Blue419

I was driving around last night, and as I turned onto a street, I accidentally slid my back tires out and ended up jerking the car around really hard as I tried to correct it.
Two seconds later, I heard what sounded like a small piece of metal clanging against the concrete behind me.
I couldn't find anything when I looked under the car when I got home. Is there anything in particular I should be looking for?

Formula 305

Lots of metal things on your car that can rot off... Exhaust is usually the first thing to go...

Blue419

My exhaust hangars have definitely seen better days lol. I'll take a look at those. Anything else I should be on the lookout for?

Formula 305

Could be a million things. Examine all the critical systems to make sure the car is safe to drive, then don't worry about it too much.

TylerSteez

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I would definitely check exhaust first, it's odd how something isn't noticeably laying on the ground when you check. You're positive something's dragging or is the rear end grinding?

Blue419

I mean it sounded like something fell COMPLETELY off the car. There is nothing dragging or anything.

ex-x-fire

Panhard bar?

Thirdgen89GTA

iTrader: (5)

LoL at even ASKING that question.

If the panhard broke on the car you would KNOW instantly. And by instantly, I mean in that "Oh God, Oh God, I don't WANNA DIE!!!" way. I once had my panhard bolt get a tiny bit loose. Enough to introduce about maybe 1mm of left to right play in the mounting. The side to side motion as the car changed lanes was terrifying.

If you actually LOST the panhard bar? You'd wreck the car the minute you put any side load on it. The axel would slide out from underneath you. You would have ZERO control over the car.

Bob88GTA

iTrader: (2)

Not knowing what kind a car you have, Buick, Mustang, Camaro, Firebird and so on....do you have all wheel center caps??????

a62belair

Funny! I was driving home one day from a friends house, hit a pothole, and broke (yes, broke!) my panhard bar. I had to stop in a strip-mall to see what happened. Snapped in two! THAT was a memerable trip home!

TylerSteez

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I'd see if you could have a friend or relative drive down the street slowly while you walk next to the car listening. As long as your exhaust isn't incredibly loud you'll probably be able to hear something

Formula 305

There is nothing dragging, so he's not going to hear anything. Like the title says something fell off. Its completely gone. Not dragging, not scraping, gone.

Bob88GTA

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Gone!

TylerSteez

iTrader: (3)

woahh sorry for a simple misunderstanding....

Formula 305

OP corrected you the first time you posted on this thread... And its kind of in the title of the thread... Just sayin

TylerSteez

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Only human man, calm down

gt4373

We Don't Even Know What Kind Of Car It Is.

Blue419

Lol, sorry y'all. It's an '86 Trans AM. I finally have some time tonight to give it a close look, so I'll see what I find

OrangeBird

iTrader: (1)

Look at the end links on your front and especially rear sway bars . They have hardware that rusts/rots and can allow pieces to fall off . If one breaks it can drop up to 4 metal washers and one metal sleeve on the ground and that would have a metallic clanging sound as they hit the pavement .

Blue419

The test results are in It was a busted exhaust hangar... which gives me an excuse to get started on putting a proper exhaust system on this car

Night rider327

iTrader: (13)

If you live anywhere close to the west part of Georgia I have 2 nice aftermarket exhaust systems for sale at a fair price.

Blue419

Too bad... I'm in the St Louis area.

TTOP350

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I'm 1 hr north of ST Louis. I have a stockish exhaust system from the cat back for stupid cheap if you want it.