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chrispitude
Explorer
Jul 13, 2018

Need to jack up the rear REALLY high to attach spring bars

I have a 2006 Yukon Denali XL (the long-wheelbase one) and a Jayco X23E, hitched up using a Blue Ox Swaypro. I need to raise the tongue uncomfortably high using the tongue jack to attach or detach ...
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Maury82
Explorer
Aug 13, 2018
Maury82 wrote:
ScottG wrote:
I have to jack my combo up a lot too. At home when I leave, I pull the front of the truck just off the curb so the back end is sitting high.


I plan to screw two 2x10 in. together, and roll back up on the boards to raise the backend up a bit to help ease the tension.


That is exactly what I did for my B.O...used two 2x12 screwed together, with the lower board sticking out six inches further than the top board to keep the tires from spinning.

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