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I have a new(sept 06) 2006 X OR. Off course these have different shocks than on the X, S, or SE models.
I've seen various discussions about the "rear suspension bottoming out" issue.
It's not clear to me whether that problem only happens with specific models, and whether people with an OR model have the problem.
A while ago, going over some 'large' speed bumps(the approx 2-3 foot wide ones that are used on roads that have to be plowed for snow removal), I thought I heard the 'rear bottoming out'. Before a trip to the dealer, I removed everything in the back of my X, and tried to reproduce the problem, but couldn't make it happen for myself, or for the dealership test drive. However, we only had 'small' speed bumps(the ones that are 6-8 inches across). While they had the X, the dealership checked, and said there were no signs that the rear suspension had bottomed out.
Then, a few days later, I found some 'large' speed bumps close to where I live(a whole street of them), and with nothing in the back of the X, I could not make it 'bottom out'.
On a recent trip back to Whistler(the site of the original 'large' speed bumps), with my normal 'stuff in the back of the X', I did hear noise going over the speed bumps, but I now think it is just the 'stuff in the back' making noise due to the hop at the rear when going over the speed bumps(due to the stiff rear suspension).
So, does the OR model have the 'rear bottoming out' problem or not?
I've seen various discussions about the "rear suspension bottoming out" issue.
It's not clear to me whether that problem only happens with specific models, and whether people with an OR model have the problem.
A while ago, going over some 'large' speed bumps(the approx 2-3 foot wide ones that are used on roads that have to be plowed for snow removal), I thought I heard the 'rear bottoming out'. Before a trip to the dealer, I removed everything in the back of my X, and tried to reproduce the problem, but couldn't make it happen for myself, or for the dealership test drive. However, we only had 'small' speed bumps(the ones that are 6-8 inches across). While they had the X, the dealership checked, and said there were no signs that the rear suspension had bottomed out.
Then, a few days later, I found some 'large' speed bumps close to where I live(a whole street of them), and with nothing in the back of the X, I could not make it 'bottom out'.
On a recent trip back to Whistler(the site of the original 'large' speed bumps), with my normal 'stuff in the back of the X', I did hear noise going over the speed bumps, but I now think it is just the 'stuff in the back' making noise due to the hop at the rear when going over the speed bumps(due to the stiff rear suspension).
So, does the OR model have the 'rear bottoming out' problem or not?