CarlR

Unfortunetely there are lots of dirt roads around here. Some hilly, some curvey, some with big 'ol chatter bumps (I hate those)

I'm only going 10-15mph.

Short of lowering your tires PSI a few pounds, and even if you had adjustable shocks, it wouldn't be worth the effort to get out and mess with them, to drive 5 miles over rough dirt roads before hitting a paved one, what could I do to make the ride better? I know that's not what they're designed to drive over, but I've got no other choice here.

Also what can I do to protect my paint from rocks flying up?

Just lookin for any advice, Thanks

MixxMaster

ooh...that is not a good dilemna. I've already told all my rural friends that the Vette won't go on their roads

Mythbusters had a show on the washboard effect on gravel roads, and have found it actually can be much smoother to driver over them faster. The only bad part is that it greatly increases the odds of paint chips, and cracks in paint.

I've yet to personally see a good method of protecting paint, the plastic adhesive stuff can end up damaging the paint when you remove it, and I've also seen it do no protection from cracks when rocks hit it...

Procrastination Racing

Drive faster, and use an old car, like this.

Easy Mike

Get county government to pave the road (?).

moosie982

Or move I feel the same way when they tar and chip (gravel) the county roads around here. Peace,,,Moosie

Procrastination Racing

What? You oppose the free undercoating? Just clean the frame well, then run out there and drive through the tar a few times before they get the chip/chat/rock/gravel down and your car will last another 30 years without rusting.

rihwoods

This dirt road was better than some paved roads elsewhere in Montana..

I'm Batman

Someone did that to my '54 GMC panel truck. Every single spot that was covered by that f'n tar was totally rotted from the tarred side outward.

I'm Batman

Awesome pic. The faded-out, sepia tone gives it that "vintage" look.

2TONE82

Dated my now wife for about 5 years when in high school, she lived on a gravel road...sucked cleaning up my 70 Plymouth Fury III and then driving out to pick her up. I always drove about 5 MPH, creeping up the road only to have some fool pass me in a truck spraying rocks everywhere. Now, 27 years later her folks still live there. I've had one of the Vette's back to Arkansas but it's never been to their house.