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There are a lot of manhole covers on the first section of my drive to work, and I commknly see people swerving all over the road just so their tires won't touch them, even jeeps. Why?

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[-] roofuskit@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago

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.

[-] RattlerSix@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

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.

[-] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 1 day ago

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.

[-] roofuskit@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Huge tires, not rims. I get the big rim idiots babying their purchases. I'm talking about regular SUV tires.

[-] village604@adultswim.fan 9 points 1 day ago

The funny part is that going slower makes the bump worse. Your shocks need to compress to work.

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

No. Slowing may make the bump feel worse to you )unless you do it right) while still being less strain on your suspension

[-] capuccino@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I was about to comment just right this.

[-] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 2 points 1 day ago

And here I am with my 20 year old little truck and don't slow down for anything.

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