Issues Posted: 05 Aug 2014 at 6:53am |
New axle is in! Will try to get pics up soon, but I'm very busy as our departure date for a long trip approaches.
Old axle was heavy, could barely lift it. New axle I can't lift! Thankfully my Kubota front end loader got it out of the cargo trailer I brought it home in. I used my transmission jack to position it under the trailer, which was perched high on jack stands. Brakes are massive compared to old axle, that will be nice in mountains as they will heat up less, and they will wear less. Rpod is 3" higher than before, that is good as I always thought it was too low even with risers. I hate dragging stuff on steep drives etc. Dexter was a week late delivering the axle to the distributor and then they made it with the wrong mounting plates, I ordered high and they put standard on it. Fortunately it all worked out as the rpod ended up plenty high, another 3/4" would have been getting near too much. I had planned to make new risers anyway but ended up using the original. Test drive later today |
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Leo B
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4508 |
Posted: 05 Aug 2014 at 6:59am |
Good Luck!!
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 05 Aug 2014 at 6:08pm |
pics!
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Budward
Senior Member Joined: 21 Apr 2014 Location: SC/NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 438 |
Posted: 06 Aug 2014 at 11:17am |
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2014 179
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 06 Aug 2014 at 12:21pm |
Definitely some serious lift.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Budward
Senior Member Joined: 21 Apr 2014 Location: SC/NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 438 |
Posted: 06 Aug 2014 at 12:50pm |
Yep! Looks really good behind the FJC which being very off road capable is higher than most SUVs.
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wildfire305
Groupie Joined: 22 Jul 2014 Location: Erlanger, KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 85 |
Posted: 06 Aug 2014 at 1:26pm |
Maybe add mud flaps or lower the fenders? The angle of spray from that tire is gonna cover the side.
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2005 Dodge Durango 4.7 V8
OLD Tow Vehicle 2004 Honda Odyssey 2015 RP179 "73b" OLD 2005 Viking Saga 2480ST popup |
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Leo B
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4508 |
Posted: 06 Aug 2014 at 2:57pm |
Great off road clearance!!
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
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Bill-GA
Senior Member Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Cumming, GA Online Status: Offline Posts: 214 |
Posted: 03 Oct 2014 at 10:11am |
I take it you ordered from Dexter with(?) brakes attached? New hubs? New bearings/racers on ordered axle? Was it more heavy duty ( supports more than 3500 #?) What did you use as a reference? Axle part number? Called FR? Then went to Dexter site? What was the approx. cost? Sorry for all the Q's but never did an axle before. Many thanks, Bill from GA
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Bill & Bev
13 yr old dachshund 'Elsa' 2010 RP-176T (tent & slide-out) 2011 Toyota Tundra 2WD TV |
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rcamper
Newbie Joined: 22 Sep 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 16 |
Posted: 03 Oct 2014 at 7:51pm |
to much weight! 1 gallon of water equals 7.49 lbs
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gone camping
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