cat-back problems

[03mazdashawty]

I have a apex1 catback and it hangs kind of low on my car. I was wondering if i put lowering springs on my car would the exhaust drop lower as well as the body of the car or jus the body itself? I saw a thread a few months back about this posted by striker187 but I cant find it anywhere now. But anyway here are some pics to give you and idea of what the cat-back looks like...

 

[fattyboombatty]

wow... that is low, that would make me really nervous

 

[livelyjay]

In the third picture it looks like the exhaust hanger isn't connected. Are you sure this is installed correctly and is for the right vehicle?

 

[Rawyzf]

I'd have to agree. Why didn't they go over the axel?

wow... that is low, that would make me really nervous

 

[ChopstickHero]

damn, that is super low. that exhaust shouldn't be just hanging like that. did you lose the exhaust hangar for that side?

 

[low_psi]

hook up the last exhaust hanger... it will hang low like that though, its supposed to. www.apexr1.com makes it.

 

[livelyjay]

They make it under the axle because it's cheaper and easier to do. The shop I went to for dyno + estimate explained how it's more expensive because you have to do more bends, more bends = more material & more labor hours.

Pretty crummy design if you ask me. It should have a shape like --\__/-- where the dip is the part going under the control arms.

 

[UnNaturalinc]

Yeah, I've always wondered about the routing on that exhaust.

There's a guy here in town with one who said it never scrapes or hits anything though. :shrug:

 

[KaliCali]

To answer the original question, No your exhaust wont get any lower, only the body of the car.

 

[03mazdashawty]

Thanks for your opinions guys...and to answer some questions i went back to the shop and emailed apexi and they said that is how is it supposed to fit, under the ax and sway bar. when i noticed it wasnt on the hanger i put it back on and made another discovery that the bastards didnt put my katboy hangers on so i got that straight. so kali u say that the exhaust wont lower right jus the body?

 

[TheJohnny]

DUDE, if you lower your car the entire car including the exhaust will be lower to the ground.

 

[KaliCali]

You're right... I don't know what i was thinking =P
I want to say that it was late, and I wasn't thinking right...
But maybe it was too early HA!

 

[TheJohnny]

You're right... I don't know what i was thinking =P

Man you got the bird flu, that's what it is....

 

[MrDiggler]

(hah)

To answer the original question, No your exhaust wont get any lower, only the body of the car.