 Gas Tank Scrape, ATTN lowered guys |
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 Nov 8, 2010 - 1:51 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Oct 7, '09 From Northern kentucky Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (90%)  |
So i pull out of the parking garage at my campus and i hear a scrape every time i do, after trying to figure out what exactly scrapes i find out its the gas tank, not the best thing to the the lowest part of our cars, so im curious if anyone has done something to fix this delima? almost like some kind of gaurd of sorts
-------------------- 1996 Toyota Celica Project Mean Green
3RD Gen 3SGTE WRC Edition W/LSD E153 - Love BOOST <3 2001 Solar yellow Lexus IS300 2001 Dodge ram 1500 Off-road edition |
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Nov 8, 2010 - 4:40 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Dec 22, '06 From Columbia, MD Currently Offline Reputation: 13 (100%) |
wow. i would never have expected. i havent been underneath my car in a while but id imagine that the rear subframe would scrape before the gas tank.
might just be that one spot you pull out of. just enough of an angle to scrape the tank? --------------------  1995 GT::::Diffusing the Situation エキサイティングカーレーシングチーム! march 2010 COTM : 6GC feature 2014 : january 2015-2016-2018 COTM |
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Nov 8, 2010 - 7:14 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 13, '08 From Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
Find a different parking space? Your gas tank would definately not be the lowest point of your car. In this situation it may be the way your entering/exiting the parking space, the angle you enter/exit at or the design of the parking space.
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Nov 9, 2010 - 3:07 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 22, '07 From Loveland Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
Yeah, stop going over speed bumps? Jk. I find that going over 'em at an angle helps with that a lot.
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Nov 9, 2010 - 8:29 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 7, '09 From Northern kentucky Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (90%) |
only issue with this space is that its out of a parking garage and you can only go straight..... need to stop parking there, but i was just wondering if anyone had found some kind of souloution for this problem
-------------------- 1996 Toyota Celica Project Mean Green
3RD Gen 3SGTE WRC Edition W/LSD E153 - Love BOOST <3 2001 Solar yellow Lexus IS300 2001 Dodge ram 1500 Off-road edition |
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Nov 9, 2010 - 10:37 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 7, '03 From Northern Virginia Currently Offline Reputation: 23 (100%) |
raise the car a lil.
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Nov 9, 2010 - 12:37 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 7, '09 From Northern kentucky Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (90%) |
NEVER!!!!!!
-------------------- 1996 Toyota Celica Project Mean Green
3RD Gen 3SGTE WRC Edition W/LSD E153 - Love BOOST <3 2001 Solar yellow Lexus IS300 2001 Dodge ram 1500 Off-road edition |
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Nov 9, 2010 - 1:17 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 7, '03 From Northern Virginia Currently Offline Reputation: 23 (100%) |
get bigger rims.
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Nov 9, 2010 - 1:35 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Dec 26, '09 From Albuquerque, NM Currently Offline Reputation: 19 (100%) |
Take out the gas tank
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Nov 9, 2010 - 1:49 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Oct 20, '08 From Seattle, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
QUOTE (96stgreendemon @ Nov 9, 2010 - 1:37 PM)  NEVER!!!!!! X2! -------------------- 2006 BMW 330i - 6 Speed - Dinan Stage 1
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Nov 9, 2010 - 2:29 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 15, '10 From The Best Coast Currently Offline Reputation: 12 (100%) |
Ive never scrape my tank :\. Usually because my exhaust is lower than my tank,plus what whatthe said the sub frame is also lower. I would def change something because that tank was never made to be beat on and it eventually might lead to it cracking.
As far as making something to protect it, it really depends on what skills/tools you have.Welding near the gas tank is a huge no no,i would say if you really want to fix this: 1.Build a sort "cage" to protect it(similar to 4x4s),weld it together then bolt it in. 2.Drop the empty tank,clean it.Then weld a few bars onto the lowest point 3. FIND A NEW PLACE TO PARK! |
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Nov 9, 2010 - 6:24 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 25, '06 From MN Currently Offline Reputation: 19 (100%) |
QUOTE (HectortheRican @ Nov 9, 2010 - 12:35 PM) Take out the gas tank No relocate to trunk lol how low is your drop ?? -------------------- "To Protect And To Serve The Wealthy" -POLICE
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Nov 10, 2010 - 9:23 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 7, '09 From Northern kentucky Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (90%) |
2 inch, but thats about the only time i scrape is there and a few other places. worried about winter though, but i refuse to lift it back up lol
-------------------- 1996 Toyota Celica Project Mean Green
3RD Gen 3SGTE WRC Edition W/LSD E153 - Love BOOST <3 2001 Solar yellow Lexus IS300 2001 Dodge ram 1500 Off-road edition |
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Nov 10, 2010 - 9:46 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 13, '08 From Australia Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
I still dont understand how you are scraping your tank, if your exhaust piping and muffler is basically below the gas tank....
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Nov 11, 2010 - 2:23 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Dec 22, '06 From Columbia, MD Currently Offline Reputation: 13 (100%) |
no worries. scraping is a part of the low lifestyle.
get used to it, you wont be able to avoid it. i positive it wont puncture the tank if thats what your worried about -------------------- 1995 GT::::Diffusing the Situation エキサイティングカーレーシングチーム! march 2010 COTM : 6GC feature 2014 : january 2015-2016-2018 COTM |
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Nov 12, 2010 - 4:27 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 2, '06 From bay area Currently Offline Reputation: 21 (100%) |
whats is ur rim size and tires size ur running. im lowered about 2.25 all around and im not scraping at all, my rear tires hit the quarter pannel if i go over pot holes but that it
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Nov 17, 2010 - 3:03 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 24, '07 From Oahu, Hawaii Currently Offline Reputation: 23 (100%) |
I hit frame everytime and that's with my daily height, my weekend height is different.
Maybe you gotta stop rolling out with fat chicks bro 
-------------------- I don't normally drive fast, but when I do its on a curvy section of this island
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Nov 17, 2010 - 7:32 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 23, '08 From boston MA Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
im 100% sure im lower than you....and i have a chin spoiler on top of that i think u have to correct your driving
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Nov 17, 2010 - 11:47 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined May 22, '03 From NOVA Currently Offline Reputation: 16 (100%) |
lol i have no clue how you're scraping gas tank unless you're backing up over a parking stop cement block.....
pics or ban |
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Nov 18, 2010 - 5:41 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 18, '05 From Lincoln, Ar Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
Get a truck.
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