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Colo_Native
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Jul 02, 2016

Lippert Auto Leveling

I was told by the Dealer I bought my FW at to lower the jacks halfway(more strength) down then extend the legs to near the ground but when I looked up the Lippert way it said to extend the legs to the ground then lower the legs. What is right? I occasionally run into issues either way.

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  • mrkoje's avatar
    mrkoje
    Explorer
    Jul 03, 2016
    chrizg wrote:
    Not understanding the question. I lift the front off the truck, pull truck out and press auto level.


    Same here - :h - maybe I'm missing something that I'm supposed to do? Seems to work fine for me.
  • chrizg's avatar
    chrizg
    Explorer
    Jul 03, 2016
    Not understanding the question. I lift the front off the truck, pull truck out and press auto level.
  • korbe's avatar
    korbe
    Explorer
    Jul 02, 2016
    I only extend the power part of the extension first when after unhooking I need to lower the front of the rig.
  • Luke_Porter's avatar
    Luke_Porter
    Explorer
    Jul 02, 2016
    If it's nose high to begin with, you need to run out the jacks a bit, before extending the legs. Then you will have "room" to lower before the jacks are all the way in.

    I use 6" blocks under my jacks to decrease the extended length. I try to get equals parts of extension leg and jack.
  • Dave_and_Sue's avatar
    Dave_and_Sue
    Explorer
    Jul 02, 2016
    Well on ours I let very little out on the legs.We always seems to be nose high and the leveler works better for me that way.Much more sturdy and stable too.

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