Sagging Exhaust

Level 10 User Joined: 04 Nov 2005 Posts: 575

Having lowered my car i've realised just how much my exhaust sags on the clio. Basically it hangs quite low on the centre section which attaches to the decat at one end and goes back towards the back box. The point it's lowest at is where it has a 90 degree turn.

When I fitted my current exhaust the previous one hung just as low and I had been told it was normal, but I just wanted to check if there is any way of sorting this?

I've always noticed tat when driving behind another clio you can see that the exhaust hangs quite low but ocassionally you see one thats fine, so I presume it can be sorted. The main problem is that there is such a big bit between the exhausts mounts.

If anyone has any solutions please let me know, otherwise I'll probably just try refitting the whole thing, but probably getting nowhere.

Thanks.

(I'll try and get some pics tomorrow)

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

you just need to get it clamped right, you need the right twist in it to preload it, its tricky

Level 10 User Joined: 04 Nov 2005 Posts: 575

thanks, it had crossed my mind that that could be the problem.

Is it just really the join between the end of the midcection and the little part that joins to the back box that needs to be done properly? I'm guessing thats the join as I can't see how any other join would affect it.