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Customer Review
- Reviewed in Canada on July 12, 2019Delivery was quick and product value is quite good. Components and hardware provided are of good quality. Installation is more elaborate than anticipated, however. Hi-speed steel bits, lubricating products and a tapping kit were required, in addition to other standard tools (ratchet, drill, personal protective equipment, etc.), patience and a little creativity.
My travel-trailer (33-ft Passport Ultra-Light) has an insulated underbelly which means I do not have access to cross section steel frames as is required for optimal installation. Instruction manual is ok at best, but, when prompted to call JT technical support (Lippert Components Inc.), I spoke with Vance (after several tries and waiting some time on the phone) who promptly informed me that I could install my front stabilizers to the A-Frame portion of my trailer. In doing so, my front stabilizers would no longer be mounted at 90 degrees from one another (you install 2 on each side at the front, 1 on each side at the back, for a total of 6), but rather at a 20-degree angle, at best. To my amazement, quality components telescope, pivot and move quite well when moving my scissor jacks up or down. Although the "triangulation" is done, this limited angle probably doesn't really help so much with side-to-side stabilization, however. An option could have been to install a cross steel beam at the front portion of my trailer (this is more expensive, more work and adds additional weight) which I chose not to do. All in all, my travel trailer is indeed much more stable and the JT's Strong Arm Jack Stabilizer kit did what it promised. I notice a big difference when stepping in or out of the trailer. I did have to move my steel propane gas conduit an inch or so out of the way (at the front and back of my trailer, on one side) to allow for enough of the steel chassis to drill into. An online video of how to deal with possible installation obstacles would have been appreciated. The installation video available of the jacks on a bare frame is nice, but not nearly representative of my experience. I do recommend this product, but make sure you are patient, handy and creative. Happy RV'ing.
Delivery was quick and product value is quite good. Components and hardware provided are of good quality. Installation is more elaborate than anticipated, however. Hi-speed steel bits, lubricating products and a tapping kit were required, in addition to other standard tools (ratchet, drill, personal protective equipment, etc.), patience and a little creativity.JT's Strong Arm Jack Stabilizer kit (travel trailer) - Not that easy to install after all.
Reviewed in Canada on July 12, 2019
My travel-trailer (33-ft Passport Ultra-Light) has an insulated underbelly which means I do not have access to cross section steel frames as is required for optimal installation. Instruction manual is ok at best, but, when prompted to call JT technical support (Lippert Components Inc.), I spoke with Vance (after several tries and waiting some time on the phone) who promptly informed me that I could install my front stabilizers to the A-Frame portion of my trailer. In doing so, my front stabilizers would no longer be mounted at 90 degrees from one another (you install 2 on each side at the front, 1 on each side at the back, for a total of 6), but rather at a 20-degree angle, at best. To my amazement, quality components telescope, pivot and move quite well when moving my scissor jacks up or down. Although the "triangulation" is done, this limited angle probably doesn't really help so much with side-to-side stabilization, however. An option could have been to install a cross steel beam at the front portion of my trailer (this is more expensive, more work and adds additional weight) which I chose not to do. All in all, my travel trailer is indeed much more stable and the JT's Strong Arm Jack Stabilizer kit did what it promised. I notice a big difference when stepping in or out of the trailer. I did have to move my steel propane gas conduit an inch or so out of the way (at the front and back of my trailer, on one side) to allow for enough of the steel chassis to drill into. An online video of how to deal with possible installation obstacles would have been appreciated. The installation video available of the jacks on a bare frame is nice, but not nearly representative of my experience. I do recommend this product, but make sure you are patient, handy and creative. Happy RV'ing.Images in this review
