I'm scraping speedbumps on Tein Solara springs...

[Lamski]

I just installed my Tein Lowering springs (Solara: SKL68-AUB00) on my 2011 camry last week and I love them... They are great, except that I scrape my front lip every time I go over a specific speedbump in my condo complex. No matter what angle or speed, I scrape the front lip and sometimes the side rail slams on the bump on the way down if my wife is in the car with me. Even at a slow crawling speed. The speed bump is massive and so annoying.

Anyway, I can't keep this up or my new car will hate me forever. I may need to raise my car back up a bit so I don't destroy my car. I'm thinking I may get the Camry Teins (1.5" drop) or H&R's to avoid the scraping on the speedbump. Will the .5" even help at all or will I still have issues?

Any other possible solutions? I would rather keep the solara springs as they are already installed and they own the road for everything else I do except the speedbump(s).

If there is no other solution, would anyone be interested in buying/trading for these Solara Teins?

Before/After pics for your enjoyment:

[BlckSE]

How much would you sell them for I have an 08 se v6 is yours the v6 ?

[alexorozco92]

use some 2x4s, place them on the speed bumps and roll over them

[Punks_Not_Dead5]

Angle over the speed bumps, don't take them head on. I say give it time, you have to relearn how to drive with a lowered car. You have to learn patience and time management. Slow down and you'll never scrape.

I'm lowered 2" and speedbumps hate me, but i can usually make it over them without scraping if i go slow and angle over...and piss off the people behind me

[Cking]

I'm 3 inches off the ground and also live in a condo complex

just take them slow, come to a complete stop before each and let ur foot off the gas SLOWWW

my speedbumps are pretty massive too. It Takes Me 1-2 mins go get over like 6 it them LOL

[GT-R]

Teins are kind of soft (from what I heard). I'm on Eibach and I don't scrape on speed bumps, dips, driveways unless they're really deep/high. The drop is higher than Teins though, but still handles great and I'd prefer this over messing up my bumper. I don't know about u.

[willt]

oh god try it with ppl riding with you its worst but usually iam alone driving its fine

H&R is good i have it on my se GL oh try pm billy maybe he wants to trade

[nitronate33]

why do people go through this aggravation for lowering their car? lower it less, improve the look a little bit but don't drop it to the damn ground. scraping the crap out of your front fascia just isn't worth it.

[workerant]

^ I keep telling them, the best way to lower is to remove what keeps the car up. This way no rubbing and lowest possible too. It won't rub, it'll just sit.

[nitronate33]

^ lol. maybe they should add some hydraulics so they can lift it up to go over speed bumps.

in any case, i'll never understand the extreme lowering. it doesn't do anything but cause aggravation, unless you just think it "looks cool".

[GT-R]

Yup they just wanna look cool.

Oh somebody even call my car a 4x4 even with eibach. But when they scrape I say 4x4 FTW!

[Punks_Not_Dead5]

Mine isn't slammed, just moderately low... and i did it for handling more than anything since i track with it.

[ImJustMe55]

Originally Posted by workerant

^ I keep telling them, the best way to lower is to remove what keeps the car up. This way no rubbing and lowest possible too. It won't rub, it'll just sit.

LMAO!! Talk about hard parked.

Originally Posted by Punks_Not_Dead5

Mine isn't slammed, just moderately low... and i did it for handling more than anything since i track with it.

You do understand that when it comes you racing you can go too low right? I remember reading an article about racers that were too low and they raised their cars some and began making better times.

[Punks_Not_Dead5]

^ yes, as i said i only did a 2" drop on Eibachs. So it's not slammed but it's not stock. It works perfect on track.

[Donald E. George]

Good idea, put some hydraulics on it and then you will look real cool when you pass through Espanola,NM.Regards