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Old 02-17-2021, 02:42 AM   #1
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JT Strongarms

I bought a set of strongarms for my 2019 369BHS. The kit came with 6 arms. I will be installing four of them on the landing gear. Two for sideways movement and two for front to back movement. The last two I was going to install on the back leveling jacks but wandering what some of your opinions were on if they should be installed for sideways or front to back movement. My 2014 cougar I had only had them on the front and it was way more stable then the 2019. I have tried a hitch tripod and X chocks between the tires. Neither of which seemed to make much difference. Was thinking about just installing on the front for now and maybe see what happens that way first. Just looking for some other opinions.

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Old 02-17-2021, 07:01 AM   #2
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I bought a set of strongarms for my 2019 369BHS. The kit came with 6 arms. I will be installing four of them on the landing gear. Two for sideways movement and two for front to back movement. The last two I was going to install on the back leveling jacks but wandering what some of your opinions were on if they should be installed for sideways or front to back movement. My 2014 cougar I had only had them on the front and it was way more stable then the 2019. I have tried a hitch tripod and X chocks between the tires. Neither of which seemed to make much difference. Was thinking about just installing on the front for now and maybe see what happens that way first. Just looking for some other opinions.

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My 32BHS has 4 point electric leveling but the back two electric jacks are right behind the rear wheels. This leaves a ton of overhang in the back which happens to be the bunkhouse where a bunch of our movement comes from. I decided to install two manual scissor jacks as far back as I could.

I then mounted the remaining two JT Strongarm's to them at a slight angle from the jack's bottom pad area to the center of the cargo hitch cross tube. Seems to work really well in conjunction with the JT's up front! The more angle you can put on them the more it will help in both directions.

Not sure why they don't sell a 2 pack add on kit for people that want 2 bars on each jack in the rear.
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Old 02-17-2021, 08:53 AM   #3
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Look at BAL Lock-Arms. I bought those instead of the JT's because way less money and they come in pairs.

I only installed them on the front landing gear. Nothing at the rear (same layout as Brantel's). The BAL Lock-arms made a HUGE difference in stability.

Make yourself a warning too - remember to loosen before retracting. Also, make sure the fancy steps are up and out of way!
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Old 02-17-2021, 08:57 AM   #4
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Also, make sure the fancy steps are up and out of way!
Amen to this one! I ALMOST fell into this trap at home. Where we park in the driveway requires the front gear to be extended quite a bit. One day I was lowering the nose for hitchup and it hit me that I was bending the poo out of my steps because I forgot to raise them!

Luckily it hit me just in time to prevent any damage!
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Old 02-17-2021, 08:57 AM   #5
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Typical install is 4 in the front which locks both front to back and side to side. The other 2 are for the rear to lock side to side since front to back is covered.
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Old 02-17-2021, 04:30 PM   #6
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Mine are installed side to side in the back and in front in both directions
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Old 02-18-2021, 09:19 PM   #7
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I used this (https://www.campingworld.com/univers...zer-34337.html) on my TT made a world of difference. There are also some videos on you tube to make your stabilizers
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I only install mines on the front jacks, I keep the ones for the back for extra parts, I have the chock, tripod to help out with my JT's Strongarm.
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Old 02-19-2021, 05:42 AM   #9
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I bought a set of strongarms for my 2019 369BHS. The kit came with 6 arms. I will be installing four of them on the landing gear. Two for sideways movement and two for front to back movement. The last two I was going to install on the back leveling jacks but wandering what some of your opinions were on if they should be installed for sideways or front to back movement. My 2014 cougar I had only had them on the front and it was way more stable then the 2019. I have tried a hitch tripod and X chocks between the tires. Neither of which seemed to make much difference. Was thinking about just installing on the front for now and maybe see what happens that way first. Just looking for some other opinions.

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Well on our 2005 32’ Copper Canyon I installed the rears to the center to stop side to side movement and we are usually rock solid.
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Old 02-20-2021, 12:39 AM   #10
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I thought about install the left over I have on the rear, still might do it but it's in getting some warranty work done.
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Old 02-25-2021, 02:17 PM   #11
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To my mind, the rear of the trailer is not going to move forward backward without the front also moving, and it's locked in place by the JT Strongarms mounted to prevent that. But the rear can move a bit side to side without really affecting the front, so you have a set to put in the back to make the rear more solid side to side.

I installed them all on my Fuzion, and they do work. There is still some movement, but a lot more stable than if they aren't being used.
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Old 02-25-2021, 06:50 PM   #12
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I installed the front JT Strongarms a number of years ago ... the rears are still in the storage compartment waiting for "one of these days" ... honestly, just the fronts took care of all the noticeable movement, says my wife, who always complained that I "rocked the boat" in the morning - well before she was ready to get up.
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Old 02-25-2021, 07:19 PM   #13
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I had them on the 2017 359MBI, four on front and two (side to side) on the Lippert electric jack I added to the back. Worked well. I plan to try 4 on front and two on the rear leveling jacks (just behind the axles on the new to me 2014 333MKS to see how that works. The rear added stability jack does not ground as securely as a leveling jack.
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