Leveling jacks

Solo, Congrats on a great DIY accomplishment! We've had HWH kickdown jacks with central pumps and manual control on a 24-ft and a 31-ft Class C. Both Ford based. From this I can offer:
1. The hydraulics are very reliable. I haven't opened the sealed system or even added fluid.
2. The Longer the Wheelbase the better you'll like Jacks. With a short coach, you get some Rear lift while raising the Front.
3. You get some unwanted Side lift too, raising the Left when wanting to raise the Right, for example. This is because the C chassis is so narrow.
4. Kick-Down Jacks have been a PAIN!!! On both C's they like to extend before getting fully vertical. If a Direct-Acting kit would work, I'd be interested. I think I'd pass on Kick-Down and level with Blocks.
5. Jacks level well but don't add all that much to stability. They lift part of the coach weight and leave a lot on the tires and suspension. Big Sway Bars added more stability for us than deploying jacks did. Only speculation, but I'd imagine Direct-Acting jacks would be stiffer than Kick-Down.
6. So, I'm not a major fan. That said, being able to pull into a campsite in the pouring rain and level without even getting out is, well, Priceless.

Purchased Quadra Manufacturing's Big Foot Ford EZ Central Pump System this past summer for our Winnebago Aspect 23D Ford E450 and did the installation myself. Excellent system, great customer support, very pleased with the result. However, this was far from a "plug and play" modification on our chassis. It required considerable fabrication to allow this system to be installed on this particular coach. Nothing that cannot be handled by a good do-it-yourselfer with above average skills and tools. I have approximately 20 hours in the installation and am very pleased with the result. Total cost of the system shipped to my door, $2483.80.

I was an a manufacturer website building my (wish) MH and they wanted 3400 for the Bigfoot auto levelers..

We had a BigFoot system installed on the fiver after we bought it 7 years ago and it has been great. With the fiver you need to lower front jacks and unhitch before leveling, with a C it would be true "one touch" leveling.

If an auto system is not truly leveling it needs to be reset. Jacks will not rust if they are periodically treated with silicone spry as BigFoot recommends. I do still carry a few 2x6s to use on soft ground, but not often needed.

Before we bought our current, looked into getting add on jacks. Cost estimate were $3-3500. Now we have factory installed jacks and yes at times they can work well but it is not just push a button and play. You still have to put something under the pads or they may sink into soft ground asphalt etc. Mine ae supposed to be auto, but I have to manually level anyhow as they will raise the tail and keep the front low.

As to your driveway if you are planning to keep extended for parking it is not recommended as the cyl's may rust from over exposure. So you will still need to level with whatever your choice is. I use 2x10's covered with some of the dollar store meat cutting plastic sheets. I dont use the sheets when traveling just the boards. I have a compartment dedicated to level stuff which includes the plastic stack blocks. Over all we like the jacks but they still require some effort to use right.