I hate the power stab jacks

[stevensmith2859]

Thank you, that is all.....

This is our 3rd season in our trailer and if I had to do it all over again I would get some manual jacks, these things are absolutely terrible.... they give ZERO side to side support......

[dieselbobcat]

I will buy you 4 brand new manual jacks and trade you for the two functioning power stabilizers you currently have.

Will be at Gettysburg rally in June if interested.

[stevensmith2859]

Originally Posted by dieselbobcat

I will buy you 4 brand new manual jacks and trade you for the two functioning power stabilizers you currently have.

Will be at Gettysburg rally in June if interested.

Let me talk to my wife and make sure that removing them wont violate some extended warranty clause somewhere.

[mkosu04]

I agree... I added 2 manual jacks mid-trailer (right in front of the wheels) for this purpose. This helps with small tweaks in the side-to-side level and takes the bounce out of the middle of the camper.

[DFW Rusty]

One issue I have with the stabilizers is they use the same ones on every camper. Our last camper was a 26' bumper to bumper with no slide and with the stabilizers down it barely moved. Then our now 31' bumper to bumper has the same stabilizers, not sure who at FR engineering thought that was good idea to just put the same ones on all the campers.

I bought a pare of cheap scissor jacks for the mid section of our camper and it helps a ton. I am also buying one of those cheap step jacks before our next trip and that should help with the creaking when I'm trying to sneak out of the camper at 5:30 in the morning to go fishing with out waking up any of the girls.

[GreenImp]

Side to side shaking would be essentially eliminated with a set of JT Strongarms or any similar product (I like the Steadyfast system). Adding a pair of support jacks near the axles will greatly reduce the "bounce"/vibration as people walk through the RV. Neither of these options should effect any warranty. It is very disappointing to have to add items to an RV to make it what it should have been from the start, but "it is what it is".

[D_B Travelers]

We are not a fan of the power stabilizers either, and have often thought of pulling them off and replacing with scissor jacks. However, I had read about the Stongarm stabilizers and thought I would try an experiment first. I have a couple of the load stabilizers that Harbor Freight sells. You know, the ones with the rubber pad on either end and a ratchet in the middle so you can keep a load from shifting? I put one diagonally between the rear stabilizer pad and up to the box at the rear door step. I couldn't find a spot on the other side, so I put the other diagonally between the front step box and the front stabilizer ground pad. It made a noticeable difference in how much the WJ shifted around when walking through the trailer; it didn't eliminate it, but it was definitely less wiggle. If we were going to keep the WJ, I would definitely invest in the JT Strongarms. Try this relatively inexpensive test to see what you think before plunking down the $$ for the stabilizers.

[JimMorrell]

My 32' Wildwood has electric jacks and I love them. I also use the expanding jacks between the tires which eliminate front to back movement.

[bob caldwell]

JT's, X Chocks, 2 elec stabs, stair brace= rock solid

[onetonford]

Originally Posted by bob caldwell

JT's, X Chocks, 2 elec stabs, stair brace= rock solid

X2

[stevensmith2859]

Thanks for the input everyone. I have the x chocks now and it made things better, its just the side to side that annoys me. Yes some movement should be felt, but not like what it actually is.

[mkosu04]

Originally Posted by GreenImp

It is very disappointing to have to add items to an RV to make it what it should have been from the start, but "it is what it is".

I think that we need to keep in mind the price point of these trailers. This is not a "high-end camper". These are nice campers, but in an affordable price range.

I would argue that the existing jacks serve their purpose in an adequate manner, for the cost and weight of the camper.

Now, my parents motor home... much more expensive, with much better jacks and a much stronger frame... and much much heavier. It is like walking on a rock when you walk thru it.

[myredracer]

Electric stab. jacks *look* sexy and are good for making others in a CG think you have a top of the line TT... Get on your hands and knees and watch a stab. jack as someone walks up and down the entry steps and you will be amazed at how much the jack move around. Calling them a "stabilizer" jack is just so wrong. There are other contributing factors that come into play as well like length of the frame, strength of the frame (some flex a lot due to the design), psi in tires, spring rating, etc.

Only way to reduce movement is to add stabilizer struts to the stabilizer jacks... I added a pair of BAL Lock-arm struts to the rear only and they made a huge improvement. There was nowhere to mount the upper bracket so I attached it to the underside of the bumper as in the photos. This was a benefit anyway as it provided some fore-aft reduction in movement too. Trailer is now very stable. I don't see a need now for stab. struts for the front jacks.

[bob caldwell]

Fronts would of been easier......And with x chocks, and another electric stab mounted in front of front axle, and with steps that have ground contact legs, she's pretty solid

[Jhochst]

I replaced the junk jacks on my TT and enhanced with stabilizers. Rock solid.