Duane,
Mmmm-I think I'd rather have something relatively stronger as the lowest point on my car. If I have to hear something go "GRUNCH" once in awhile, I'd rather it not be the
oil pan or the
oil cooler scoop. Yeah, I know the pan has already gone over by the time the scattershield hits, but there's an element of learning involved, too. As a matter of fact, I've bottomed only three times: twice backing out of a trailer and once on a speed bump. The speed bump was in the driveway of a gated community and was in the shadows of the gate house. We were driving from bright sunlight into the shade so I didn't see it until it was too late. Now that you've got me thinking about it, I'll bet what happened was that I saw it, hit the brakes and went over it with the front suspension compressed. I've sailed over speed bumps before and not hit.