Aftermarket exhaust center support bracket?

[Hujan]

I'll get to the point: My car is lowered significantly. As such, the black exhaust center support bracket--which is the lowest point on the bottom surface of the car-- hangs lower than I'd like and I've scraped it a few times on some particularly aggressive driveways and ramps. (See photo for the bracket I'm talking about.)




Awhile ago, I saw someone post a link to a company that made a CNC/billet replacement bracket that was lower profile than the OEM piece. Based on the looks, it looked like it offered more ground clearance than the OEM piece. I cannot seem to find it for the life of me. Does anyone know of a company that makes an aftermarket version of that bracket? If so, please post up a link. Thanks!

[M43S7RO]

I researched this part because it had too little clearance to my xpipe and came across this:

http://m.ebay.com/itm/Ultra-Racing-2....c100408.m2460

Didn't buy it but hard to tell if it is lower profile.

[roastbeef]

this guy has a low-pro one on his car. might be made by cusco, but i'm not sure. couldn't find it on their shitty site.
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...ght=ashtaron14

i have a fab guy that could probably make one for you. i use him for custom parts on my desert truck. he's in redlands though...

found the piece;
http://cpmtech.jp/product/?cat=1

[Hujan]

Originally Posted by roastbeef

this guy has a low-pro one on his car. might be made by cusco, but i'm not sure. couldn't find it on their shitty site.
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...ght=ashtaron14

i have a fab guy that could probably make one for you. i use him for custom parts on my desert truck. he's in redlands though...

found the piece;
http://cpmtech.jp/product/?cat=1

Roast, you are the MAN!!! Thanks so much, dude. That is exactly what I was looking for. I knew I didn't dream it up. How did you find it? I have been looking on and off for a month at least.

Originally Posted by M43S7RO

I researched this part because it had too little clearance to my xpipe and came across this:

http://m.ebay.com/itm/Ultra-Racing-2....c100408.m2460

Didn't buy it but hard to tell if it is lower profile.

Thanks for the effort, my friend. Roast nailed the one I had seen before.

[roastbeef]

I knew exactly what you were taking about because I was following that thread for info on the carbon drive shaft.
I love to look at international options for unique parts, and remembered taking a look at that piece. Happy to help.

[svinfinity]

Is that center piece really necessary?

[M43S7RO]

Originally Posted by svinfinity

Is that center piece really necessary?

I've asked the same question due to the issue I was having without a definite answer. I was concerned as to whether or not it is a structural piece. Obviously the safe route would be to leave it on.

Because of my issue, I've left it off and haven't noticed any adverse effect.

[pbonsalb]

Interesting you are so low you scrape that part in the middle of the car. Your front bumper undertray must be a mess because that scrapes first.

[Bx Tpr]

Originally Posted by roastbeef

this guy has a low-pro one on his car. might be made by cusco, but i'm not sure. couldn't find it on their shitty site.
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...ght=ashtaron14

i have a fab guy that could probably make one for you. i use him for custom parts on my desert truck. he's in redlands though...

found the piece;
http://cpmtech.jp/product/?cat=1

How do we order if we don't read Japanese?

[Hujan]

Originally Posted by pbonsalb

Interesting you are so low you scrape that part in the middle of the car. Your front bumper undertray must be a mess because that scrapes first.

Not necessarily. The undertray is right in front of the front wheels. This cross-brace is as far from both sets of wheels as you can get. As such, when you go up a ramp, for example, this piece has a potential to catch on the edge of the ramp where it transitions to a flat surface. But yes, my undertray takes a beating, too, but from different obstacles.