Is it better for your car to drive fast or slow while offroading (say perhaps, and average dirt road within or near city limits). Also, will loosening your suspension help?
2006-08-17 14:22:42 · 10 answers · asked by ? 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
This is in perspective of a normal city car (mid-sized sedan) on a bumpy dirt road. Not too bad but lots of shallow pot holes in random spots.
2006-08-17 14:39:41 · update #1
It all depends on conditions, and what your offroading on. Open dirt field and such you can go fast, but maybe map over your area to drive, to make sure there isn't a surprise ditch or something.
2006-08-17 14:30:00 · answer #1 · answered by Silverstang 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people see cars flying thru the air at high speed off road. This will do two things dammage suspension and cause a wreck because brakes don't stop to well on loose surfaces. If you really want to learn of road saftey "tread-lightly" Jeep School or other off road clubs you will be amazed what a 4x4 can do at 5 miles an hour or less
2006-08-17 14:34:14 · answer #2 · answered by John Paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmmmm.... going faster vibrates things faster that's for sure. I wouldn't want to lose of a suspension. Whats your goal here? I don't think gravel roads are off/roading. If you have to avoid a tree and huge ditches or rocks that's off roading. The problem with driving fast on gravel is that other cars use the road and, they create small close together bumps across the road. If you hit a patch of them at to high a speed then you will really be off roading. I think it really depends a lot on what your driving too. My truck is harder to control on gravel at high speed while my car does fine. either way if you to rough you will break something. Trust me I know lol. Just rebuilt my front end on my 4x4. Then I sent a shock through the fender well. OPPS
2006-08-17 14:35:22 · answer #3 · answered by sponggie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its better to drive slow trust me ive lived on dirt roads all my life ... if you have the patience .... i love to hear people explaining how that going fast smooths out the suspension and all that nonsense ... then a few months later they are replacing every front end suspension and steering linkage lol... yep slow is better .... but i used to have this old 78 camaro i could cut a corner on a dirt road going in at 75mph .... it was a blast ... sideways dust everywhere ... blew out the tires half the time .. i always kept two spares :)
2006-08-17 14:44:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if your in a deep mud hole u want to go about mid speed but as for as dirt road u can go as fast as ur truck will allowu
2006-08-17 14:31:37 · answer #5 · answered by steven c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no its better to drive a little slower this way you can gain control back of it,,in Case it does get loose on you,, have drove a lot of back roads,,and learned to go slow the hard way,,hope this helps.
2006-08-17 14:29:38 · answer #6 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
since you're talking offroad, i would for myself drive slow. otherwise i'd be driving on a hiway. and loosening your suspension might give you a little softer ride.
2006-08-17 14:32:20 · answer #7 · answered by rielph 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the car usually slow or u could mess it up but if its a 4x4 or jeep or something like that you can go fast
2006-08-17 14:31:20 · answer #8 · answered by B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the car usually slow or u could mess it up but if its a 4x4 or jeep or something like that you can go fast
2006-08-17 14:29:00 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should drive slower because there is less impact loading on the suspension and it will last longer.
2006-08-21 10:50:37 · answer #10 · answered by waplambadoobatawhopbamboo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋