Upgrading From Scissor Stablizer Jacks - 2010 1206 Pop-Up

[Drewly1]

Hi, there!

Brand new Jayco owner, after having purchased a 1206 model made in 2010. This is a big upgrade for us, as we just got rid of our original 1990 Coleman.

Question on the scissor stablizer jacks. They certainly seem to hang quite low even when fully collapsed in stow-away mode, dangling around as you drive. My concern is clearance and would like to know if anyone has experience with swapping these out for something more like this that would be essentially flush with the underside of the body.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...d_i=2258025011

Any experience or concerns with this approach?

Would love any input out there for enhancing clearance in this or any other way.

Thank you!

-Drew

[rattangle]

Our pop up had two Telescoping Trailer Stabilizer Jacks like you referenced in your post and on the other end it had two scissors jacks. I replaced the scissors jacks with the identical stabilizer jacks you referenced. Setup is faster and no low hanging jacks.

[bankr63]

The one downside of the swing down jacks like these is that they aren't as versatile if you often camp on uneven sites. They need about 12" to swing into place, and you may not have that on an uneven site. It's not unusual for us to camp on lake side sites with lots of slope, so one end of the TT is only a couple of inches off the ground, and the other end is is a couple of feet off the ground. The screw down jacks are a little more versatile in that way as they have a larger range of operation. If you camp mostly on flat sites, this wouldn't be an issue.

[Colorado]

I had the same issue with mine when I bought it. I cut them off, fabricated a mounting bracket on all four corners of the camper and welded a mount to each jack. They side on/off, tighten 1 nut and done. This allows me to simply remove them in transport and reinstall on site. I store them on the front on my camper when not using the camper.

As mentioned above the Scissor style Jack’s offer a lot of flexibility.

[RogerR]

We had them on two of my popups. And I hated them. Sometimes there was no room to swing them down. They wiggled when they were all the way down.

Worst was putting the bar in and lifting the corner of the trailer up. One slip and your hand could get bashed. Finding the tiny hole in the dark. After a while they get rusty and don't want to drop. Did I mention I hated them? When you released them they come down in a bang.

I prefer this style https://www.amazon.com/BAL-23026-Ten...orner+rv+jacks

and get one of these https://www.amazon.com/Highmoor-Conn...tool++rv+jacks

connect it to a battery drill and head on out!