Many people compete in car racing that allows them to modify theircar's suspension to improve handling. Lowering your car lowers itscenter of gravity which decreases "weight transfer" and it may alsolower your car's "roll center" and change other aspects of your car'ssuspension geometry in ways that help handling. But sometimes thesechanges hurt. Lowering the car makes if more susceptible to bottom-ing out. This pounding can cause damage to your car's suspension andchassis if it is excessive. If you lowered the suspension on your car andit bottomed out, how could you prevent it from happening, withoutraising the suspension, and how would the adjustment change the ride?

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Many people compete in car racing that allows them to modify their
car's suspension to improve handling. Lowering your car lowers its
center of gravity which decreases "weight transfer" and it may also
lower your car's "roll center" and change other aspects of your car's
suspension geometry in ways that help handling. But sometimes these
changes hurt. Lowering the car makes if more susceptible to bottom-
ing out. This pounding can cause damage to your car's suspension and
chassis if it is excessive. If you lowered the suspension on your car and
it bottomed out, how could you prevent it from happening, without
raising the suspension, and how would the adjustment change the ride?

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