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Old Mar 1, 2004 | 05:51 PM
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bottoming out

Some guy was blocking the exit from the gas station, so I went around him down what I thought was a small curb. Well, the curb was a little higher than I thought and it hit the under side of my '90 GXL. Is it likely that I broke anything or bent the frame or anything?
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Old Mar 1, 2004 | 05:53 PM
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doubt that you bent the frame, it could of been yor exhaust that hit, mine hits occasionslly
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Old Mar 1, 2004 | 06:11 PM
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Man,

A friend of mine launched his FC full bore over a construction curb. Didnt break a thing...
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Old Mar 1, 2004 | 06:33 PM
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does it still feel like it drives right? crawl underneath and take a look...it should be ok, especially at that low of a speed. as long as you don't find any puddles under it, i'd say she's ok.

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Old Mar 1, 2004 | 06:35 PM
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Originally posted by dubrc
does it still feel like it drives right? crawl underneath and take a look...it should be ok, especially at that low of a speed. as long as you don't find any puddles under it, i'd say she's ok.

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2x check the exhaust to make sure it didnt crack anything!
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Old Mar 1, 2004 | 06:42 PM
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the most it probably did was scrape your exhaust or possibly put a dent in your exhaust pipe. but i dont think it wouldve bent the frame
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Old Mar 1, 2004 | 06:47 PM
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ouch coulda been exhausts.

im lowering my car soon so this is gonna be a problem... especially with my purty shiny muffla.....
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Old Mar 1, 2004 | 07:00 PM
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When I got my GXL it looked like someone bottomed it out or put the jack in the wrong place. That piece of metal next to the fender below the car is what was hit on my car, took a mini-sledge and pounded them strait, looks much better now!
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