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dhanniford
Explorer
Oct 31, 2013

Rear of Coachmen bottoming out.

I have a 2004 Coachmen mirada 30ft. It has a receiver hitch on the back and it bottoms out really bad on any sort of incline without the trailer even being hooked up. I'm wanting to get a bigger trailer and just curious what options i should look at to help/fix this problem. Thanks in advance for any advice.
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  • wolfe10's avatar
    wolfe10
    Explorer
    Oct 31, 2013
    First thing to do is get the RIDE HEIGHT SPECS from your chassis maker. Measure to see if it is within specs.
  • lawrosa's avatar
    lawrosa
    Explorer
    Oct 31, 2013
    Is the angle of the trailer not level when hooked to the tow vehicle? Check that out...

    The previous owner of my camper put wheels at the back for this purpose...They are heavy duty type wheels

    I will try to get a pic...
  • pkunk's avatar
    pkunk
    Explorer
    Oct 31, 2013
    What Brett said. Then, lighten up the back-less water, belongings, etc. Airbags to help the sagging springs.
  • atodalen's avatar
    atodalen
    Explorer
    Oct 31, 2013
    If you're talking about inclines when entering or exiting a driveway, try approaching them at an angle rather than perpendicular whenever possible.
    Al
  • RayChez's avatar
    RayChez
    Explorer
    Nov 01, 2013
    I used to have a Coachmen that had the same problem, until I discovered it had Firestone air bags on the rear springs. I added 90 lbs and the rear end dragging ended.

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