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Old 07-09-2017, 03:31 AM
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bottomed out on a speed bump :(

I rolled (slowly) over a speed bump tonight, and the front wheels felt like they "fell" over the back side of the bump, and something behind the front wheels contacted/clunked on the top of the speed bump. I checked the rocker panels and they didn't seem damaged.

Anybody else done this? What would be under there that could get damaged?
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I rolled (slowly) over a speed bump tonight, and the front wheels felt like they "fell" over the back side of the bump, and something behind the front wheels contacted/clunked on the top of the speed bump. I checked the rocker panels and they didn't seem damaged.

Anybody else done this? What would be under there that could get damaged?
I've done it a couple of times. No discernible damage. Never checked to see what hit.
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really, really bad feeling though.
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It's OK .. happens to other members with their lowered cars all the time
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really, really bad feeling though.
I agree. I looked hard for damage the first time but must have hit a cross member or some other structural component...and since we were going so slow (a crawl) no damage. Definitely disconcerting.

My car is not lowered. Just stock all around.
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I agree. I looked hard for damage the first time but must have hit a cross member or some other structural component...and since we were going so slow (a crawl) no damage. Definitely disconcerting.

My car is not lowered. Just stock all around.
I had it on comfort mode, so I think the cars suspension dropped the car right down onto the speed bump.
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Happened to me a few times on stock suspension. But no damage so far. Now I've lowered it on KW H.A.S Kit and sometimes is a scrape the middle going into driveways. I just avoid steep inclining driveways and parking lots I know that have massive speed bumps.

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