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JeffreyLee

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Posted: 04/13/12 04:37pm

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Is there any reason to put my rear stabilizers down during storage?

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Posted: 04/13/12 04:44pm

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None at all that I can think of?

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SolidAxleDurango

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Posted: 04/13/12 04:45pm

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No reason to put them down. And no reason not to put them down.

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Posted: 04/13/12 05:32pm

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hmmm...to give rodents a staircase to the underbelly? Personally, the less touching the ground the better.
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Posted: 04/13/12 06:09pm

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Don't own a 5er, but the concepts the same. I always worry that if I got a flat and had the stabilizers down the frame would be contorted and possibly be damaged. Just my .02

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Posted: 04/13/12 07:45pm

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Up here the ground heaves when it freezes and can cause twisting of the frame if the stabilizers are down.

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Posted: 04/14/12 05:08am

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I'm not to smart also. I never thought about warping my frame. I figured saving a flat tire from slowly being distroyed or saving my springs by taking some weight of them made sence. I will still take some weight off my tires and springs.

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Posted: 04/13/12 08:52pm

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When there's nobody inside the be annoyed at trailer movement there is no need to stop the trailer movement

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Posted: 04/13/12 09:47pm

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I have always put mine down, store it on a concrete pad and don't worry about flat tires, as long as it's only one. Always felt that it was better to take a little pressure off the tires when storing the trailer over the winter. Guess I was not very smart.

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