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Old Jul 28, 2009 | 11:17 PM
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anybody else bottoming out on 17?

I was driving 17 today with 4 in my car and i hit a pretty decent dip in the road and on the rebound i heard my car scrap and bottom out! =( anybody else have a problem with there car bottoming out on roads?
Old Jul 28, 2009 | 11:30 PM
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nope, and my car is hella low....
Old Jul 28, 2009 | 11:41 PM
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Nope, I just drove it the other day (albeit in slow traffic part of the way) with 3 people in the car and was fine.

Honestly, how fast were you going?
Old Jul 29, 2009 | 12:10 AM
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I was went over 17 on sunday and today. In my gf's RS today and the WRX on sunday.

3 people sunday - no issues
2 people plus a fully built pitbull today

No issues either days.































but both cars are stock height
Old Jul 29, 2009 | 06:13 AM
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[QUOTE=VRT MBasile;2676768]Nope, I just drove it the other day (albeit in slow traffic part of the way) with 3 people in the car and was fine.

Honestly, how fast were you going?[/QUOTE

I was doing about 65. not like i was flying... i think the spt exhaust has something to do with it... that thing hangs wayyyy low in the back... maybe i shoul dstop eating those cheeseburgers
Old Jul 29, 2009 | 06:56 AM
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I had 4 people in my car last week, and I thought that it was riding a little low. Maybe my friends need to lay off the cheeseburgers too.
Old Jul 29, 2009 | 07:34 AM
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Make 'em get out and walk when you go downhill
Old Jul 29, 2009 | 09:19 AM
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No issue, but I can see where you might scrape. 17 N has this one crazy dip and then jump in the left lane going downhill before one of the crazy right turns. I can see all the scrape marks in the asphalt.
Old Jul 29, 2009 | 04:24 PM
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Theres these 2 notorious dips on the 17 when you leave Santa cruz, prolly at the last 1/4th of the 17 but i still dont scrape on that haha.
Old Jul 30, 2009 | 07:11 AM
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I guess I'm just lucky then! Or its a sign for a diet and no more playing taxi to santa cruz. Oh well...
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