Are any of you with lowered cars having problems with scraping over large speed bumps? If not, what spring/shock combo are you using, and how much lower than stock are you? Thanks

 

I have the H&R and modified KYB AGX combo on my car, and I have no problems with speed bumps, but I have to go slow into my driveway because it makes a steep V with the road.

 

Most people I've seen modified their spring/shock combo in some way. Is there anyone that never modified their combo? I mean is the modification for fitament issues, or better performance?

 

you can scrape with an oem setup if you drive like a yo-yo

 

Oh I know thats why I'm sorta tentative about lowering it any further...

 

My struts being blown are about the only problem I have experienced. And a rougher ride. Bottoming out is inevitable, but I wouldn't call it a problem.

 

no problems with speed bumps Only in V shap drive ways.

 

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V Shaped driveways????

 

 

The modification on the KYB's is because they don't make them for 5th gens. but they can be modified to fit. So to answer your question 8702 it is for fitment

 

You hit it the nail on the head. If you're lowered , there has to be a level of caution to your driving, which you should've had anyway ! Some people drive like MORONS, with no common sense, so of course they will destroy S#$T ! If you use your head , your only concern should be some of the steep driveways Gunmax mentioned...

 

i realize this... it's just that i've been in more than one car that was lowered only 1.5", and no matter how slow you drive, or how much of an angle you approach it, it will still bottom out simply because there is more than one person in the car. i don't wanna rip up the bottom of my car just for looks.....

 

What car was it? which spring/strut combo was used?

 

I'm lowered and haven't hit anything yet and we have crappy roads in NJ I have progress sitting on tokico blues

 

00 accord. neuspeed springs/ i dunno what shocks.

 

Then chances are it was on stock shocks. I've rode on a bunch of well-done and hap-hazardly done set-ups and in most cases the culprit for bottoming-out and/or a rough ride is either the use of wrong shocks (e.g. stock) or the lowering springs was too low and no camber kit was used.

 

what springs/shocks combo would you recommend for a 2k2 SE? I'm looking to drop it about an inch or so, nothing drastic, but I want to avoid potential problems like that.

 

Any Spring will do
Maxspeed, H&R's, Eibachs... None of these give you a drastic drop. There is no 2" spring for a Max. Look at all of our cars, You cant tell a difference. If you look at Irvine78, he is lower than me because he sliced off a dead coil. Thats the only way to truly slam you Max.. Any spring you choose will give you a safe drop.. We all like what we have. I have Maxspeeds, and I love them. They are all good !

 

If you want a lower drop, there's coilovers.

 

recommended...no noises, clunks, bottoming, scrapes...perfect

 

I've got HR Springs with stock struts and so far the only thing I've scraped is my Greddy catback. The tips are fine but the actual muffler has got a couple of scratches in it.

 

mine's ok...only scraped one time on a huge speed bump. I have eibach.

 

i've always wondered how lowered cars drive around w/o getting scraped up on the bottom - esp in nyc? , esp in WHITESTONE - driving in and out of parking lots is annoying with the stock cars - I can only imagine how it would be w/ lowered cars - the parking lots are soOoOo steep ??!!!

 

Just put H&R's from Avalon GD however the people who installed them screwed up the axle when putting on the springs. I had a wicked vibration when I excelerated. The car looks great and the ride is almost as smooth as stock. I'm waiting for the proper shocks due out next year so I'm on the stock struts. Have to replace drive axle. Expensive fix. Other than that it's a good inexpensive mod for the car as long as it's installed properly.

 

Maybe you should put everything back to stock and take it to the dealership and have it replaced under warranty. It is a 2K2. It might work.

 

I have Sprints/Tokicos/Camber Kit.

I scrape constantly on the driveways and hills here in Seattle.

I ripped the wrap off my flex section of my Y-pipe already. (the flex itself is fine), and my OEM resonator has a fat dent in it.

I can make it over most speed bumps, however.

IanS

 

i have H&R and factory shocks no problems with scraping the bottom even when going into v shaped parking lots that is because I take my time and I always have even with stock setup. I have the 1.5inch drop in front and 1 inch drop in the back. The car is lowered but not drastically. i would recommend H&R w/Tokico blues as a good suspension setup.

 

Well after much drama with the install of my springs I must say all is well. The dealer fixed all the damage (right front axle, and left CV boot) and I must say that the car looks good. I still have the oem shocks and you must always be careful when approaching bumps even with stock springs. With a heavy load the car will bottom out. The car characteristics have changed somewhat in that now you feel all the bumps in the road but still maintain a smooth ride. You have to get used to the feel. Small sacrifice for vastly improved handling. The car corners great and that floating feeling has diminished greatly. I'm not into the lowering the car look, however the improvement in handling is well worth it.

 

I agree totally with everything you said, but with the H&Rs the car doesn't have that "lowered look". Only if you really know/drive Maximas or see two side-by-side would you know it's lowered. It looks like the car should have looked stock, IMO.

 

I agree with galo. My Max has Eibach with stock struts, but they didn't cut the bump stops and the back end bounces and bumps a lot. I drove galo's car with the same setup as mine (except he's got better tires) and there is no comparison. His car is a dream to drive compared to mine. My new Tokicos (with bump stops trimmed) will be on in less than a week. I can hardly wait. Thanks again, galo.

 

Same here for me : the bumpstops were trimmed this morning at no charge by the shop who installed my Eibach last week, and it makes a big difference. Now, the car don't bottom so easily in the front