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olliejones8
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   31st Mar 08 at 08:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Hi guys, hope you all had a good weekend.

I lowered my car 40mm (possibly 50mm) this weekend and i still have steelies on, got to work this morning and we have two speed bumps. got the front wheels over then CRUNCH then over the second one CRUNCH, not good

So i think im going to have to park my car outside the business park and walk down,lol

p.s sorry for the random thread but it did my head in,lol
andy1868
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31st Mar 08 at 08:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
welcome to the world of lowered cars
flybikeslee
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31st Mar 08 at 08:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i dont have these problems
olliejones8
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31st Mar 08 at 08:34   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
haha, cheers mate, it didnt sound good at all. they are only rubber type speed bumps but there a high gradient nightmare
andy1868
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yeah, those rubber-y ones that are short and high are a nightmare. i can't get over them, i seem to be alright with all the other kinds though
olliejones8
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flybikeslee - i dont over asphalt cushions (i work in a Village so i have to go over loads of lumps and bumps,lol) but these rubber ones are deadly,lol
olliejones8
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yeah Andy same as fella, problem is, we have the rubber ones on both entrances to the business park, so im screwed really,lol Looks like alittle work into work now,haha
andy1868
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keeps you fit though i guess
olliejones8
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31st Mar 08 at 08:39   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
lol, yeah just a sh*tter when it rains. i seriously didnt think it would be that bad. when i get the Alloys on, will it raise it up abit?
flybikeslee
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31st Mar 08 at 08:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by olliejones8
lol, yeah just a sh*tter when it rains. i seriously didnt think it would be that bad. when i get the Alloys on, will it raise it up abit?


depends on tyre profiles etc
olliejones8
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31st Mar 08 at 08:42   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well mine at the minute are 175/60/r13 Maybe 165/70/r13,lol (i think,there just the standard steelies) and im going 195/50/r15

[Edited on 31-03-2008 by olliejones8]
Ricky352
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My corsa is lowered 70mm on sports and still gets over speed bumps with no rubbing, have to go quite slow though.

Its illegal for a speed bump to be over 10cm so maybe if your hitting this one it is too big.
olliejones8
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31st Mar 08 at 09:25   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
its on a private road (built by a developer) so you might be right mate. Iv just been out and looked under the car. the only thing that looks like it might it is a part in the middle (just behind the front tyres) looks like theres two nuts kinda circle in shape, Anyone know what that is?
lil_g
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31st Mar 08 at 09:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Sounds like your exhaust clamp?
olliejones8
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*sorry if i sound stupid) does it matter if that gets abit battered? is there anyway of raising it up?
lil_g
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you could un-do it, twist it so the bolts are at the side and then tighten the nuts back up?
Dan295
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if your getting 195/50/15's it may scrub a little bit, 195/45/15's and your onto a winner
olliejones8
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lil_g, thats not a bad should mate. I will try and get some pictures at lunch to help explain (coz iv problem described the total wrong thing,lol)

Dan295 - Only sh*tter is iv already got the 195/50/r15 tyres do you mean scrub on the inner arch?
Dan295
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yeah, dont worry about it mate, they should be alritght, just a bigger profile, what alloys are the tyres going on?
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Does anyone else ever worry when going over those bumps where they are in the middle of the road and your wheels go either side of it
lil_g
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yeah, caught my manifold on one of those
Planty02
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I have to go over them with one wheel on the bump now...worse than a normal bump IMO

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olliejones8
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Dan295 - there going on Vauxhall Alloys (off the Tigra i think)
Planty02 - i went over those fine this morning got to work and he have the beasty rubber ones and i ground on summit,lol

F**KING HATE SPEED BUMPS,lol
Mobby
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31st Mar 08 at 09:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i found my mudlfaps scrapped round every corner a 60mm and steelies
Ricky352
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Must have been rally mudflaps lol

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