A4 (B6 Platform) Discussion Discussion forum for the B6 Audi A4 produced from 2002-2005

How fast do you go over speed bumps?

Old 06-04-2004, 05:32 PM
  #1  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
NerdKonvention's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 5,520
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default How fast do you go over speed bumps?

We have these speed bumps here that my moms SUV (ok Mini SUV ...whatever) can barly go over at 20. How fast do those of you who are lowered and have kits go over speed bumps (not speed humps)?
Old 06-04-2004, 05:33 PM
  #2  
AudiWorld Super User
 
ben gt/cs's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Posts: 5,226
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

1 mph
Old 06-04-2004, 05:39 PM
  #3  
AudiWorld Super User
 
2tu®bos1mission's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 14,533
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

~3mph
Old 06-04-2004, 05:58 PM
  #4  
Senior Member
 
Bronze's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 6,095
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default 1mph, and at an angle if possible. btw, you're not supposed to be able to

go over speed bumps at 20 mph. That's the whole point!
Old 06-04-2004, 05:58 PM
  #5  
AudiWorld Super User
 
ILMA_Revo_Stage_2+'s Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 12,339
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

as slow as possible
Old 06-04-2004, 06:00 PM
  #6  
AudiWorld Member
 
KR's A4's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 413
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default Man...what about speed tables & speed humps?

In NoVA the wise bureaucrats have decided that in addition to motorcycle cops weilding radar guns, the way to slow commuter traffic down thru neighborhoods is to install speed tables. Which in my stock sport A4 can be easily taken at 25 (speed limit), but not much higher. Every day I get stuck behind people in floaty non-sport cars who have to slow down to 15, or cargo vans, etc that insist on slamming on their brakes before every one. It's so annoying.

And because I have to flop over these things every day, my suspension's life will be shortened. Crap. Just glad they fix the potholes around here with my car tax dollars, in addition the humps (& stop signs they add at every neighborhood intersection.)
Old 06-04-2004, 06:04 PM
  #7  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
NerdKonvention's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 5,520
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

WTF is a speed table? Sounds like what we have here.
Old 06-04-2004, 06:11 PM
  #8  
AudiWorld Super User
 
Audi Junkie's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Posts: 19,232
Received 9 Likes on 8 Posts
Default I hit them at an angle, one wheel at a time.Releasing brakes at the last sec lets springs decompress

and relieving the weight transfered forward during braking.
Old 06-04-2004, 06:14 PM
  #9  
AudiWorld Member
 
KR's A4's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 413
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default more gentle approach angle than a bump; but wider (4' or so) when elevated. like a table

would probably make for some good fun on a dirt bike.

Here they put pavers in the middle of some of them. Which will disintigrate after 2 years & they'll have to rebuild them. Again, thank god for the car tax.
Old 06-04-2004, 06:19 PM
  #10  
AudiWorld Super User
 
quattroED's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Posts: 11,319
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

50mph, I like to make the car fly.

Thread Tools
Search this Thread
Quick Reply: How fast do you go over speed bumps?



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 11:16 PM.