scraping Stebro on speed bumps

[Zsolt]

Tess

I could see that happening in a large pothole or driving up on a curb etc,
but when you are driving on a speed bump your suspension should handle the
impact even on low profile tires. If it doesn't the tires must be extremily
low profile that shouldn't be driven on public roads. Just my $.02.

Zsolt

----- Original Message -----
From: Tessie McMillan <tessmc at drizzle.com>
To: Zsolt <zed123 at telusplanet.net>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 11:36 AM
Subject: Re: scraping Stebro on speed bumps


> Hey Zsolt!
>
> I have a feeling someone's going to bring up the subject of "un-sprung
> weight" here and "dis" me totally... but that aside, I've been told by
> alignment shops and mechanical engineers that the lightweight alloy wheels
> damage easily on potholes and speed bumps. I assume this means a bending
> or flatspotting on impact. Since my front wheels are especially prone to
> getting bent, I would imagine the weight on the front of the car is a
> factor in the impact. One of my friends ruined his HRE wheels (in his
> Alfa Montreal) on FIA curbing at PIR (but admittedly, his tire profile
> was SO low, upon consideration he decided he shouldn't have been running
> that set of wheels with those tires on the track at all).
>
> Tess
>
> On Wed, 28 Feb 2001, Zsolt wrote:
>
> > how do your wheels get bent from speed bumps?
> > Zsolt
> >
>