Scraping. What am I damaging underneath?

[bembol]

Down side to dropping.

I try to be careful but just this morning's run the off ramp lane was really f***ed up, that I couldn't avoid it.

What am I'm damaging underneath?

[michaelthepsycho]

I can't tell you the specifics but I wouldn't worry about it. I once ran over an island in a Target parking lot at night and it had a HUGE boulder (which I ran over as well). Lots of scraping disgusting scraping sounds... I never saw ANY problems until the totaling. Seeing the car jacked up before... I'll venture and say you probably just scraped the exhaust pipings.

[lilojoj]

yeah i ran over an island too. good thing there wasnt a tree there. i had the car hoisted up on a lift in my auto class and there was just minor scratches. no damage to the exhaust pipes(i have a the greddy) just minor scratches to the gas tank and frame. and some on the plastic under the front bumper.

[AZhitman]

I can't tell you the specifics but I wouldn't worry about it.

WHOA!

Stop with the guessing. You "wouldn't worry about it"? Why not?

How do you know you didn't puncture the oil pan? Or do you just not know what the consequences of that would be?

First off, you guys need to do some damn research. Get under the car and find out what the hell you're destroying.

Second, how about learning to drive. You BOTH ran over an ISLAND? And a boulder? WTF??? Watch where the hell you're going. Next time, it might be someone's kid you run over.

These are FWD unibody cars, not lifted straight-axle 4x4's. I can guarantee you both need an alignment at least.

[Rob.Vegan]

I've ran over an island too

I'm sorry AZhitman I didn't mean it I swear. I checked the underside though and everything is cool. It wasn't a big island, just like an 1 1/2" off the ground, it wasn't gnarly at all

[natalia3689]

same here on the island........ but my car isnt lowered and it wasnt a high one either. thank goodness im not the only one!

[chrispizzitola]

Im goint to be the first one to say this.I dint run over an island

[Sith LL_Coupe]

Im goint to be the first one to say this.I dint run over an island

LOL x2

[LongBeachCoupe]

I ran over a 40oz going like 20mph at a meet once lol

[adidas2go]

The good thing about the construction of the front end is, the lowest part of the car are drive axle protection shields. Pretty much these triangular pieces of steel mounted to the left and right underbody. If you scrape and here something, most of the time its these. Now, granted I've never ran over a piece of concrete island before in the coupe, but I have scraped quite a few times, and its never hit a a drive train component. I would still put the car on a lift and make sure you didn't take a gouge out of anything crucial. The oil pan usually takes the brunt of undercarriage damage, so give that a good look over.

[XXplosive990]

yeah, i've always wondered what those two metal things that stick out of the bottom front of the car, it seems like every time i scrape, thats whats getting damaged.

[AZhitman]

I've ran over an island too

I'm sorry AZhitman I didn't mean it I swear. I checked the underside though and everything is cool. It wasn't a big island, just like an 1 1/2" off the ground, it wasn't gnarly at all

No reason to apologize, it's not my car!

Just sounds like maybe someone needs to be a little more attentive.

Hate to see someone tearing up a beautiful car - Be careful out there, this ain't NFS2!

[dangeris]

I haven't ran over an island or a boulder..(knock on wood) but I know that dang squirrel wasn't that lucky a cople of weeks back

[maxentropy]

WHOA!

Stop with the guessing. You "wouldn't worry about it"? Why not?

How do you know you didn't puncture the oil pan? Or do you just not know what the consequences of that would be?

First off, you guys need to do some damn research. Get under the car and find out what the hell you're destroying.

Second, how about learning to drive. You BOTH ran over an ISLAND? And a boulder? WTF??? Watch where the hell you're going. Next time, it might be someone's kid you run over.

These are FWD unibody cars, not lifted straight-axle 4x4's. I can guarantee you both need an alignment at least.

Just so you know, I rofl'd myself during reading this. Mostly because it's very true.

[Bmore-coupe]

I can't even believe what I am reading in here. I thought that this was going to be a thread about scraping in the sense that I do some times because my car is low.

The only scraping that I have done is driving out of a parking lot with too steep of an incline and the front of my fascia hits a little.

No islands or boulders here. I paid too much for my car.

[prlwhitecoupe]

I have the bc coilovers and a nismo catback on 19". I have scraped a few times, infact the worst was when I was driving over a hump onto a gravel road and there was a blind pothole. Needless to say I knocked the heatshield weld points right off the cat and it left two gaping holes in it! I figured something was wrong when the next day I could smell fumes inside the car when I turned on the vents. Thankfully my awesome mechanic was able to cut off the heatshield and weld the holes shut. Otherwise, there is no aftermarket cat for the 2.5, since it's made in a specific shape. I would've shat my pants having to pay $500+ for a new factory cat! Lesson learned, drive as carefully as you can. Sometimes you can't avoid it because of traffic up your arse but do what you can. I am lucky, could've cost me uneccessary expenditure.

Now that winter is here I had to put my 16" winter steelies on..car is even lower! I scrape the exhaust flange backing out of the garage! I was advised not to raise the coils much because it will mess up the ride and the coils. I hate winter.

[rcboy514]

how the * do you run over an island........

[downedzephyr]

how the * do you run over an island........

[2010alticoupe]

This is pretty funny. I haven't gone over an island or are planning to any time soon. I do scrape often, specially when exiting a gas station. Those exits are freakin steep.

[Viper5000]

I only scrape when Ive got a fatty in the backseat

[2010alticoupe]

I only scrape when Ive got a fatty in the backseat

Haha. No fatties allowed in my car, at least if I wanna be able to go anywhere. A 2.5 and fatties do not mix.

[big_rig]

i live in the country and hit dirt roads in and outta my house. after winter and some ruts with the jeep, my car scraped a lot. i lost my plastic bull crap, dealer asked if i took my car to a rally race. just dirt and some broken janky plastic, my ride is all good. im not lowered btw