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2006 S60 Bottoming Out When Pulling into Driveway S60 2006

posted by Big Mike on Mon Jul 8 20:50 CST 2013
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I have an S60 AWD vehicle which I have to be careful each time I pull up onto my driveway for fear that the exhaust system mounting bracket clips the driveway where it levels out after the short incline from the street. My driveway is approximately 18 inches above the street. My house is a standard track house with a standard driveway. When the exhaust system mounting bracket is clipped it bends towards the exhaust pipe and on two occasions it needed to be replaced. I cannot drive onto the driveway with more than two adults of average weight for fear that I will damage the car. It appears that the 2006 S60 was originally designed as a front wheel drive and the AWD was an after thought by the design engineer who just added the driveshaft decreasing the clearance between the car and street rather than redesigning the body to accommodate the drive shift. I am a Life Member of the SAE and have spent my career in manufacturing other than in automotive field. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

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2006 S60 Bottoming Out When Pulling into Driveway S60 2006

posted by KlausC on Tue Jul 9 18:27 CST 2013
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If your car also has 'sport' suspension, it will be lowered an additional inch.

Just out of curiosity, what size tires are on your car?

Does the bracket scrape or the bolt heads?
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2006 S60 Bottoming Out When Pulling into Driveway S60 2006

posted by Big Mike on Sat Jul 13 14:21 CST 2013
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The tires are 205/55R16. The bracket might scrape but will bend most of the times up into the exhaust system. The bolts are not being scraped. I purchased the car new which is AWD and did not include a "sports package." You mentioned a "sport suspension" I do not remember it as part of the purchase, can one tell by examining the VIN?

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2006 S60 Bottoming Out When Pulling into Driveway S60 2006

posted by KlausC on Sat Jul 13 16:30 CST 2013
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While you do have a severe pitch to your driveway apron, you might want to inflate the tires to 36-38psi all around, always 38psi when carrying a full load. Instead of the normal 32-30psi for light loads (500lbs total).

Another option would be to go to 215/55/16 tires. These should not rub when turned to full lock. The "R" version does have larger diameter wheels and wider tread, along with a lower bias ratio to keep the circumferance the same.

I doubt that your car has the 'sport' suspension, it sounds like a base AWD car and would be part of the 'sports package' which you did not order. There is a product plate on the driver's side fender which encodes all of the options. These codes have changed over the years and I do not know how to translate any newer than 2000.
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