BiGfoot potential buyer NEED advice
I currently own a hybrid I am considering moving up to a class C. I feel a BiGfoot is what we need. Heres the info Family of 4. Children 5 and 7 We love to ski so will plan on living in the RV a...
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erdvm1 wrote:
All this is super helpful
So what would a rough estimate of cost for the front axle be?
Regarding the garage models, what I hear you saying is that if I plan to haul more than 3500 lbs I will be up a creek without a paddle? So if I wanted to haul something the size of a jeep I would not be able to without serious modifications?
Sorry I missed your questions. If the stock Bigfoot hitch is 5k my apologies. I think maybe they may have upgraded them at one point, because I wanted for a while and I remembered the low tow rating as a deal breaker. Might want to double check the unit you are interested it. As for upgrading, that's a tough one because there are no frame rails through or under the garage. It's more like a box hanging from the rear of the frame rails (which is kind of how big diesel pusher buses are built). Upgrading would require some serious engineering, unless you just stabbed some frame rail extensions through the garage, but that would of course take away the benefit of the garage.
For the front axle, I bought mine from QuadVan for $400 although I hear they want $450 now. Quigley sells them for $250. The expensive part is freight unless you can drop by one of those facilities to pick it up. Sportsmobile also takes off new axles, but they don't do duallies, so you would still have to buy new rotors separate from the rest of the package.
Labor to install is about 4-hours, but maybe more if you have it done on a shop without an RV lift. It also requires a new sway-bar from Ford unless you already have an aftermarket front sway bar.
