So leaving for vacation, heading out a back road at 3am, me and my passengers notice what appears to be a mcdonalds bag. Turns out were wrong. Way wrong. Pyramid of concrete, 3ft square, about 2-3 ft tall. Car caught air.

Pics coming this weekend, car still driveable and were on vacation so no way to work on it. Here's where I need some help....

What all to check? Exhaust and front heatshielda destroyed, replacements ordered, what else?

Is that black brace under exhaust neccesary, cause mine now looks like a v. Pretty much destroyed.

Here's some pics. Concrete had to be at least 10inches nased on my guess. Felt like two foot though.


trans pan

frame again

getting pics of exhaust and brace later.


Chassis does not seem bent, in terms in still drives fine, anyway I can be sure?

Thx for any help.

 

Rule number one of driving a lowered car. Don't assume you can clear anything. Even a paper coffee cup.

 

i'm pretty sure that a non lowered car would have had the same effects on that.

 

Second rule of driving a lowered car. Dont talk about driving a lowered car. sorry i had to

 

Especially roadkill... You can drag that thing for miles.

 

Ugh, yea, then when it cooks on the cat, not pretty.
I avoid road kill like the plague, anything bigger than a squirrel would destroy my bumper anyway.

 

I took off the black brace under the exhaust. I think it is just a precaution if the hangers break. It has no structural support.

 

Ya I don't have that black brace anymore on my tC.

 

That's what I was looking for.

Anything specifically I should be looking for symptom wise?

Luckily my gf in a cobalt behind me was ok apparentlyi broke it up for her.

 

so you attempted to run over this "mcdonalds bag"?

i bet you felt reallllllllly dumb after that little stunt....

 

Wait. None of this makes any sense.

You thought that a concrete block, that is 2-3 feet tall, which is roughly the height of the tail lights, was a McDonalds bag? The only way I can see that being possible, is if you have zero depth perception, or the McDonalds bags in West Virginia are 10 times the size as the bags here.

 

XD

Besides that, why would you even attempt to run something over that is 2-3 feet tall?!? Regardless of what material it is. Nobody has 2-3 feet of clearance under your car whether you're lowered or stock height. Unless you have a truck.

 

probably felt 2 feet tall as it was gutting his ride.

 

im sure he meant 2-3 inches..........

but wheres the fun in that, lets just assume you did mean 3 feet, lol

and LOL at the title, there is no bad side to being lowered, nuff said!

 

Yeah, there was a dead dog in the middle of the road, and I didn't see it until I had no time to stop. I dragged it for like 20 seconds, then it shot back in the air, must have landed 30 feet back. When I replaced my midpipe, there was still fur hanging from it. It was gross, I somehow didn't destroy anything, the dog was so flat. It was a big dog too.

 

My other ride is a 3 inch lifted 4x4 with 33inch tires...and I wouldn't try driving over stuff laying in the road....but you thought your lower tC would be all set??

Yikes dood...Hope it don't came back to hunt you down the line.

 

Probably wasn't three feet. It was hidden just behind a dip so a small white thing is all I saw. Also it was three am so I was pretty tired.

 

shm

 

pics or it didnt happen

 

Its funny that you said that. this morning I noticed a something hanging off the bottom of an integra in front of me. We both took the off ramp and the thing fell off...it was a squirrel!