Driving a lowered car requires a quick eye for road obstacles

[fac90]

Now I know how different it could be to drive a lowered car on the street. My car is at stock height, but while driving through a road under construction, I misjudged the height of a raised manhole and just touched an exhaust system component. It was a rainy night and scared the hell out of me because it seemed the transmission housing was hit at first.

I guess when you lower your car, you have to be extra careful with whatever might be on the road.

[aero]

Yup.. I have had that happen once.. in Miami, wasnt paying attention, and they decided to just raise the manholes. somehow I made it over it.. but i was just waiting for a nasty sound.

[williamsvt]

Now I know how different it could be to drive a lowered car on the street. My car is at stock height, but while driving through a road under construction, I misjudged the height of a raised manhole and just touched an exhaust system component. It was a rainy night and scared the hell out of me because it seemed the transmission housing was hit at first.

I guess when you lower your car, you have to be extra careful with whatever might be on the road.

Yeah, living in VT, doesnt help at all. Lots of dirt roads, and poorly paved roads = an angry ben and sometimes a scraped car. Luckily when i lower my car, ill be living in Rhode Island, so hopefully roads won't be so bad.

[Raceboy]

i hit something on the freeway out here and it put a hole in the oil pan (when i still owned my civic) ever since then i always scan ahead for obstacles, pot holes ect.....

[soon2bdropped]

regardless i still dodge potholes and sewer covers.. even if car is dropped or not..

[Nycxeracer]

I live in NYC, and have the worst roads in the country (not an exaggeration, i'll take pics sometime), and whenever I go home to Brooklyn, it's like a game avoiding roads debris, potholes, speedbumps, w/e. You have to be quick with the reflexes, and you have to have a good suspension (which I do) to make it through without major damages. Why do I do it, because most of the year I'm out in Long Island now (roads here are smooth). So, that's my story.

[wed3k]

[NoSloCB7]

You should try dodging shit in the road when your lowered with a body kit. I seem to have a problem with scooping up frogs with my front bumper....

[mayberry]

LMAO, thats funny.

[hondagurlex21]

I am different than most girls I do tha same I scan the road for obstacles but my bf 's previous girl thought that a rock was coke can and tore his oil pan up. I would have even dodged a coke can just to be safe.

[DUNKiNUTS]

Well, having a truck helps a lot but Pittsburgh has some pretty nasty roads. There is one pot hole that i heard about fixing a flat tire. It got 41 cars in one night. some cars got both tires popped on the same side.

[4thGen4dr]

I dodge everything potholes, sewers, pebbles, cracks wutever. Im so fricken scared of letting other people driving my car especially when they have never driven lowerd b4. Oh this happend on the Highway last month.

[fac90]

I dodge everything potholes, sewers, pebbles, cracks wutever. Im so fricken scared of letting other people driving my car especially when they have never driven lowerd b4. Oh this happend on the Highway last month.

How much did that cost to fix?

[pr3dSi]

well i'm not sure thats fixable, and i wouldnt wanna fix that anyway, a new downpipe is prolly the easiest and most efficient solution to that...and be lucky your downpipe took a hit before any other important things, imo, i'd rather buy a new exaust or pieces of it as long as other parts of my car are safe

[That1guyN8]

regardless i still dodge potholes and sewer covers.. even if car is dropped or not..

Same here!^....Ohio roads are AWFUL! Geez, there's so many uneven roads and potholes! Riding on skunk2 coilovers doesn't help the situation at all. You should see me sometimes on the road.....people probaly think Im drunk or on drugs! lol

I can't lie.....I love my car lowered no matter what! It's kinda fun swerving.