Alan_uk
A2OC Donor
A few weeks ago whilst driving on the B390 between Shrewton and Chitterne across Salisbury plain there was a hell of a bang plus a cracking noise when the A2 hit the bottom of long downhill dip that then started to climb - like on a big-dipper. I guess I was doing 60 mph. No more, as I was being overtaked by a white van at the time!
I checked underneath but could only see some white lines/scratches on the under part of the bumper, which I thought were more likely to be from when parking at right angles to the kerb.
Went the same way a few days ago and took the hill slower to take a look for any pot holes. There were none, but I noted that the road had been repaired across it's width for about a foot and the tarmac had sunk down a little.
Today I measured the clearance underneath. It's just 140 mm (5 1/2" in old money). I also noticed this time some grooves in the plastic/rubber material. Maybe I missed them earlier but they were quite visible so may have been caused by some other obstruction.
Has anyone gone fast down a hill that then goes quickly up again and found that they bottomed out the suspension and/or hit the road surface?
Does anyone know what is the official clearance on the A2?
I checked underneath but could only see some white lines/scratches on the under part of the bumper, which I thought were more likely to be from when parking at right angles to the kerb.
Went the same way a few days ago and took the hill slower to take a look for any pot holes. There were none, but I noted that the road had been repaired across it's width for about a foot and the tarmac had sunk down a little.
Today I measured the clearance underneath. It's just 140 mm (5 1/2" in old money). I also noticed this time some grooves in the plastic/rubber material. Maybe I missed them earlier but they were quite visible so may have been caused by some other obstruction.
Has anyone gone fast down a hill that then goes quickly up again and found that they bottomed out the suspension and/or hit the road surface?
Does anyone know what is the official clearance on the A2?