View Single Post
Old 07-29-2010, 10:15 PM   #6 (permalink)
comptiger5000
Master EcoModder
 
comptiger5000's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: CT, USA
Posts: 544

RaceJeep - '98 Jeep Grand Cherokee (ZJ) 5.9 Limited
90 day: 13.62 mpg (US)
Thanks: 1
Thanked 26 Times in 23 Posts
Heh, speedbumps at more than 30 in the Jeep can be interesting. You get slammed pretty hard, as being solid axle, it has a lot of unsprung weight. I slow down a bit, to around 20 - 30 mph, depending on the height and length of the bump. I know the suspension can take it, as it's usually pretty smooth if I judge it correctly, and it's a Jeep. However, the obnoxiously sharp (tallish, very short length) bumps in parking lots are usually a crawling affair, as they're too harsh to cross quickly.

I know a guy with a beat up 97 Saturn SL1 who just says "screw it" and takes them at 40+. I've seen him catch air that way , but at least he's not wasting gas (even though that's not his intent).
__________________
Call me crazy, but I actually try for mpg with this Jeep:



Typical driving: Back in Rochester for school, driving is 60 - 70% city
  Reply With Quote