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How high should my coach ride down the road from the top of the tire to the fender please?
I am at about 3 inches but it seems really low...
Karen & Adrian Abshire
1998 2 slide 45' Newell Coach 498
Prior: 1985 Foretravel ORED 35, 1988 38' Foretravel U280, 2000 Foretravel 42' U320, 1990 Bluebird Wanderlodge WB40
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Not the place to measure.
Measure from the bottom of the fender flare to the road. Should be somewhere 11 to 12 inches at all four corners as a quick check.
Richard and Rhonda Entrekin
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(03-07-2018, 10:58 AM)Richard Wrote: Not the place to measure.
Measure from the bottom of the fender flare to the road. Should be somewhere 11 to 12 inches at all four corners as a quick check.
Thanks Richard! If I am low then I would check the Height Control Valve (HCV) setting? Is this something most truck places can check? Can truck places replace our valves or are they ‘special’ equipment from Newell (or similar)?
Karen & Adrian Abshire
1998 2 slide 45' Newell Coach 498
Prior: 1985 Foretravel ORED 35, 1988 38' Foretravel U280, 2000 Foretravel 42' U320, 1990 Bluebird Wanderlodge WB40
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Nothing special about the HCV.
Yes any decent truck mechanic can set them.
The front one is very very sensitive to adjustments because of the way it uses the rotation of the sway bar to determine height.
Richard and Rhonda Entrekin
95 Newell, 390 Ex caretaker
99 Newell, 512 Ex caretaker
07 Prevost Marathon, 1025
Maverick Hybrid Toad
Inverness, FL (when we're home
)
