I plan on making a set of stabilizer arms as I am fairly handy. I would be interested to see pictures, plans, instructions, drawings and any advice from those of you that have made a set. Thanks in advance.
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Stabilizer arms simular to JT's stabilizer arms. They go between your stabilizing jacks and the TT frame to help eliminate shaking of the TT when set up.
First off they are not a pair. There are 6 arms with JT Stabilizers, two for front side to side, two for front fore and aft, and two for rear side to side. I'm pretty handy too but when I looked into it the price I paid for a set off Ebay was very reasonable considering the heavy duty quality nature of their rods and hardware compared to the amount of work it would have taken me to replicate them.
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dhamblet wrote: First off they are not a pair. There are 6 arms with JT Stabilizers, two for front side to side, two for front fore and aft, and two for rear side to side. I'm pretty handy too but when I looked into it the price I paid for a set off Ebay was very reasonable considering the heavy duty quality nature of their rods and hardware compared to the amount of work it would have taken me to replicate them.
Hummmm.......
Up until this reply, I didn't see the mention of "pair".
"Nobody knows how we got to the top of the hill, but since we're on our way down, we might as well enjoy the ride". ("The Secret Of Life", James Taylor).
Thanks dhamblet. Yeah I kinda thought about all the work and materials for building them verses buying them. So I see by your signature that you have the JT's. How do you like them? Have you ever had a different brand? Would you recommend the JT's. Thanks
Terrydactile wrote: Thanks dhamblet. Yeah I kinda thought about all the work and materials for building them verses buying them. So I see by your signature that you have the JT's. How do you like them? Have you ever had a different brand? Would you recommend the JT's. Thanks
I don't think they are as good as JT claims but they do make a difference. They are well made, they don't rust, the tubes fit together nicely, the threaded locks don't work their way out and get lost on the road. And they got my wife to quit complaining about the trailer shaking when I get up at night to "go". For the $300 I paid for them (used) I am happy. Never had any other stabilizers so can't compare but I have heard some of the clones are made of pretty thin conduit like material. Something that also will help are those wheel locks you put between your tires on a multi axle rig. You can easily and cheaply make yourself a set of them from wood and allthread.
I also just realized you were talking about a travel trailer. In that case I don't think the front stabilizers are used like are connected to the front landing gear on my fifth wheel.
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I have been in this trailer so long I don't even notice the movement even with the jacks up... I don't know I could sleep well without some movement...
I lived near a highway once and couldn't wait to get into my new house... it took quite some time to get used to the almost total silence...
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Here are mine. As for price, I have less than $80 in materials and about 8-10 hours of time altogether. Yes, they do help stop the movement in my 5er, especially the set on the front landing gear.
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