Bottoming out
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The majority of the peeps here that are slammed are on coilovers and stiffen the dampening of the struts to help prevent scraping. It's definitely a lifestyle change to drive low. You have to adjust your angle of entry up driveways and over bumps and like Son said above, there are just some places you can't go. I clear the speedbumps in my apt. by 1/4" but I clear. As Marcus (Candlestick Park) once said "There's no such thing as too low, the ground is too high". haha Here's what I have to deal with on a daily basis and I love my sedan at this height! What's really funny is that compared to some out there I'm not that low.
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Yeah I am bottoming out a stock and my daily drive to work is full of potholes and terribly cracked roads with even worse patch jobs. Thats why I think I am going to stay at stock height for the time being. It doesn't matter what the bottom looks like it is that you can really screw some stuff up if you continue to bottom out.
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Definitely need to adjust your driving habits and paths. Ill go out of my way just to avoid certain obstacles. Im learning that DFW isnt really lowered-friendly since moving down here. Farking speed bumps everywhere in parking lots. Have to avoid those like the plague. Weird thing is my exhaust hangs about 2" from the ground by the axle, never scrape that, but just about everything else underneath is all banged up. Ive cleared some questionable things that when I went over them I grimmaced waiting for that scrape or smash.
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The majority of the peeps here that are slammed are on coilovers and stiffen the dampening of the struts to help prevent scraping. It's definitely a lifestyle change to drive low. You have to adjust your angle of entry up driveways and over bumps and like Son said above, there are just some places you can't go. I clear the speedbumps in my apt. by 1/4" but I clear. As Marcus (Candlestick Park) once said "There's no such thing as too low, the ground is too high". haha Here's what I have to deal with on a daily basis and I love my sedan at this height! What's really funny is that compared to some out there I'm not that low.
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I actually rarely ever bottom out, but I do scrape the bottom of my front bumper and sides regularly and I've yet to crack or break anything. Like others said, you can't see the damage anyways.
It's actually pretty cool looking back at your car and wondering how the hell you can drive so low, haha. My car is about 1" - 1 1/2" off the ground at the moment.
It's actually pretty cool looking back at your car and wondering how the hell you can drive so low, haha. My car is about 1" - 1 1/2" off the ground at the moment.
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