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Old 11-25-2007, 08:41 AM
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most honda owners with drops or body/lip kits have the "angle" down pat. Youll get it after awhile!
 
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Old 11-25-2007, 04:57 PM
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My cars not lowwered yet and yet I still take speed bumps at an angle. Slow and at an angle is the only way.
 
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Old 11-25-2007, 05:06 PM
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how much of an angle? one wheel at a time?
 
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Old 11-25-2007, 05:08 PM
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My car is lowered but don't have any kits on it, but my exhaust catback system always scraps on the ground. I have 2.5 inch piping. So when you do lower you car keep in mind that not only will you scratch your body kit but also your exhaust system
 
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One wheel should just be coming off the bump when the other starts Going up. Its a trial and error thing.
 
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Old 11-25-2007, 05:15 PM
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oh yeah if i ever do get an aftermarket exhaust i'll just be a universial world sports muffler welded on... but thats a long ways away...
 
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if you can get your fingers under the fenders its not low enough. i suppose mine would be minus 3 to 4 fingers on the back and minus 1 on the front and thats without extra bits on the fender and im running on 18"
 
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my car isn't lowered or anything either but i try to take the annoying speedbumps at an angle also. (i used to evendo itin my van when i had hella people in it)just try to make it a smooth ride over the bump at a smooth speed... sudden stops or accelerations would scrap or even dent stuff. i'd say just keep trying it, seems like you'll have a lot of practice where you live anyway. when i do it, the first wheel to roll over the speed bump would be at the highest, orjust a littlepast thetop of the speedbumpwhen the 2nd wheel begins to roll over the speed bump. and don't forget to wait until your rear does the same before straightening up again.
 
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