berk exhaust and lowering your z?!

jamesj1996 · 07-17-2014, 12:28 PM

ok guys so i really didn't know what category to put this in...exhaust or suspension so im gonna put it in both. (sorry for the confusion) but i have berk exhaust and wanna lower my car soon. im gonna lower to the point where theres no wheel gap and i cant see any tread so slammed pretty much. or really low as i some would say. my question now is berk hangs very low..it hangs like 3 inches from the ground stock ride height...has anybody lowered their z with berk exhaust? i might as well get ark if its gonna be that low lol. but anyways i feel like i would be scraping over the smallest of bumps with berk if i lower it to my liking. anyone have experience with this? i would hate to have to buy a new exhaust jus to lower my car...though i rlly want motordyne its 1800...i aint rich lol . thanks in advance guys

MightyBobo · 07-17-2014, 08:19 PM

Berks don't hang low at all, compared to exhausts like FI. In fact, I believe it's one of the higher-sitting exhausts.

Slamming the car sounds fun at first, until you start going over lots of speedbumps, bumpy roads, or deep potholes :-/. I'd recommend the Whiteline springs - lots of people happy with those.

horty24 · 07-19-2014, 01:17 PM

James.. no better person to answer your question other than Bobo. . After all it was his car and his set up. But I agree lowering looks great until you do have to worry about bumps and what not. Keep that Berk. It's awesome.

Z-Girl 12 · 07-19-2014, 04:51 PM

Slammed is sugh a hot look but gets expensive and annoying when you scrape like every freakin thing! Even dead squirrels!

grzli · 10-09-2014, 10:21 PM

yea i really need some help also from you slammed people lol, like if u guys left on the fron chin spoiler or the little mud flap things lol, my mudflap stuff are like on the ground cause im so low... and my exhaust where the muffler meets the rest of the exhaust and bends down is pretty dang low also, like a inch or so away from the ground and i wanted to know if u guys did anything about that?

aszyd · 10-09-2014, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Z-Girl 12

Slammed is sugh a hot look but gets expensive and annoying when you scrape like every freakin thing! Even dead squirrels!

A dead squirrel, or something like that, tore the wiring out of one of my rear o2 sensors... Gotta learn to avoid pretty much anything that sticks up in the road. The other day, after getting gas, I made the mistake of running over the station's gas tank covers. It was such a horrible sound! My poor crossmembers.

I removed the little mud flap things.

Z-Girl 12 · 10-10-2014, 11:01 AM

My crossmembers are a mess too.

07-17-2014, 12:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
jamesj1996 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: new jersey Posts: 291 Drives: 2009 370z cp sport Rep Power: 11	berk exhaust and lowering your z?! ok guys so i really didn't know what category to put this in...exhaust or suspension so im gonna put it in both. (sorry for the confusion) but i have berk exhaust and wanna lower my car soon. im gonna lower to the point where theres no wheel gap and i cant see any tread so slammed pretty much. or really low as i some would say. my question now is berk hangs very low..it hangs like 3 inches from the ground stock ride height...has anybody lowered their z with berk exhaust? i might as well get ark if its gonna be that low lol. but anyways i feel like i would be scraping over the smallest of bumps with berk if i lower it to my liking. anyone have experience with this? i would hate to have to buy a new exhaust jus to lower my car...though i rlly want motordyne its 1800...i aint rich lol . thanks in advance guys

07-17-2014, 08:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
MightyBobo A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 8,465 Drives: No cars; only bikes Rep Power: 52	Berks don't hang low at all, compared to exhausts like FI. In fact, I believe it's one of the higher-sitting exhausts. Slamming the car sounds fun at first, until you start going over lots of speedbumps, bumpy roads, or deep potholes :-/. I'd recommend the Whiteline springs - lots of people happy with those. Z-Girl 12 likes this. __________________ I don't own a car anymore.

07-19-2014, 01:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
horty24 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: wv Age: 48 Posts: 116 Drives: 2009 370Z Touring Sp Rep Power: 3366	James.. no better person to answer your question other than Bobo. . After all it was his car and his set up. But I agree lowering looks great until you do have to worry about bumps and what not. Keep that Berk. It's awesome. __________________ 2000 Celica gts: daily beater 2007 GMC Acadia: family ship 2009 370Z: sunny day delight

07-19-2014, 04:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
Z-Girl 12 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 4,105 Drives: Spirited Rep Power: 11716	Slammed is sugh a hot look but gets expensive and annoying when you scrape like every freakin thing! Even dead squirrels! aszyd likes this. __________________ 2012 Z-SOLD 2014 Nismo #565 Fast Intentions CBE/HFC/Swift/SPC/RJM/H&R-15/20mm/Z1 CAI/Headers/Intake Manifold w/Uprev Tune 328.31whp/263.64tq

10-10-2014, 11:01 AM	#7 (permalink)
Z-Girl 12 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Florida Posts: 4,105 Drives: Spirited Rep Power: 11716	My crossmembers are a mess too. __________________ 2012 Z-SOLD 2014 Nismo #565 Fast Intentions CBE/HFC/Swift/SPC/RJM/H&R-15/20mm/Z1 CAI/Headers/Intake Manifold w/Uprev Tune 328.31whp/263.64tq

10-09-2014, 10:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
grzli Base Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Naples Florida Posts: 7 Drives: Black '13 370z 6MT Rep Power: 11	yea i really need some help also from you slammed people lol, like if u guys left on the fron chin spoiler or the little mud flap things lol, my mudflap stuff are like on the ground cause im so low... and my exhaust where the muffler meets the rest of the exhaust and bends down is pretty dang low also, like a inch or so away from the ground and i wanted to know if u guys did anything about that?

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