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Originally Posted by doublevan2
TwoXentrix -- where do you store your pads ?
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Russ, I have the older style Aluminess box which has the tube rail welded around the top (prevents stuff stored up there from slipping off). I carry 2 Scepter Runts (one on each outside edge) and 5 of the rubber leveling pads between them - the 6th pad I keep inside the van sandwiched between 2 pelican cases which hold most of my recovery gear.
With this added weight on the box, and the Honda EU2200 generator I store inside the box, I also added 2 pairs of the Aluminess shim's which are mounted under 4 points of contact (between the top of the rear bumper and the bottom of the swing-out tube support) - this way most of the weight it removed from the swing arm welds & pivot points. Haven't had any issues with this set-up, and I check the welds relatively frequently for cracks.
*I use a pair of the shim's on the Tire swing arm for the same reasons.
As back-up, I apply a safety cable which secures the swing arm's to the bumper in the event something gives while traveling on the road (if either swing arm breaks loose I would rather drag it until I stop than have a vehicle behind me run into one after its fallen off...in turn creating a potential disaster)