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Does it hurt the airbags, or anything else, to lower the coach all the way down, to its lowest point, for long periods of time? I would love for the step out to be lower for my aging dog but wasn’t sure if it would hurt the bags to be fully compressed for months at a time.
Corey and Katherine O'Brien
1998 Newell Coach 469
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They can crease and cause rub through. Perhaps a small step stool for the dog would help?
Carl Little
1996 Coach 435 Detroit 60
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I drop mine on the ground evrytime we store it or go camping. Havent seen any cracking or issues yet. and that helps my wife not fall out of it as well.
Adam & Dana Mize
coach # 480
1998 45' 2 slides
Detroit Diesel series 60 ddec
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(01-10-2026, 04:50 PM)rvguy Wrote: I drop mine on the ground evrytime we store it or go camping. Havent seen any cracking or issues yet. and that helps my wife not fall out of it as well.
Thanks. So you haven’t seen any excess wear on the airbags or anything else, or any rubbing by the tires? How long have you done it for at any given time?
Corey and Katherine O'Brien
1998 Newell Coach 469
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(01-16-2026, 09:28 AM)Frankie4Fingers Wrote: (01-10-2026, 04:50 PM)rvguy Wrote: I drop mine on the ground evrytime we store it or go camping. Havent seen any cracking or issues yet. and that helps my wife not fall out of it as well.
Thanks. So you haven’t seen any excess wear on the airbags or anything else, or any rubbing by the tires? How long have you done it for at any given time?
I have owned the coach for 3-4 years. IO replaced all the bags when I got it do to dryrought. We have seen no issues or excessive wear on our coach
Adam & Dana Mize
coach # 480
1998 45' 2 slides
Detroit Diesel series 60 ddec
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The only thing I would add is that on 316 when I fully deflated the bags the rear tires would rest on the fender openings before bump stops touched. My coach was an early adapter to the 24.5” tires which contributed to the issue. The remedy was to weld in longer bump stops.
1993 Newell (316) 45' 8V92,towing an Imperial open trailer or RnR custom built enclosed trailer. FMCA#232958 '67 Airstream Overlander 27' '67GTO,'76TransAm,'52Chevy panel, 2000 Corvette "Lingenfelter"modified, '23 Grand Cherokee.
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I like the idea of adding more bump stop… I’ll add it to my list while I have the wheels off - not that it will get done but it will be on the list!
Karen & Adrian Abshire
1998 2 slide 45' Newell Coach
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The continental airbags have a taller bump stop in them. Just FYI
Carl Little
1996 Coach 435 Detroit 60
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Reminds me I need to add some stops to the rear of mine, noticed it does sit down on the tires when its aired all the way down. I know that Simon had posted something about how he added a bump stop, I will have to look under there and see what makes the best sense for adding a bump stop.
Jeff LoGiudice
Temple Terrace, Fl & Loudon & Monterey, TN
1984 Bluebird Wanderlodge PT40
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Some air bellows have bump stops built in. My new bags didn’t.
1993 Newell (316) 45' 8V92,towing an Imperial open trailer or RnR custom built enclosed trailer. FMCA#232958 '67 Airstream Overlander 27' '67GTO,'76TransAm,'52Chevy panel, 2000 Corvette "Lingenfelter"modified, '23 Grand Cherokee.
