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    Posted: 27 Apr 2018 at 2:41pm
Originally posted by StephenH

Mine has the 14" wheels and the blocks were there when we purchased our R-Pod. I believe they were factory installed.


Cool! So what would your estimate be on your lift blocks, two or three inches?

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I did one better. I went out and measured. The blocks are 3-1/2" high.
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+1 mine are too.
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I think someone on this thread showed a photo of their risers and I believe they were welded on. So are most of these risers welded or bolted onto your axle? A couple photos from someone would be a big plus towards this discussion....Thanks!
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On mine, it looks like there is a plate welded to the bottom of the frame. The riser is bolted to that and then the axle to the riser.
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Originally posted by DavMar

I think someone on this thread showed a photo of their risers and I believe they were welded on. So are most of these risers welded or bolted onto your axle? A couple photos from someone would be a big plus towards this discussion....Thanks!

new HRE models seem to have risers welded to frame and welded to the same bracket that bolts to axle bracket that is welded to frame on east versions... have heard they are no longer offering risers on east version... but it still seems possible.  

https://photos.app.goo.gl/d7ZLveBBxuWjBakz5
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I paid a ridiculous amount of money (more than $2k for a HRE compared to east version.. seems it would have been easy to add risers and bigger tires, but it saved me a long and expensive trip to Missouri and liability of modifying suspension... the HRE barely makes it up my driveway.. there is absolutely no way the east version could.... unless I spent many more thousands modifying my driveway.
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nice... would have done the same if it wasn't brand new and financed... wondering if insurance would be at risk of being void after modification if anything happened?

the new HRE also has a piece of angle iron spanning between welded to the risers
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