How bad is scraping on speed bumps???
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My car is set ummm, pretty low to say the least(lowest setting on Koni coilovers), and my car is bottoming out almost everyday on speedbumps. The area that ussually hits is right when either of the tires goes over in the middle of the car, its actually more of a hit than a scrape. I have to drive like a total rice boy to get around the parking lot (.5 mph and at an angle at speedbumps) but I still scrape sometimes, I was just wondering how bad this is for the car? I'm sure its not good, but I've checked under the car and haven't seen any damage at all. I plan on raising it a little bit in the rear and maybe a tad in the front just to be safe.
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It's not ricey... it prolongs your suspension. Sounds like it isn't doing anything bad... but if it's low enough that it's hitting every time... dude, it's too low.
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One of the lowest points under the car is the flex joint on the exhaust. That steel braiding with get sheared everytime you scrape over a speed bump. If you have a stock exhaust, no biggie, because that will give you an excuse to buy a new exhaust. If you already have an aftermarket exhaust, it would kinda suck to screw it up.
Also, putting pressure on that joint *may* cause the cat to downpipe joint to disjoin or leak. Just another unnecessary repair.
Also, putting pressure on that joint *may* cause the cat to downpipe joint to disjoin or leak. Just another unnecessary repair.
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