Body too low?

[greigb]

I just bought a 2001 Odyssey (3.0 4WD Prestige model - not sure what that is elsewhere in the world - this is a Japanese import into New Zealand) and the body, especially the front end, seems very low - coming out of some driveways, or going over certain speed bumps, I can hear the front spoiler scraping, even when I'm just edging over, i.e. not going at any speed.

Is there an easy way to raise the front end a bit or is there another way to deal with this? I'm a bit paranoid about any bumps in the road now.

Cheers,

Greig

[djeaux]

Originally Posted by greigb

I just bought a 2001 Odyssey (3.0 4WD Prestige model - not sure what that is elsewhere in the world - this is a Japanese import into New Zealand) and the body, especially the front end, seems very low - coming out of some driveways, or going over certain speed bumps, I can hear the front spoiler scraping, even when I'm just edging over, i.e. not going at any speed.

Is there an easy way to raise the front end a bit or is there another way to deal with this? I'm a bit paranoid about any bumps in the road now.

Cheers,

Greig

With the exception of our '96 & '97 first-generation Odysseys, spoiler scraping is just par for the course. I found with our 2000 Ody that approaching bumps, driveway drop-offs, etc. at a slight angle helped immensely.

I have a Ridgeline as my daily driver, but my wife said she's "stuck" with the Ody because it is low. Her elderly parents can get in & out of it easily. It is easier to get in & out of than a sedan.

[Ailsa]

I believe it is possible to adjust the suspension to raise the height of your car, but I don't know how easy it is to make such a modification.

We also have problems with speed bumps / pot holes etc and frequently scrape the front or rear spoiler, which can be real annoying at times, but we have a bodykit which is fitted fairly loose so they 'spring' back and don't cause a lot of damage.
I don't know if you have a body kit on your car too as I don't know much about Ody's in general (I'm not really a car expert ether, LOL, just picked up a few things from a Honda forum), but it could be the same thing, & if so you could remove a bodykit if it's causing a lot of problems.

On another note, I'm hoping my hubby will agree to an adjustable suspension on ours so we can change the height according to our needs