Tongue height?
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Topic: Tongue height?
Posted By: howmanyds
Subject: Tongue height?
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2016 at 11:50am
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Does anybody know the tongue height on new Rpods? I need to determine if I need to buy a riser or drop for my van's hitch.
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Posted By: john in idaho
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2016 at 3:29pm
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that is kind of a moving target. You need to see how much your van drops down when you hitch up. And how much stuff you have in the back of the van.
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Posted By: howmanyds
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2016 at 6:52pm
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Even if it drops down a bit, wouldn't I still want to start about level?
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Posted By: CharlieM
Date Posted: 19 Feb 2016 at 7:13pm
It is a moving target. It depends on how much your TV sags and how much you correct with a WDH. Some TV sag will always remain.The end result should be towing the Pod level or slightly nose down. Close to level will allow you to stop overnight without disconnecting the Pod. When parked the refrigerator needs to be within +/- 3 degrees of level (Pod front to rear), but that becomes pretty obvious.
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Charlie
Northern Colorado
OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD
PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD
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Posted By: Akula1
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2016 at 10:02am
If you have a smartphone it has a Compass app that will allow you to see the level by placing it on the frame of the Pod.
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2019 R-Pod 190
2019 Colorado LT
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Posted By: shroomer
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2016 at 8:49pm
Start looking around 18". That's where my 177 was - it had the axle risers. It may vary depending on suspension squat etc., but it's a good place to start.
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Larry and Debbie w/Rosie the mutt. Old: '13 177, '06 Silverado V6
New: '15 Whitehawk 20MRB '14 Silverado V8
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Posted By: howmanyds
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2016 at 3:13am
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