DIY Jack brackets

[rickwagon]

Hello, has anyone built their own jack brackets? If so, do you have any pictures and do you have measurements and materials recommendations? Also, are the holes in the brackets for mounting to the jacks a standard industry size/spacing, or do they vary by manufacturer?

Thanks!

 

[Jon R]

Do you mean the angle pieces that are permanently attached to the camper corners or are you talking about extension plates to get the jacks further out from the camper?

 

[Stan@FourWheel]

Mounting holes & jack bracket style vary a little depending on year and manufacturer.

 

[rickwagon]

Do you mean the angle pieces that are permanently attached to the camper corners or are you talking about extension plates to get the jacks further out from the camper?

.Yes, I mean the angle pieces that are permanently mounted on the camper, not the extensions plate that are sometimes added later.

 

[PokyBro]

Hey rickwagon,

I made my own jack brackets during my build, as you can see by the link below. I had some older corner jacks that originally had bands around the tubes that tightened down when installed. Instead I decided to weld some mounting plates to the top of the jack tube, and then I measured and drilled three holes equally spaced. On the camper mounting brackets, I used aluminum flat stock and angle stock to form the bracket, and drilled holes to match those on the plate welded to the jack tube. To install I bolted the flat and angle stock together and installed with three inch lag screws, after applying butyl tape to the inside surface of the bracket.

If I were to do these brackets again, I would either go with thicker aluminum (1/8”), or possibly stainless steal, as mine are a little more flimsy than I would like, nonetheless they have held up and worked pretty good so far.

Hope this will help. You can scroll up and down on my build thread for anything else of interest. Good luck!

Poky

https://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/topic/12116-full-build-reconstructing-a-1981-grandby-into-a-custom-hawk/page-5

 

[rickwagon]

Hey rickwagon,

I made my own jack brackets during my build, as you can see by the link below. I had some older corner jacks that originally had bands around the tubes that tightened down when installed. Instead I decided to weld some mounting plates to the top of the jack tube, and then I measured and drilled three holes equally spaced. On the camper mounting brackets, I used aluminum flat stock and angle stock to form the bracket, and drilled holes to match those on the plate welded to the jack tube. To install I bolted the flat and angle stock together and installed with three inch lag screws, after applying butyl tape to the inside surface of the bracket.

If I were to do these brackets again, I would either go with thicker aluminum (1/8”), or possibly stainless steal, as mine are a little more flimsy than I would like, nonetheless they have held up and worked pretty good so far.

Hope this will help. You can scroll up and down on my build thread for anything else of interest. Good luck!

Poky

https://www.wanderthewest.com/forum/topic/12116-full-build-reconstructing-a-1981-grandby-into-a-custom-hawk/page-5

Thanks PokyBro! I'm building a four wheel style camper from scratch and your build thread has been extremely helpful. I missed the jack brackets post but see it now!