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My favorite people are those who drive giant SUVs with huge tires lifted way off the ground who do this and also slow down to 2MPH to go over train tracks.
Huge tyres? Or huge rims.
Skinny tires on huge rims and a lift kit will self destruct pretty quickly. Pavement princess trucks are considerably less capable, ironically.
Huge tires, not rims. I get the big rim idiots babying their purchases. I'm talking about regular SUV tires.
The funny part is that going slower makes the bump worse. Your shocks need to compress to work.
No. Slowing may make the bump feel worse to you )unless you do it right) while still being less strain on your suspension
No, you want your suspension to compress. That's it's job. But you want it to start compressing as it's hitting the bump so it drops down on the other side instead of the whole car dipping.
And I'm not talking about going over it at 50mph. A lot of speed bumps will have a suggested speed posted near or are designed for the posted speed limit. And I'm talking about the people who are basically idling over the bump.
The smoothest transition with least chance of damaging suspension is ….
Mostly stop long enough for the car to stop leaning forward. Then gently accelerate of the bump. No dip, no damage
Meanwhile I’ve paid to enough suspension repairs to not want to hurry up another.
Big tires don't really help for that though, and lifts like that often have a tighter suspension and a rougher ride. The vehicle you want to drive fast over bumps would be some kind of luxury car that puts a lot of emphasis on having a smooth ride.
Look at the wallet on this one. I guess you dont mind dropping 1K on a new set of tires regularly.
I drive a Honda fit and don't baby my tires like these people. Tires that are way smaller and an undercarriage way closer to the ground. Not a vehicle made for bumps like an SUV is. I have never, not once, had to replace my tires from damage other than a piece of debris that got picked up like a nail dropped in the road. I'm on my second Honda Fit as well so I've been driving them for some time.
If SUVs are losing tires to train track they are so insanely overpriced. Their car payments are more than a set of my tires.
Why the fuck do people on lemmy intentionally misquote people to make their points?
Do you really think people can't just read my comment? Or did you just not comprehend what I actually wrote?
If going over manhole covers or train tracks too fast caused tire damage it would have happened to my cars by now. I've been driving for over 24 years.
I was about to comment just right this.
And here I am with my 20 year old little truck and don't slow down for anything.