Any of you lowered guys ever bottom out pretty good?

[47_MasoN_47]

I got high centered on the entrance to a shopping center. It's a hilly area and the entrance has a big dip between the road and the parking lot, then it drops sharply. I was creeping over the drain (scrubbing the tailpipe and the front at the same time) and got up to the top of the little rise before the drop into the parking lot. The front wheels were still touching the ground but they didn't have enough grip to drag the car over. Had to get a random guy to sit in the cab to operate the throttle/brake while I alternated bouncing on the hood and pushing from the rear. Needless to say I take my truck any time I go there nowadays.

[fnkngrv]

I had to buy my coilovers so that I can trailer the sedan. When my fuel pump crapped out a couple weeks ago it was like an act of Congress to get it on the flatbed tow truck. It actually took five of us to do it. One to stand on the tow strap wrapped around the axle (because the front bumper doesn't have the tow hook hole) and four to lift up on the fender wells. The problem with the just cutting for the tow hook hole is that the fibreglass may splinter so would take filling and most likely the whole bumper would have to be resprayed. Going to have to do it though. Also if I need to have the car put on a lift the side skirts have to be taken off because the arms are too high to fit under the skirts.

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[Kalispel]

I guess this thread is a good reason why I don't want to drop my car more than 1" max. That is really all that I need to put the "wheel gap" where I want it. Cars dropped too low start looking broken to me for some reason - though certain makes/models are worse in this regard than others. Around 1" seems to be the "sweet spot" for appearance - at least to me. Then there is the issue with "spring sag", so I might start with the 1" drop that I want, and end up with a 2" total sag drop later down the road. I might try the TRD springs and see how things go. Not like I can't keep the stock springs to put back on later if things go sideways with regards to spring sag.

[fnkngrv]

For me it isn't the suspension drop so much as the TRD Australia body Kit's bottom sits 1.5" lower than the OEM lip kits do. I got a reality check once it was installed.

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[IllusionX]

I'm lowered on MI springs, and I did bottom out a few times. Once it hit the transmission, as the road work patch at a light was not properly done and had this dip...... I was trying to catch a yellow.

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[rabbito]

i switched mine to performance shock and strut which droped 1.5 all around..my tire droped an inch..so thats 2.5 all the way around...hitting curves and hills...fml

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