[RaggedEdge]

So a few days ago I was driving through a parking lot and apparently hit a speed bump from hell. It made a terrible scraping sound, and now I hear these flex noises when I start moving or come to a stop. Also, the exhaust is louder and I can feel it vibrating a bit through the floor. My luck has been terrible lately. Anyway, I don't have a jack but when I got down there with a flashlight, this part (circled in yellow) appears to be ripped / bent down. I have an appointment at the dealership but it's still two weeks out. Any ideas what I could be looking at?

I don't see anything else out of the ordinary under there...

 

[Reaperhwk]

Believe that’s just a brace for the chassis that’s bolted on. Luckily if that’s all you hit could just be a remove and replace of that cross member.

 

[GOING TO HELL 19]

Something's up with that exhaust, though. Hopefully nothing major.

 

[RaggedEdge]

I mean at least I'm not throwing any codes, but it's not sounding so great now...

 

[Unavowed]

The automotive equivalent of this.

 

[toekneethetiger]

Found this old thread with good belly pics. It's a 2015 but I don't imagine much changed lol.

Have you seen the underside of your Hellcat? (Very long...

I got my Charger back from getting the Xpel treatment and put it up on my garage lift. Here are some shots of the under side. What a difference from my 69 GTX to this... keep in mind I am on a creeper with my IPhone doing this. You might have to rotate a few to see how it is supposed to be.

www.hellcat.org

 

[audocat]

Might have pulled the cat back exhaust out of the clamps. Could possibly find a used cat back system if damaged too bad.

 

[RaggedEdge]

Well, it looks like I lucked out. Went to a local Marco Muffler on my way home yesterday, and it was just the tunnel brace that had bent back and made contact with the exhaust right at the X pipe. They removed it, and bent it / banged it back into shape and reinstalled it to get me by on the short term, but I might look for a replacement at some point, even though I don't think it's super functional. Best of all, they didn't charge me anything for the work. It's crazy how much vibration and noise transmitted through the car just from that brace making contact. Made me think it was far worse...

 

[audocat]

Hell yeah!

 

[plo231]

Best outcome you could hope for

 

[BarnCat707HP]

Did you lower your car before the hit?

 

[BarnCat707HP]

The automotive equivalent of this.
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Are people more stupid than us kids from the 1970's?
With all the times my friends and I did jumps with our StingRay bikes, we never had that issue as the fool in the video.

 

[toekneethetiger]

Are people more stupid than us kids from the 1970's?
With all the times my friends and I did jumps with our StingRay bikes, we never had that issue as the fool in the video.

Yeah, but that fool can dance! PEDRO FOR PRESIDENT!

 

[Unavowed]

Yeah, but that fool can dance! PEDRO FOR PRESIDENT!

 

[baabootoo]

Elephant in the room? Is that really a tunnel brace or a safety loop for the driveshaft and exhaust?

 

[toekneethetiger]

Elephant in the room? Is that really a tunnel brace or a safety loop for the driveshaft and exhaust?

Well, obviously, that's an SRT tunnel loop safety brace. Did it say SRT on it? lol

 

[baabootoo]

I just hate new terms, like....................slab-side, hoodie, and tunnel brace; if it's not.

 

[HellcatHellYeah]

Did you lower your car before the hit?

Have same issue with oversized speed bumps, literally can't drive in front entrance to my complex because new speed bump will make contact a 1 mph. Seems to be more of an issue with Chargers, wish they came with adjustable shocks, I have considered switching the shocks out but they are pretty good already, so I guess I'm using the back entrance now. Stupid thing was all gouged-on top within a week.

 

[Unavowed]

It could be worse.
Nasty speed bump plus bottom mount turbos...

 

[parttimer]

This is so true. I'm just gonna make up a new word for something that already has a name, then people are like what??

I just hate new terms, like....................slab-side, hoodie, and tunnel brace; if it's not.