Rear Landing gear distance to the ground
- Thread starter MarkRizRV
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Turfengineer
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They are easy to move up and you can use a few blocks when they are needed. My 32rls has about 7” of clearance but work for me are so close to the axle. If you are jumping a 6.5” curb, move them up and go slow.
Flyer32RLS
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I would think that your hitch height would have an some effect on the rear jacks height. I have seen some that have a very high nose up attitude when traveling down the road!! Looks scary for sure!
No matter how you slice it the jacks are pretty close to the ground. You need to be extra careful not to let the tires leave the paved roadway.
I learned the lesson the hard way, in my first week of ownership I bent a jack mount.
Once you understand you cannot let the RV tires leave the paved surface you'll be OK.
Of course on occasion the wheels may leave the roadway, when this happens you need to ensure the unpaved ground is solid and the wheels don't sink into the soil. When wheels sink you are in trouble!
However on solid paved ground the low leveling jacks are generally not an issue
I learned the lesson the hard way, in my first week of ownership I bent a jack mount.
Once you understand you cannot let the RV tires leave the paved surface you'll be OK.
Of course on occasion the wheels may leave the roadway, when this happens you need to ensure the unpaved ground is solid and the wheels don't sink into the soil. When wheels sink you are in trouble!
However on solid paved ground the low leveling jacks are generally not an issue
BryanValRox
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In the for what it is worth department, the installation instructions call for a minimum of 8 inches of clearance.