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I just installed SafeTPlus 180 on my 2019 ACE 27.2. At age 72 crawling under, even with 8" front wheel ramps isn't as easy as old days but I took my time and it was not that bad. Biggest issue for me was verifying the correct torque to apply to the stationary mounting plate that uses one spring shackle bolts after removing nuts. The shackles on my unit are 3/4" diameter. SafeTPlus instructions say to apply 250 lb-ft when re-tightening shackle nuts. I used a Harbor Freight 3/4" drive torque wrench to increase torque in stages. At 200 lb-ft I was grunting hard so I checked the undisturbed factory installed nuts and found they were set a little less than 200 lb-ft so I settled for 220 on the nuts I was re-installing. I have a slight steering adjustment left to make. First test drive did not reveal dramatic change but this device is meant to damp extreme forces and maybe make normal driving a little more relaxing.
I gave Amazon $560 for the unit and mounting kit. I used it as excuse to buy a $90 heavy torque wrench and a $250 Dewalt 20v impact wrench at Home Depot.
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