Dually swing out a question

Butch50 wrote:

NRALIFR wrote:
My F450 is a good 2-3" wider than my F350 was. The clearance was tight on the F350 and nonexistent on the new truck, so I had to move the jacks out a few inches.

This is how I did it:



The mounting flanges of the jacks and swing-out brackets are sandwiched between two 3" wide flat steel plates. The distance between bolt centers is about 1-3/4".



If you ever unload your camper on uneven ground, you might find you need more than 1/2" of clearance.

:):)

This is the thing, as in your pictures it shows your jacks mounted right at the outside corner of your camper but on the NL they set in about 3". So with the swing outs I only gain about 1" per side. So the 98" becomes basically 100" on the outside. Then on top of this the jacks actually slope in so it is even narrower at the bottom of the jacks.

Here is what I'm dealing with:





The bolts are in place and can not be changed out and there is no way to add and additional piece to extend the jack out. If after looking at the pictures if you can think of a way I'm all ears. Most of the time I can figure how to do things but this one kind of has me stumped.

About the only way I can come up with is to unbolt the jack extender and add a "C" channel of about 2" and then drill and bolt it to the mount and to the jack extender.

I had an Outfitter thats only 7` wide. I needed to put on a dodge dually for a while , same jacks, same flip outs . Happijak makes 2" C channel spacers that are white and drilled , I had a set laying around , there more for fender flare issues. I put them between the flip outs and the camper brackets , that moves the jacks when folded to travel out 2" , I couldnt put them between the jacks and the flip outs because that moves the jacks forward when folded to travel and made a clearance issue with the back doors on the truck way worse
It was kind off dangerous looking with the jacks out that far on the ground
What about adding 1/4 " plate in all four spots, inbetween jacks and flip outs and in between flip outs and camper brackets, or 3/16 if 1/4 is to much , that would give you 1" or 3/4" more space overall

I tried calling NL today for some guidance and they are closed for Veterans Day. I didn't know that they observed veterans day but they call it remembrance day. So no help today.

Generally speaking you only have that much clearance on each side at the wheel wells too.

That makes it so if you're close on the outside, and you miss, you'll be dead nuts on the inside.

I have a similar situation. Only about 1" on each side at the fenders, and the outer duals rub on the jack feet. But, I only have 3/4" of clearance on each side at the wheel wells in the bed.

I'd go with the C-channel option. For mine I just used some 4" angle iron. Of course I don't have swing out so they are just out there at all times but it's worked great so far.

Please keep this thread going until you get an answer. I have an N-L 8'-11" that I will be putting on a dually truck. I only have 97.5 inches between the insides of my jacks. I am going to run into the same issue.

This has been discussed on the N-L Owners forum without an answer.

I will be watching will great interest.

LeRoy

Butch,

If you don't like the clearance issue why not contact NL and let them come up with a solution. They may sell wider brackets that would then be a bolt on solution. You can't be the first person that put one on a dually. On my dually my camper jacks only cleared by an inch on each side. If you remove or load the camper on asphalt or concrete it is not that big an issue. If you are loading it on unlevel ground or gravel, it can be more of an issue.

I think I see a solution with a wider bracket on the NL, uses the same holes, uses the same bolts, etc. It would just move the jacks out an inch or so. Maybe NL has those available.

NRALIFR wrote:
My F450 is a good 2-3" wider than my F350 was. The clearance was tight on the F350 and nonexistent on the new truck, so I had to move the jacks out a few inches.

This is how I did it:



The mounting flanges of the jacks and swing-out brackets are sandwiched between two 3" wide flat steel plates. The distance between bolt centers is about 1-3/4".



If you ever unload your camper on uneven ground, you might find you need more than 1/2" of clearance.

:):)

This is the thing, as in your pictures it shows your jacks mounted right at the outside corner of your camper but on the NL they set in about 3". So with the swing outs I only gain about 1" per side. So the 98" becomes basically 100" on the outside. Then on top of this the jacks actually slope in so it is even narrower at the bottom of the jacks.

Here is what I'm dealing with:





The bolts are in place and can not be changed out and there is no way to add and additional piece to extend the jack out. If after looking at the pictures if you can think of a way I'm all ears. Most of the time I can figure how to do things but this one kind of has me stumped.

About the only way I can come up with is to unbolt the jack extender and add a "C" channel of about 2" and then drill and bolt it to the mount and to the jack extender.

I have a F450 as well and the clearance is about 1/2" on each side as I load, as long as I don't hit the fenders, I am golden. Even though it is tight, I find it much easier to load than it was on my SRW F series.

My F450 is a good 2-3" wider than my F350 was. The clearance was tight on the F350 and nonexistent on the new truck, so I had to move the jacks out a few inches.

This is how I did it:



The mounting flanges of the jacks and swing-out brackets are sandwiched between two 3" wide flat steel plates. The distance between bolt centers is about 1-3/4".



If you ever unload your camper on uneven ground, you might find you need more than 1/2" of clearance.

:):)

I had a Okanagan and a Dodge dually with happyjack swing outs , it only cleared the fenders by about 1/2 " each side. I found it was easy to center the camper being close like that , I knew the clearance I had and only had to watch the drivers side mirror and keep it close ,it only is close for as long as the fender is anyway. I never touched them