exhaust sitting low issues... missing a mount??

[S13Leprechaun]

hey guys, got a little issue.. got a new exhaust last week... put it on and it was sitting a little low... then 2 days later its almost sitting on the ground... so i swap back to my other exhaust i had on there with descent clearance... it ALSO IS SITTING LOW!!! idk what the fuck happened.. anyone got an idea??? is there a mount to the tranny or something???? cause its near my cat, thats super low and it was fine before... lmk if you have any suggestions.. gonna check it out tomrrow i think but i wanna know what you guys think it might be... thanks dudes.

[skylindrftr]

there is a mount that connects the transmission mount to a small bracket on the cat, if your exhaust shakes a lot because of leaks or whatever they tend to break easily, i know mine did.

[WERDdabuilder]

there should be like 4 mounts i think. there's should be a tranny/cat bracket mount. than 3 more after that.

[S13Leprechaun]

well i know the hangers, there 2 in the very back, one in the mid back, and depending on the exhaust another one at about mid that goes in a hole horizontally if im not mistaken... but other than that ive always just bloted the piping to the cat with the two bolts, and the piping the rear pip with the muffler.. so theres a mount about the cat? and where else?

[WERDdabuilder]

there is a bracket thats connected to the cat and tranny. it has like 6 blots on it and like a rubber piece. it should hook up to the two bolts on the front of the cat.

[S13Leprechaun]

hmmm.... ok well i know where thats at so ill check it out tomrrow.. thanks man... how those seats working out for ya?

[WERDdabuilder]

might want to check out the conditions of your mounts. i got nismo mounts and my shit sits nice a stiff.

[S13Leprechaun]

good idea captain... ill get it on a lift today and fuck with shit. thanks mang!

[CrimsonRockett]

I'll have pictures in a bit.

Mount #1
-Attaches to the down pipe/cat.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/XxXxXAtreyuXxXxX/102_9199.jpg

Mount #2
-Sits right in front of the rear sway bar.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/XxXxXAtreyuXxXxX/102_9200.jpg

Mount #3
-Sits right behind the rear subrame/lower toe arm.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/XxXxXAtreyuXxXxX/102_9201.jpg

Mount #4
-The obvious one. Holds up the actual muffler.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/XxXxXAtreyuXxXxX/102_9202.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v315/XxXxXAtreyuXxXxX/102_9203.jpg

I'm only running with #3 and #4 and have no leaks or rattling issues.

Lowered about 3" if not more, and have a 4 finger clearance underneath.

[TheTimanator]

For low sitting exhaust:

If you want a quick fix or just trying not to spend money on urethane exhaust hangers, get some worm gear hose clamps from your nearest auto parts store and wrap them around your existing hangers and crank down on them. Done

I did this and I don't use the trasmission exhaust hanger. No more low exhaust.

[S13Leprechaun]

thanks crimson240.... helped a little more...



Timanator- what??? i dont understand what your talking about.. i dont see how its going to LIFT my echaust higher... my shits like 1/4'' off the ground literally..

[TheTimanator]

Timanator- what??? i dont understand what your talking about.. i dont see how its going to LIFT my echaust higher... my shits like 1/4'' off the ground literally..

Look at the pictures above. Notice that some of the rubber hangers are streched. Take a hose clamp and put it around that rubber hanger and tighten it. As you tighten it it will lift the exhaust.

If this still doesn't make sense I will go take a picture of my car if I can get to it.

[sijia10358]

go to a cheap muffler shop and tell them to weld your exhaust as close to the body as they can! or...it could be your coilovers going lower and lower!! lol

[S13Leprechaun]

hahahaha... naw... im slammed sorta but this is rediculous... haha... i think i will just go to a muffler shop... and ill try that hose clamp shit too... thanks guys.. im satified... hopefully this helps someone else in the future too!

[TheTimanator]

trust me, if you do the hose clamp thing you won't have to go to a muffler shop. It will also help to keep your exhaust from moving all over the place when you get on it. My tip is almost touching my bumper where before I could almost get my fist in there.

Search if you don't believe me. I found it on this forum.

[S13Leprechaun]

aight, you gotta hook me up with some pics man.. please! cause id rather not go to a muffler shop ifi can do it myself... ill search too tho.. thanks man...

[WERDdabuilder]

you can even ziptie them.

[RHDintegXSI]

zipties didnt work too great for me, but i can vouch for the hoseclamp method.

[S13Leprechaun]

hmmm... pm sent to RHDintegXSI.

[TheTimanator]

Kinda forgot to take pictures until tonight. It sucks because my camera wouldn't focus b/c it was too close. Plus, there's no room in there b/c my muffler is so close to the underbody. Hopefully it will give you an idea though:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v307/thetimanator/forum%20stuff/exhaust-hangers.jpg

[S13Leprechaun]

OHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! around the whole thing, so its scrunches it up.. nice! ok cool... iw ork at kragen so ill just get asome tomrrow.. anything that will fit will work right? smaller the better im assuming...

[TheTimanator]

yeah, anything that will fit will work. Welcome to mucho exhaust clearence! :bigok:

[Dream240]

Well the hose clamp method works but it's a PITA when you're trying to install/remove them. For the cost, NISMO exhaust hangers are a great upgrade. I've been using them for about 5 years now and they're still holding up really good.

They run about 15 bucks a piece, so getting just two for the first two mounting points - minus the muffler mounts - will work wonders.

http://www.courtesyparts.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=CP&Product_Code=20651-NISMO

done.

[S13Leprechaun]

hmmm.. thanks guys, definitely doing the hose clamp thing when i get back from ohio... yay! now i can put my bigger piping, louder exhaust on.. haha.. sweet... you rock tim dude.