rear stabilizer jack placement question

at an angle does help just a bit. What helps more is closer to the axles. The axles do still hold most of the weight, the also give most of the shake. If you can move them closer in, you will get less shake. You will NEVER never completely eliminate shake. (Well anything short of permanent setup on piers).

Old Duck wrote:
I have seen many late medel trailers mounted on an angle and have wondered if it was a good benefit to do so. I'm no engineer so done have a clue. I don't think I would put any on the rear bumper mainly concerned about ripping them off against something. Our 5er is a 33' rear kitchen with the rear stabilizers mounted about 18" or so from the rear of the unit.

That's why I have to replace them, rubbed them on the ground on a late arrival at the campground. So I figured I would move them off them bumper and about 18" forward. I do think I will mount them at a 45. The mounting plate is big and round so I will have plenty of room.

All Titaniums have them at a 45 degree angle. About 2/3 of the way back from rear axle to bumper.

I've noticed a lot of them are mounted at an angle these days.
I'd mount them that way if you have the ability to do so.
In my case it wasn't possible without adding an extra plate and supports so I skipped it.

No, if you want to stop the shake get a bipod or tripod.

When someone is walking around inside the 5er it will bounce/wiggle. Rubber tires will bounce, suspension systems are made to bounce. To eliminate the bouncing/wiggling you need to keep the weight from pushing down on the tires and suspension by making sure your stabilizers are tight between the 5er and the ground. Don’t just let them out far enough to touch the ground, turn the crank more to make sure they are tight so they will not allow the 5er to push down on the tires.

Use a bipod/tripod under the king pin. Make sure it is tight between the ground and the king pin, don’t just adjust it till it touches, tighten it so the front overhang will not move. Make sure to check the stabilizers and bipod/tripod every couple of days because they will loosen up over time. Doesn’t make sense spending a lot of money on landing jack stabilizers when the landing jacks are stable and don’t bounce up and down. If you have properly adjusted the stabilizers and bipod/tripod then you shouldn’t have any bouncing/wiggling. This has worked for me over the past 15 years.
Chocks are to keep the 5er from rolling forward or backwards. They do not eliminate the weight of the 5er from pushing down and causing the bouncing/wiggling. If you park on a site that has a incline/decline then you probably want to use chocks to keep your 5er from rolling when you unhitch.

There are a lot of other options out there to “eliminate” the bouncing/wiggling if you have the extra money and want to spend it.

Mine came factory on an angle at the very rear. I did not care for them like that. I moved them in by a foot and a half and mounted them straight and installed jt strong arms on them. I have them all the way across ( side to side ) and to the frame from the foot. they stop 90 percent of side to side and front to back movement.

I have seen many late medel trailers mounted on an angle and have wondered if it was a good benefit to do so. I'm no engineer so done have a clue. I don't think I would put any on the rear bumper mainly concerned about ripping them off against something. Our 5er is a 33' rear kitchen with the rear stabilizers mounted about 18" or so from the rear of the unit.

I think mounting them crossways on the frame rail is as good as they can be. But it also won't hurt anything if you angle one slightly, which can make it easier to crank them sometimes.

And I have seen jacks at an angle many times.

I don't think you would gain much by installing them at an angle. I have never seen any that way, and if it worked better, others would be doing it.

IMO, it would just look wrong.

Jerry