View Poll Results: Do you slow down for train tracks and other bumps on the road?
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Do you slow down over train tracks and bumpy roads?
I don't really slow down, I move out of the dips from normal traffic and hit the tracks where its smoothest. If it is a set of railroad tracks that will cause me to bottom out, then I slow down, but there are only one set of tracks like that in my town
Originally Posted by 98MikeXimaSE
everyday on my way to school, i have to pass over the railroad track and EVERYTIME i come to a COMPLETE stop and take 10-15 seconds going over the railroad track, to top it off, i go sideways as well ! i dont care if a cop is behind me or a lamborghini, i will still come to a complete stop regardless of what the other people think. yes i have pissed off a lot of people. one time i was workin my way past the railroad and this stupid SOB got on his horn and never let go of it. me wanting to **** him off even more, i dumped it in neutral and enjoyed sitting on top of the track while he kept honking. boy was it hilarious.
they wont pay for a blown tire, bent rim or blown suspension. will they? exactly, enuf said...
they wont pay for a blown tire, bent rim or blown suspension. will they? exactly, enuf said...
same here, with like 3-4 inch clearence i have to stop and go sideways on every speedbump/railroad crossing. but if i go on long trips, i just raise the car a bit.
I slow down, sometimes to a crawl depending on the road and track, I could care less what other's say or think. Have been know to give the finger a couple of times as well, then I catch up and say bye bye.
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Originally Posted by Nealoc187
Personally I floor it. Oil return line, suspension, tires, wheels, stillen front lip, FMIC, they are all overrated and I think it'd be fun to just break them all at once!
I slow down when needed, but that reminds me of one time I was in a turn lane and the light for going straight was yellow. So this guy in a 70s car floors it accross the intersection, and as soon as he gets accross his hits the other side there is a dip. The next thing me and my friends saw was sparks fly everywhere from behind this guy.
You can bet he never did that again!
PS: It was a camera light, and the light turned red while he was 1/4 the way through, so he was flashed as well!
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I forgot to mention this city of hell is infested with potholes some so nasty you might end up crashing your car into them. Because of that, sometimes a person can be driving in heavy traffic and be surprised by a nasty hole. Shoot, sometimes people get in serious accidents here when they fall into huge pits on the road.
Glad not to be me, eh?
At least the only part that seems to have suffered is my rear shocks.
Glad not to be me, eh?
At least the only part that seems to have suffered is my rear shocks.
Originally Posted by Thorby
Shocks are expensive. Slow down for bumps, save yourself replacing the shocks for about $250 dollars a pair.
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Originally Posted by BEJAY1
Interesting. I'm getting rebuilds for $100-140 a pair and somebody else here is getting like $40 a pair. After time coilovers might actually be cheaper.
Do they actually last?
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From: Displaced New Yorker in Southern, MD
F%uck YES, I would slow down for any bad bump or bumpy tracks, honestly, I couldn't care less for anyone being irritated behind me, they don't pay for repairs to my ride... 
At the risk of sounding redundant...
I slow down over train tracks. When I was on stock suspension, I slowed down, not that I have my new suspension on I slow down a whoooole lot more, and I do the ever so popular technique of going sideway... It works!
I slow down over train tracks. When I was on stock suspension, I slowed down, not that I have my new suspension on I slow down a whoooole lot more, and I do the ever so popular technique of going sideway... It works!
when one wheel is up the other is still on the ground. So when the car drops back down, instead of dropping farther because both wheels are doing it, its just one side and you dont bottom out, or bounce the hell out of the car.
If my explanation made sense. . . if not then just try it, you should be able to feel the answer versus just going straight (I'm refering to bumps/speed bumps, and train tracks too)
If my explanation made sense. . . if not then just try it, you should be able to feel the answer versus just going straight (I'm refering to bumps/speed bumps, and train tracks too)
There's some really bad RR crossings near me and I always slow way down but it's also true that the 4th gen chassis is not very stiff (IMO). The 5th gens are a lot better. To the original poster with a '96 I30, of course your car transmits the bumps a lot more than a luxury or sports car with a stiff-@$$ chassis! Subframe connectors would help a lot.
I was riding with my friend in his '02 Altima and he approached one of these bad RR crossings (the ones that feel awful going at 10 MPH in my Max) and didn't slow down, I almost freaked out and then we hit the tracks and it was like nothing! LOL, can't beat a stiff chassis and soft suspension.
To people who switched from being lowered with spring/strut combo to real coilovers, is there a noticeable improvement over rough surfaces at the same ride height?
I was riding with my friend in his '02 Altima and he approached one of these bad RR crossings (the ones that feel awful going at 10 MPH in my Max) and didn't slow down, I almost freaked out and then we hit the tracks and it was like nothing! LOL, can't beat a stiff chassis and soft suspension.
To people who switched from being lowered with spring/strut combo to real coilovers, is there a noticeable improvement over rough surfaces at the same ride height?
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As every other New Yorker has already said-YES. Make that a Hell Yeah! Slow down-Heck almost every car - jalopy or pimped up- we all slow down over here. It's really that crazy in the city. Freakin landmines-if you didn't slow down it's cause you didn't see it and if your behind that car your like "Oh ****" and slow down.Lol
Originally Posted by tripleGmax
why are streets crappy in houston, its not like you have salt that destroys your roads like ohio.....
Originally Posted by Jaye_96Max
alot of potholes and cracked roads. they have fixed up downtown but there is still heavy construction everywhere. our freeways are in pretty bad shape too. its a big city alot of people drive on them. i don't know what's worse our air quality or the roads.
It can't be as bad as NYC streets. There are streets here I try not to drive thru.lol
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Originally Posted by FoggyboTTom
i go through the open spots in the middle of the speedbumps and go around wholes
Originally Posted by Jaye_96Max
alot of potholes and cracked roads. they have fixed up downtown but there is still heavy construction everywhere. our freeways are in pretty bad shape too. its a big city alot of people drive on them. i don't know what's worse our air quality or the roads.
But that's just me.
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no, even when i had the max i didnt really slow down over them. but now in the titan i dont even bother to lift off the throttle. certian tracks i mash on it and yes the titan will jump a little. its a 4X4 its what its made for.
and yes it really pisses me off when people in front of me are driving trucks or suv's and they slow WAY down to go over bumps/tracks
and yes it really pisses me off when people in front of me are driving trucks or suv's and they slow WAY down to go over bumps/tracks
Originally Posted by Jeffs04SE
and yes it really pisses me off when people in front of me are driving trucks or suv's and they slow WAY down to go over bumps/tracks
It will mess up the suspension on ANY vehicle if the tracks are bad enough, whether SUV or other... and if an SUV is slowing down to cross, sure thing that a Maxima (especially if you have a drop) BETTER slow down.
I accelerate to 350 million miles per hour. Hope my tires don't blow. Jump the tracks like in Dukes of Hazzard. And pray to God that the Xdrilled and slotted rotors won't overheat. 
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From: Displaced New Yorker in Southern, MD
Originally Posted by MaximaPolak
I accelerate to 350 million miles per hour. Hope my tires don't blow. Jump the tracks like in Dukes of Hazzard. And pray to God that the Xdrilled and slotted rotors won't overheat.
Careful, anything over 300 million MPH can get you pulled over...
i slow down everytime no matter what, can't risk anything. just recently some 16 year old kid near where i live, went over the railroad tracks really fast, got air and smashed into a pole..like 2 kids died in his car.not worth it
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From: Johnson City, TN
The latest thing around here is the "tabletop speed bumps". These are speed bumps that have a flat top on them that are 4 to 6 feet from start to finish. The speed limit sign beside they says 15mph and if you do not exceed that in a normal car, they are not to bad.
