Tips for driving while lowww. (compile them here)

[BoostedE21]

scout and plan out your route in non-stanced car first.

thats what I did once when I planned on driving my car.

I thought I could clear this little speedbump......ended up breaking an exhaust flange .

Another tip (if not mentioned) always have a jack in your trunk.

[frink84]

I have an xbrace right now, but does anyone know of anything I could use to protect the xbrace and swaybar so that I don't rip them out. Something like flat that I could scrape on or whatever, it'd even be cool if it threw sparks or something haha. LMK your ideas!

i do believe they made skidplates for e36's. google is your friend

[FluffywhiteM3]

Do I still have to drop the subframe and lift the motor to do the oilpan like I did on the E46?

[TheNeek]

oilpan in the trunk + 5 quarts of oil
roll in a group
bring a camera

Fcuk Asphalt

[gumballer_80]

*- Avoid roads containing speed bumps/potholes/man-hole covers: It doesn't really matter if you arrive at a destination 10mins. later than everybody else.

*- Avoid any type of curb when parking.

*- Make sure your friends' houses do not have steep driveways.

[Ducks]

Embrase the scrape!

[Mentosman42]

Buy zip ties
Speedbumps = angle
Driveways = angle
Railroad Tracks = angle, or avoid if possible
Parking lot entrances that slope upwards = angle
Man hole covers = change lanes
Park far back in parking spots, you'll hit your bumper/lip/air dam on curbs or parking blocks. Same with backing in, I've racked my exhaust on them.
Pot holes (if you live in the north) = change lanes, or straddle
Road kill = get out of the way, it might not fit under car if you straddle
Objects sitting in middle of interstate = get out of the way, you probably can't straddle it
Car wash bays with a sunken drain in the middle = avoid, you'll scrape
Curbs = avoid. You'll curb the wheels, as well as the rockers/side skirts

Tractor trailers crossing intersections = drive underneath trailer.

I need to do most of these things (except for the last one), and my car isn't even that low.

haha, i used to never even think about man hole covers. that was until i saw a pic on the A3 forum on vortex of some1 destroying their DSG on a manhole cover.

like 10 grand worth of damage.


you will probably never see a man hole cover that is raised enough to hurt your car but if you dooooooooooo


its gonna hurt.

[JSanders]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsHhuJs2TKc

[SeanDub]

Yea crowned lanes like Dubmd said as well as grooves set by years of abuse. Those are sway bar assassins

[Dubmd]

watch out for oddly shaped roads. like the ones that are kinda humped/rainbow "like not uphill or downhill, but sideways" shaped. undercarriage will scrape idk if yall know what i mean.

oh and sometimes, no really hard braking or frame will scrape lol. its happened plenty of times.

[Zack01GC]

Buy zip ties
Speedbumps = angle
Driveways = angle
Railroad Tracks = angle, or avoid if possible
Parking lot entrances that slope upwards = angle
Man hole covers = change lanes
Park far back in parking spots, you'll hit your bumper/lip/air dam on curbs or parking blocks. Same with backing in, I've racked my exhaust on them.
Pot holes (if you live in the north) = change lanes, or straddle
Road kill = get out of the way, it might not fit under car if you straddle
Objects sitting in middle of interstate = get out of the way, you probably can't straddle it
Car wash bays with a sunken drain in the middle = avoid, you'll scrape
Curbs = avoid. You'll curb the wheels, as well as the rockers/side skirts

Tractor trailers crossing intersections = drive underneath trailer.

I need to do most of these things (except for the last one), and my car isn't even that low.

[FluffywhiteM3]

I have an xbrace right now, but does anyone know of anything I could use to protect the xbrace and swaybar so that I don't rip them out. Something like flat that I could scrape on or whatever, it'd even be cool if it threw sparks or something haha. LMK your ideas!

[the dingo]

scout and plan out your route in non-stanced car first.

[SeanDub]

Don't turn the wheels while the body is articulating.

[6erWebb]

dont live on a gravel driveway...with a steep garage entrance...