Cool Mods - Thread restored 10/18/2012
My daughter was getting a little warm in her bunk during our last camping trip, so I decided to put her a fan in to keep the air flowing. I had been wanting to add a 12-volt fan to the main livin...
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ROBERTSUNRUS wrote:
:) Hi, great video, but what was the real reason for the lift kit. My trailer hasn't had any scraping problems. Is your tow vehicle lifted too?
The real reason was to avoid scraping in both gas stations and off rod. Airstreams sit low, and the 30'ers come awfully close to the ground just on a slanted driveway. I have a lifted tow vehicle, but it has a drop hitch, so that wasn't affecting it.
Here in Utah, my favorite places to camp require a dirt road, and a lot of the gas stations we've been to cause the rear drag bars on the trailer to scrape.
Here we discussed some of the pros and cons. If you don't scrape, don't lift it; there's no reason to. If you get off the beaten path and you find yourself scraping, it's one of the best things you can do in my opinion.
Pros and Cons of lifting your trailer
