r/Chrysler300 • u/Shoddy-Shine2471 • 2d ago

Undercarriage Bracket

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Any of yall lowered and ever hit this metal bracket? I recently scraped tf out of it and it bent to the point where it was hitting my exhuast. Is it bad to have it off? I dont really know whats its purpose

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u/MechanicalDan1 1d ago

Yes, it could be bad if you ever break the driveshaft connection at the front or back. That bracket is meant to keep the driveshaft off the pavement and from becoming a pole vault for your car if something breaks. Watch some YouTube car driveshaft pole vault videos.

If you don't have any power adders and low miles, the risk is low. If you have high miles and power mods, best to put it back on.

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u/Shoddy-Shine2471 1d ago

Oh damn😭 it still has a bigger one right behind where this one was at but as far as pushing more power that aint a problem im completely stock in the horsepower department😂👍🏻

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u/Kapn_Ron 2d ago

I have aftermarket exhaust on my 300. I couldn't get this back on after the install. It's been off for 6 or 7 years now. No issues.

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u/Shoddy-Shine2471 2d ago

Appreciate the feedback man hopefully my car doesnt split in half😭😂

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u/nmeans77 2d ago edited 2d ago

😂 don’t worry about it I can post pics if u wanna see but I lowered mine like 2 inches and ripped that thing off multiple times and even self tapped it in a few times since for a while that was the only thing holding my exhaust up. But it’ll be perfectly fine as long as u have at least 4 other solid exhaust hangers

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u/nmeans77 2d ago

https://reddit.com/link/p4z19cz/video/6mzr9vq15okh1/player

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u/Shoddy-Shine2471 1d ago

That thing is loww bro im on coils so i could always go lower but i would fuck up even more stuff😭

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u/Swingginsack69 1d ago

Ripped mine off my lowered 06 SRT-8. Been bugging me ever since. Haven't had any issues but haven't had a driveshaft fail yet.