How low/stiff do you ride on pothole infested roads?

[Kelbizzle]

Just like the title says I'm wondering how the crappy road feels with your spring/shock or coilover setup? I live in Baltimore, the roads here are horrible and I just installed the coilovers. I've rolled around the parking lot a bit but not on said roads.

How low are you? How stiff do you ride if you have adjustable coilovers?

[krash]

I'm on agx's for that exact reason. With the roads around here, coilovers scare me. But the handling improvement must be so great......

Know this, when you get out of the crappy roaded area and on to some nice roads, its all worth it.

[Kelbizzle]

Yea, I've already started estimated about 15-20 minutes more on the ride home just to avoid the streets that are really bad. You can't even drive the speed limit on some streets without bottoming out sometimes.

I can't wait to test them out.

[Wretched]

i've got stance gr+ pros lowered just enough to get rid of the gap. front setting is 8/15, rear is 6/15 and it rides about the same as my eibach/kyb setup did.

[pj]

i rode super low and really stiff for a long time on my last s13. cali roads suck bad and those dudes do it everyday, we eastcoasters have no excuse lol.just pay attention and avoid potholes, drive slower over messy patches and dont for the love of god hit an animal, it will kill your slammed car (trust me, i know)

[ILoveMyRHS13]

All day, everyday.

PBM isn't soft, either.

[Kelbizzle]

All day, everyday.

PBM isn't soft, either.

Daaaaamn that's super low. haha how often do you bottom out?

[ILoveMyRHS13]

My skid plate scrapes most of the time.

[Future_gohan]

All day, everyday.

PBM isn't soft, either.

I don't have flash, but my tension rods and tie rods face up and that's what matters! :p

[P.Web]

mine was pretty low but i raised it up cuz the stockies were in hiding so i wont slam it till i get my sr swap and wheels.

[Kelbizzle]

Has anyone ever broken anything because they were so low?

[maplyjesse]

Has anyone ever broken anything because they were so low?

It's considered part of the lifestyleedit;

sometimes it is viewed as an accomplishment.

[carps13guy]

It's considered part of the lifestyleedit;

sometimes it is viewed as an accomplishment.

nice, well put. i live in santa barbara and the roads are pothole riddled. the freeways too. i have 2-1/4" frame clearance and no aero. but a friend of mine has only 1" and explodes lane dots and crunches his works9 aero bumper weekly. its life

[P.Web]

f***ed up my $400 buddyclub spec 2 exhaust from dragin too much and leaked like no other. lol so now i buy cheap exhaust s***..lol

[spooled240]

roads are brutal out here but you just manage it lol
Modified by spooled240 at 11:59 PM 3/13/2010

[Dazzla]

Smacked my exhuast last night on a highway dip. Did not feel good lol

[ILoveMyRHS13]

roads are brutal out here but you just manage it lol

LOL ninja edit.

[Justin35ll]

I've been daily driving a slammed VW for 2 years now in jersey. The roads suck. Deal with it and learn how to drive and dodge pot holes

I also drive my 240 slammed on coilovers and 19 out of 32 dampening, so pretty stiff and like I said you just need to learn to drive with them. Not that hard

[Kelbizzle]

Ehh I don't know if I want to ride THAT low. I keep considering it though. I think I'll keep my monster truck look for now. I don't need any dead babies restricting airflow to my FMIC.

[TheBlaiant]

Don't be a wuss.

[Kelbizzle]

LOL I know, I know... I just don't want to have it so low that I can't enjoy the ride because I'm spending too much time watching for potholes and not watching for hot chicks admiring my riide..

[Tyler]

LOL I know, I know... I just don't want to have it so low that I can't enjoy the ride because I'm spending too much time watching for potholes and not watching for hot chicks admiring my riide..

you have a 240, so i wouldnt worry

[Cameron]

my thoughts exactly. whats the point of having your car slammed draggin frame anyway? i used to have an explanation back when i was young and dumb and did it cause everyone else was doing it, but nowadays im just like

keep doing what you do though. no hate here.

[keith0486]

hot chicks looking at your ride good luck with that you got an early 90's sports car they want nothing to do with you unless they know cars that is. lol

[jonas92]

plz god post a pic of an outside veiw !!!!! of that 13 that has like an inch of clearancee

[Philipio]

I set my dampening anywhere from 1 to 8 while driving on the street, out of 16. I played with it a little yesterday and today on a road course and found that 12 was my favorite setting.

[Cameron]

plz god post a pic of an outside veiw !!!!! of that 13 that has like an inch of clearancee

after about 10 seconds of searching.

[im_looking_for_a_240sx]

i daily at this height on pbms...helps if you have a skid tray/equivalent...but on full hard dampening i dont have too many problems, im used to the stiffness (after the first 2 weeks, lol) and just watch for big a** lane-and-a-half potholes that do thisit was bigger than it looks

[Cameron]

i daily at this height, dont have to worry about bottoming, out, car handles like it should, and still get compliments.

[Chris28]

Roads here suck.