2016 178 HRE- no axle risers
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Topic: 2016 178 HRE- no axle risers
Posted By: Artypod
Subject: 2016 178 HRE- no axle risers
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2016 at 1:22pm
We picked up our 2016 178 Hood River Edition on Saturday. The excitement of the moment and annoyance of the clueless guy giving the walk through ( he told me a 10k watt generator was necessary to power the r-pod yet also said I could run everything including a.c. and microwave on a standard household plug with adapter ) caused me to overlook a few things. When I got home, I noticed the black and grey valves hanging very low for a lifted trailer. I crawled underneath to see what I could do about it and noticed there are no axle risers, which are supposed to be standard on the HRE. Has anyone else experienced this? What did you do? Other than the subpar dealer and a few qc issues, I'm very happy with the lil pod and looking forward to many great camp outs with the family. |
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Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2016 at 2:08pm
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Worth calling and getting them to put the on. You will definitely want to the have the risers.
------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: jstrenn
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2016 at 2:54pm
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I think there have been other posts on here that say the 2016's no longer have the risers, but instead use a different axle that is lifted just the same as if you did have risers. Try doing a search to see if you can find some answers.
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Posted By: Mountainrev
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2016 at 5:49pm
Ditto. This is what I have read as well. Forest River apparently claims they are no longer necessary. However, someone on the R-pod owners FB page recently posted that he had added risers to their '16 R-pod. If you're not a member of that group, I suggest you join and search for that post. ------------- 2014 177 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee Turbodiesel "I lift my eyes to the hills." 
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Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2016 at 1:26pm
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It depends on if it is an early 2016 (like mine, built in June, 2015) model or a late 2016 model. I think that when the change to the new stainless steel undermount sink and Fastaway jack foot was made, that is also when the axle was changed to the one with no riser. Mine has the riser. I was told that mine had a serial number that was 400 units prior to the changes. I recently changed the step from a single to a double step to make it
easier to get into of out of the R-Pod. My mods has the details.I also changed out the sink from the plastic one to a stainless top-mounted one along with the faucet. I added a flip foot, but it is the Husky one which uses a pin and is manual for swiveling up and down instead of the Fastaway automatic foot. ------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |