Forest River Vibe stabilizing issues
I have a Forest River Vibe 308BHS with electric stabilizing jacks. I deploy the jacks until both feet touch down plus a couple more seconds so that it puts a little pressure on the frame. However, t...
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I once bought the 4 aluminum screw jacks to see if they would work better than the electric stabilizers. After playing with them at the 4 corners to get everything perfectly level, I went in and discovered the doors in the trailer would not close. Apparently my Forest River frame was not stiff enough for this approach. Just something for you to consider.
As hinted in my earlier post, I actually bent one of the legs on my Lippert electric stabilizers. (when the instructions say it won't support the entire weight of the trailer, they mean it). You can't buy individual parts other than the motor so I had to buy an entire assembly. From Lippert's website, it would have been $550 + $120 shipping = $670 (in October 2014).
HOWEVER, I found basically the same assembly on the E-trailer website under the brand name of "Ultra-Fab". That one was only $415 and I caught it when E-trailer was offering free shipping.
I called Ultra-Fab and they said they buy these from Lippert and resell them to the after-market. Mine even had a Lippert sticker on it. They may not be quite as beefy as the OEM Lippert parts, but it works fine for me and I saved $250.
Good luck.
As hinted in my earlier post, I actually bent one of the legs on my Lippert electric stabilizers. (when the instructions say it won't support the entire weight of the trailer, they mean it). You can't buy individual parts other than the motor so I had to buy an entire assembly. From Lippert's website, it would have been $550 + $120 shipping = $670 (in October 2014).
HOWEVER, I found basically the same assembly on the E-trailer website under the brand name of "Ultra-Fab". That one was only $415 and I caught it when E-trailer was offering free shipping.
I called Ultra-Fab and they said they buy these from Lippert and resell them to the after-market. Mine even had a Lippert sticker on it. They may not be quite as beefy as the OEM Lippert parts, but it works fine for me and I saved $250.
Good luck.
