lowered suspension and bumps - Honda Forum / Acura Forum

PoloDREAMZ2000 · 10-03-2002, 10:14 AM

Had my integ now for like 3 weeks and i bouthgt it already lowered. A friend of mines told me that when your car is lowered that you feel street imperfections a lot like bumps messed up roads etc. But when i drive on a messed up street the bumps are extremly hard and the car really feels it, sometimes it makes a loud BOOM sound. IS that normal with a lowered car? I think i wanna redo the suspension. I dont know what i will probably need though. Need Help

rockwell · 10-03-2002, 11:24 AM

that large BOOM sound is called bottoming out...and its usually because of the road, obviously...so to remedy it, avoid potholes and drive carefully in places youre not familiar with...

vtboi561 · 10-03-2002, 11:28 AM

if the shocks are stock, check to see if the bump stops are cut. if not then cut 2/3 of it off.

PoloDREAMZ2000 · 10-03-2002, 11:38 AM

is bottoming out very bad for the suspension? after last night i hear a kind of clinging sound coming from the left front side. ITs not loud or anything but i can kind of hear it a little. I was thinking maybe i might need some better shocks.

JAYMAN320 · 10-03-2002, 02:49 PM

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Originally posted by PoloDREAMZ2000
is bottoming out very bad for the suspension? after last night i hear a kind of clinging sound coming from the left front side. ITs not loud or anything but i can kind of hear it a little. I was thinking maybe i might need some better shocks.

Bottoming out your shocks will reduce the life span...to remedy your probelm a set of new shcoks are needed. Anything from tokico, kyb,etc will do.

A shock has only so much travel...since a stock shock isnt designed for lowered springs..the compression of the shocks causes it to travel to much for it to ahndle, causing it to bottom-out.

Heres an eample: