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rhagfo
Explorer III
Dec 05, 2016

Great Buy on JT Strong Arms!

It appears this deal is still active at Camping World On Line.
JT Strong Arm Jack Stabilizer System - 5th Wheel Kit Under 58" Between Landing Gear $184.88

I bought these last Fall.
I finished install just after we finished a stint as Park Host in September, even with a pin tripod, 5er wiggled a fare amount.

Well took it out Thanksgiving weekend to Old Stone Village, a couple of dinners, and some wine tasting.
Well set the JT'S and left the pin tripod in the truck.

WOW!!
What a difference, almost zero wiggle, not sure if I set them correctly, but major difference.

Now the interesting part, my landing gear legs are about 59" apart, well the kit for the 58" or less is on sale for $184.88 on line at Camping World. Well an inch could not make that much difference, so ordered. They fit like a glove. I also found the difference between this kit and the one for greater than 58" is an additional backing plate. One could likely order from Lippert, or make one.

I did have an issue with the swing bolts, the top of the bolt should be flat, the ones that came with the kit were slightly rounded, this prevented the arms from swinging correctly, Lippert CS did well, first time sent the same wrong bolts, second time once I explained the issue, they got the correct bolts as all of their inventory was wrong.

Here is a link to the ones on sale.
JT Strong Arms for $184.88

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  • rhagfo wrote:

    JT Strong Arm Jack Stabilizer System - 5th Wheel Kit Under 58" Between Landing Gear $184.88
    JT Strong ARM

    even with a pin tripod, 5er wiggled a fare amount.

    I finished install just after we finished a stint as Park Host in September,

    WOW!!
    What a difference, almost zero wiggle, not sure if I set them correctly, but major difference.

    Do you have pics of your install? Is this kit just two brace arms that join in the middle and go out to the sides? Or does this include 4 brace arms so you also have arms that extend from the frame rail toward the front?

    The pictures on the Camping World page shows both configurations on both a 5er and single arm installs on a TT. I wasn't sure if one kit was only 2 arms and or 4 arms.

    Since getting my 5er I've noticed some wiggle even with the pin stabilizer as you mentioned. I've seen several units with these cross braces and was curious how well they worked.

    KJ