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      11-24-2015, 10:06 PM   #1
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Stupid question about possible suspension damage

I've always wondered this:
The entrance to my driveway was built a little weird. The place where the sidewalk is sloped to allowed the car to go into the driveway is a little short. Because of this, every time i reverse into my parking spot, my drivers side has to go over the spot in the sidewalk that isn't completely lowered. Can this cause any damage after repeatedly reversing over this bump SLOWLY?
To illustrate my issue, i drew a pretty basic and hilarious diagram in mspaint.
Please let me know what you guiys think.



Note: i can't simple park more to the left to avoid the curb because our carport would prevent me from opening the door and exiting the car..
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      11-24-2015, 11:50 PM   #2
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      11-25-2015, 01:23 AM   #3
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LOL!.. this is why i titled my post "stupid question".. I'm just worried of the repeated daily shock can damage something..
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      11-25-2015, 02:40 AM   #4
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Just think about how many pot holes you hit at highway speeds everyday. Slowly backing up shouldn't cause any problems.
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I think you will be fine as long as you don't have to park with the wheel on the bump. This might put some undesirable side pressure on the tire that could affect long term durability. Hard to imagine any suspension related damage though.
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      11-25-2015, 09:07 AM   #6
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No it wont. Your suspension components are desired to handle extremely high loads which is also why they are suspended within rubber bushings to handle high amounts of shock.

A small bump will not cause any problems.
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      11-26-2015, 11:04 PM   #7
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i figured these would be the answers.. thanks for calming my paranoia..
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