I've been contemplating ordering JT strongarms for a while, and this past week I acted. Just wasn't satisfied with the improvement from my kingpin tripod, and my father-in-law expressed interest in mine so I sold it to him and ordered the JTs.Drilling the frame was a bit painful, but the results sure are worth it. I can't for the life of me figure out how to do the back arms with how my 5er is laid out, but just having the front done was a pretty impressive gain in stability. Also ordered up some X Chocks. Related: is there an end to the accessorizing addiction I've been under lately?? It always seems like there is One More Modification to make...

breeno wrote:Related: is there an end to the accessorizing addiction I've been under lately?? It always seems like there is One More Modification to make...It ends when you buy a new rig.However it starts over again the day you get it home.

breeno wrote:........... I can't for the life of me figure out how to do the back arms with how my 5er is laid out, but just having the front done was a pretty impressive gain in stability. ............At the rear, I (from reading about others doing it) bought a piece of 2"x2" square tubing long enough to reach from the outside flange of the I beam on one side to the outside flange of the I beam on the other side. Cut each end of the sq tube at a 45 degree angle and drilled two holes at each end. Drilled matching holes in the I beam flanges and bolted the tube across the rear to the I beams on each side. That made it easy to attach the JTs on the rear.Some used 2"x3" tubing to give a wider surface to attach to the I beams. But I already had some 2"x2" and it worked fine.And you are right, they do make a lot of difference.

PawPaw_n_Gram wrote:breeno wrote:Related: is there an end to the accessorizing addiction I've been under lately?? It always seems like there is One More Modification to make...It ends when you buy a new rig.However it starts over again the day you get it home.Good question....and THE BEST answer I've ever heard!!!

Call the manufacturer for help installing the rear set. They helped me.

breeno wrote:Related: is there an end to the accessorizing addiction I've been under lately?? It always seems like there is One More Modification to make... For me, we seem to keep shopping and adding until we periodically hit the CAT Scales, then we start selling and removing, then it starts all over again :)Call JT - but I don't know how well that works anymore now that they were bought out by LCI. When I installed them, they were a lot of help giving me some options for the rear. I ended up attaching to a truss above the belly pan.

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BB_TX
Nomad
Jan 02, 2014
breeno wrote:
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. I can't for the life of me figure out how to do the back arms with how my 5er is laid out, but just having the front done was a pretty impressive gain in stability.
............

At the rear, I (from reading about others doing it) bought a piece of 2"x2" square tubing long enough to reach from the outside flange of the I beam on one side to the outside flange of the I beam on the other side. Cut each end of the sq tube at a 45 degree angle and drilled two holes at each end. Drilled matching holes in the I beam flanges and bolted the tube across the rear to the I beams on each side. That made it easy to attach the JTs on the rear.
Some used 2"x3" tubing to give a wider surface to attach to the I beams. But I already had some 2"x2" and it worked fine.
And you are right, they do make a lot of difference.
PawPaw_n_Gram
Explorer
Jan 02, 2014
breeno wrote:
Related: is there an end to the accessorizing addiction I've been under lately?? It always seems like there is One More Modification to make...

It ends when you buy a new rig.

However it starts over again the day you get it home.

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