Last night I was going like 45-50 and hit a bump and went like 3 feet off the ground and bottomed on the front of the car and held control and the car is fine, just some scrapes to the skid plates......lol. Damn, dumbest thing I have ever done by far, didnt see the little hill part in the road, and just went flying. Nothing is wrong though, alignments fine, its all just fine. Thank god. My mind aint fine but the car is, thats what counts. Just thought I would tell you guys this.

 

Good to know

 

Sorry, but I just can't believe you went 3 feet off the ground going 45-50. How big of a bump was this? It takes something else to throw 3,000 pounds into the air.

 

It was one of them speed hump like things, it was a dark road and no paintings on it and I was doing well over the speed limit and didnt see it. Its about a 2 foot incline, so I shot up it and then you figure another foot airborne from speed. Either way, it wasnt a good thing....but the car is ok

 

I did this in my 3rd gen. It was teeming down with rain and I was doing about 70km/hr and I didnt see the intersection. I went over it and I swear I was at least 1m in the air. I came down and the road was gravel but damn lucky that it stayed straight or I would have been in a ditch. I didnt know what had happened at first till I got out and had a look while I calmed down. I travelled about 10 meters before I landed. Car was fine though.

 

when you get airborn 6 inches can feel like 3 feet. i dunno how far you got off the ground but im glad nothing bad happened as a result.

 

3 feet is a GRIP..

 

no, 3 feet is a yard
a GRIP??

 

Did you like freeze time and get out of the car and measure how far off the ground you were? Take out a ruler and measure three feet and tell me that that isn't high for a car to jump. Maybe 3 inches, but unless I see proof think 3 feet is a little exagerating.

 

Also got to take in to account how much the suspension drops... Ever seen a stock Maxima on a lift at a tire shop??

 

6 inches or 3 feet, this can't be good for your ride....If you want that "falling" sensation in your gut, hit the local amusement park...

 

I don't think either of us planned it.

 

No, this was not planned, and I think it was 3 feet cause people saw it and said "Dude you were like 3 feet off the ground!" Either way, it wasnt good, but everything is ok. Let me tell you though, its as close to being in an accident as I ever want to be!

 

i know it really doesnt matter but have you ever seen those pick-up trucks racing in the mud on ESPN? they go over hills and slide around turns? even they dont get 3 feet off the ground. sorry to keep arguing about it.

 

Same things happened to me coming back from school. It was in my old 87 Prelude, I was trying to catch a green light so I got up to 85mph and went through the intersection, but right after there was a railroad crossing that I just been repaved. The car flew, I felt all four tires hit the road simultaneously, as my head hit the sunroof

 

Going through an intersection at 85mph is pretty stupid. Who cares if you miss the light? What if some idiot was coming the other way and ran a red light......not too smart

 

Well, here is a pic of my old maxima after it was MORE than 3 feet off the ground...


http://www.angelfire.com/extreme3/mmakers/car.gif

 

I am still amazed your alive .

 

Me too... I go back an look at all the pics and am just in shock...

I don't ever want to feel those types of G's on my body again that is for sure...

 

If you didn't say that was a Maxima, I would have never guessed that it was. Damn...glad to hear you are ok.

 

well of course you got your wheels 3 feet off the ground. you cheated and flipped over. but we're all glad you're okay.

 

LOL... well, I didn't actually flip over... well actually I did, End over End then it landed on its nose and flipped again All after a T-Bone collision.

 

Did you get side airbags on your new 98?

 

I guess maximas arent like cats and land on all fours when dropped...

 

Well once it landed and stop twising in the air, it was on all four's... well actualy it was on like on 3's because the rear driver side tire was up in the air from the twisting of the body...

 

first off - trust me, you didn't get your car 3 ft off the ground... but i do know what you mean by it feeling like it was. cars weren't really meant to leave the pavement so anytime you get airborne it feels crazy.

anyway, don't assume that your car is fine. i did the same thing, it was dark out, i hit a nice hill in the road that i never saw going about 75-80. got airborne and my car came down with the worst clunk you ever heard. seriously, i thought it was just going to fall apart. but it turned out to be fine... or so i thought. two weeks later my shocks started bouncing like a kid on a trampoline and another 2 weeks later and my suspension was SHOT.

something to think about... it seemed fine at first.

 

MEDIAN?!! LOL!!