Hey guys, i am a new 350Z driver and i was wondering (after i did a search offcourse ), do you guys shift all the way back to the first gear to go over speedbumps, or do you leave it in 2nd, so the car pulls like **** but it is alot smoother to go over the bump?

Any opinions on this?

-Nick

 

what's so hard about putting it into first. i don't have a z but on both of my cars i slow enough to have to put in the clutch and use first to get over the bump.

side note - a couple of us are flying into amsterdam may 5. have any suggestions or feel like meeting up with a couple of guys? heh haven't planned the itinerary yet but we're looking at berlin and prague, and maybe one other city.

 

Nah it's more "bumpy" in first you know what i mean? hmm maybe it's just me because my friends never notice it as well, but i just feel like the 2nd gear is smoother...

Yeah sure i'd love to meet up with you guys, show you a little bit of amsterdam... some redlight district... some tourist atractions etc... Should be nice

 

between the drop and the kit, I don't do speed bumps.

 

good for you, i have about 8 to get to my house, and 3 of them are doubbles, god it sucks, cant wait to move, and it depends on the night, i usually do second, i find it to be smoother, but somethiems i do first if i go really really really slow

 

I usually do 2nd, why? because I'm usually moving and it's not pretty downshifting into 1st gear from 2nd. If I did use first gear to go over a speed bump, I would first have to come to a complete stop and then shift to 1st... People are downshifting to 1st gear here?????

 

I usually go over bumps on 2nd but if the bump is massive, I will have to go slower so I'll put it on 1st.

 

that depends on the speedbumps. if its a long speedbump i usually leave it in second but if its one of those shortbumps i put it in first.

 

It freaks me out too! Not good for the car...

 

usually what i'll do is leave it in 2nd gear. But if the speedbump is too steep... i'll actually pop it into Neutral and slowly roll over it. Then when i get to the top of the bump, i'll pop it back into 2nd. Even tho my car is stock, it's a habit to take speedbumps slowly and sometimes even at an angle. The guys that have/had bodykits will know what i mean. The habit sticks with ya.

 

It depends how high steep the speed bump is.

I almost stop before I drive over the speed bumps. A person walks faster than I do.

 

Yep. I know what you mean. I'm so use to driving with a kit on that when I drive even on a stock car, I'll take bumps or driveways at an angle .

 

Werd. Speed bumps, sudden inclines, driveways... all at an angle

 

2nd gear.

 

i barely shift down to the 1st unless im at a 'really..really..really' slow speed (3/4 mph) or a complete stop.

 

I can't downshift into 1st unless I'm pretty much stopped completely. So I roll in 2nd.

 

Depending on the size of the bump.... I like to put it in first and creep over the bump until the back tires are just touching, then hit the gas just a bit.....and leave nice skid marks across the speed bump.

 

I was in Prague in October. It's an amazing frickin place. Congrats on your trip.

 

Yeah, as a general rule, you don't shift into first when you're already moving.

 

even if you're going less than 1mph? Say you were stopping at a red light at night... then right before you come to a complete stop, the stoplight turns green. 1st or 2nd?