NewbieWar

well how bad is it to hit the engine on the ground?

what damage could this cause?

96lt1Camaro

lol really? damn i didnt think that was possible

NewbieWar

yea i felt like ****, it happened like 2nd or 3rd day i got it

i was just used to parking my car like my truck on the side of the road at this spot, where left tires are on asfault and the right tires are in the dirt, well cause there is a little erosion, my engine started dragging i was wtf is that!...

but sure enough i looked a couple days later, that Iorn plate under there had a few scratches a few chucks of asfualt stuck to it, i dont think ive done all the scratches...

but i was like wtf!

Kain

It kinda is, if you stand the car up on the bumper on the launch, then let off and come back down real quick, odds are you'll bend the wheels, smash the k-frame, destroy the headers, and lay waste to the oil pan.

Otherwise, I think this guy is talking about bottoming the frame out since he thinks his car is lowered. It isn't *bad* as in it won't destroy your motor, but of course it isn't good to scrape your car's body on the pavement.

It also could be because you've got worn shocks and springs. My friend with a 97 Camaro RS with a trillion miles on it bottoms out on the stock suspension, they just wear out.

NewbieWar

no suspensions still really good, if i got the car jack that comes w/ the car and i put it all the way up the wheel is only like 1" off the ground or so, and it takes corners really well, altho the crap in my car doesnt... lol i get my backpack sliding into my seat and stuff lol

car has some suspension if i do say so my self

shoebox

Probably the k-member under the engine that you scraped? Hopefully, no biggie as long as you did not slam it on anything.

Kain

Don't let it fool you. My friends car took corners well still on worn shocks. If the previous owner lowered it, park it next to another F-Body and see who sits lower. That'll give you your anwser.

NewbieWar

its about 2-3 inches lower then my friends 94Z28

no i dont think it hurt anything just asking what it could of caused

Kain

Yup, nothing to worry about, if it looks lower, its lowered, and thats why your scraping. You just gotta be careful around speed bumps and pot holes.

NewbieWar

yea i forgot i scrap on speed bumps too...
i gotta go really slow, if front wheels go over too quick it practicly drops the engine on the bump

dnz28

I fyour car is lowered like mine was I brought it in to check the brakes at my work came in and bamm I was stuck on the inground lift. It sucked. I dont think it hurt anthnig though.

NewbieWar

hrmm i looked at my car the other day, and it seems maybe its not lowered but rather the front shocks arent working right...

the front looks to be about 2-3 inches lower then the back
perhaps the shocks or springs have a problem and need replacing

what would i need to do? if this was the case and how would i identify this possiblity as being true?