Front Splitter vs. Tire Retread

Mighunter · 09-05-2018, 04:12 PM

Tire Retread won. FML Hit it on the highway doing 70. Those things should be illegal, they are everywhere

Need4Camaro · 09-05-2018, 04:46 PM

I would be filled with rage.

Atleast your more expensive Bumper didn take much any hit.

kropscamaro16 · 09-05-2018, 04:50 PM

yup and this is why i stopped dailying my camaro lol so much road debris out there especially driving at night

chrest · 09-05-2018, 04:58 PM

Just hit something in the road on the way to the track the other day, cost me the splitter, cooler and the plastic support... didnt even make it to the track...

Mighunter · 09-05-2018, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Need4Camaro

I would be filled with rage.

Atleast your more expensive Bumper didn take much any hit.

Yeah that came through unscathed thankfully. Just ordered a replacement and while I was at it a few other goodies including the new acs canards lol

Mighunter · 09-05-2018, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by kropscamaro16

yup and this is why i stopped dailying my camaro lol so much road debris out there especially driving at night

Yeah I don't daily drive mine, over 2 years old and only 5200 miles on it lol. And this was on the highway at night, nothing I could do :(

Rock-It Man · 09-05-2018, 05:19 PM

If you drive on highways, shit happens.

I'm on my third windshield with the 2010 Camaro.

I have also hit truck tire treads and narrowly avoided the ubiquitous aluminum ladders only to then pass cars pulled over with two or more flats.

I have had a loose wheel and a section of I-beam bounce over my car at 70 mph, either of which would have killed me if the timing was a fraction of a second different.

You can avoid daily driving your Camaro, but you are still daily driving your skull.

jreagle56 · 09-05-2018, 05:52 PM

glad the drivers are ok in the incidents noted above.
My philosophy about a car is different from some......
I DD mine all year around... it is a car, made to drive.... couldn't look at it in a garage for most of its life. The animal needs to run not be caged, so I enjoy driving it. Its not the last one I will own. Repair as needed to keep her on the road until a newer (younger), prettier one catches my eye; then trade up.

soloknight6 · 09-05-2018, 05:58 PM

my car is a DD, tread everywhere down here too. I just keep enough distance from the people in front of me so I can see the debris on the road.

kropscamaro16 · 09-05-2018, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Mighunter

Yeah I don't daily drive mine, over 2 years old and only 5200 miles on it lol. And this was on the highway at night, nothing I could do :(

yup shit sucks i have a 16 ss with like 25k miles lol last time i drove her to work to let afe power borrow it for some testing i big rock jumped up and chipped my windshield and was going on vacation that week lol that was fun

ItsChristianInHD · 09-05-2018, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Mighunter

Tire Retread won. FML Hit it on the highway doing 70. Those things should be illegal, they are everywhere

Holy crap. Sorry to see that man. But s**t happens.

dviper42 · 09-06-2018, 09:00 AM

Talking about debris, at 8000 miles I hit rubber tire debris on the road witch cracked my low bumper. At 12000 miles while getting on 826 hit cement slabs peace's it was dark and very little light, made a big bubble on my run flat tire, had to replace the tire and realign front end. At 16000 miles early morning getting on I75 they had cones out and we were down from 3 lanes to one lane and the car in front of me clipped a cone right in front of me and I ran over it which busted my lower bumper damaged my transmission cooler and damaged my dryer for AC all had to be replaced.
At 20000 miles a challenger that was in front of me on I75 ran over some tire debris which I could not avoid and clipped the bottom bumper which I was able to fix myself.

ctrlz · 09-06-2018, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Mighunter

Yeah Just ordered a replacement and while I was at it a few other goodies including the new acs canards lol

Fortunately you can get these pre-painted, although they are pricey. I followed GlenE's advice for removal and remounting. The hardest part was cutting through the old adhesive with braided fishing line.

6sigma · 09-06-2018, 10:01 AM

I've logged over 200k miles on I70 in recent years and seen some crazy shit. Had a 2x4 flipped up in the air by the car in front of me and I saw my life flash before my eyes as it flipped end over end toward my windshield. It hit the roof of my car, a few inches lower would have been through the windshield.

Truck tire debris is the worst. Big chunks are heavy and sharp, not unlike hitting a small deer. Just yesterday I noticed a trail of tire debris and began to look ahead as I expected a truck was in the process of losing a tire. Sure enough, a LNG tanker (yeah, that's safe) was doing 50MPH with his flashers on, with a completely derimmed tire just spinning and coming apart and throwing debris everywhere on I70. Should have pulled over! I just got around him as quickly as I could.

09-05-2018, 04:12 PM	#1
Mighunter Drives: 2017 Summit White 2SS Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 684	Front Splitter vs. Tire Retread Tire Retread won. FML Hit it on the highway doing 70. Those things should be illegal, they are everywhere Attached Images

09-05-2018, 04:50 PM	#3
kropscamaro16 Drives: 2016 1ss camaro Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: 909 Posts: 9,817	yup and this is why i stopped dailying my camaro lol so much road debris out there especially driving at night __________________ 16 1SS NIGHTFALL GRAY METALLIC WITH NPP #BECAUSERACECAR #SAVETHEMANUALS

09-05-2018, 04:58 PM	#4
chrest Drives: 2017 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Portland/Vancouver Posts: 410	Just hit something in the road on the way to the track the other day, cost me the splitter, cooler and the plastic support... didnt even make it to the track... Attached Images __________________ 2017 NGM 2SS NPP M6 MRC Vortech SC, 2" TSP LT No Cats, Borla X, Eibach, Hurst shifter 603hp/547tq

09-05-2018, 05:58 PM	#9
soloknight6 SoCal HT5! SD Drives: 2016 red hot 2ss M6 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: San Diego CA, Posts: 1,929	my car is a DD, tread everywhere down here too. I just keep enough distance from the people in front of me so I can see the debris on the road. __________________ http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...37#post5437037 By my deeds, I honor him. V8!!!

09-06-2018, 09:00 AM	#12
dviper42 Drives: Man Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Philippines Posts: 73	2016 SS A8,NPP, NAV Talking about debris, at 8000 miles I hit rubber tire debris on the road witch cracked my low bumper. At 12000 miles while getting on 826 hit cement slabs peace's it was dark and very little light, made a big bubble on my run flat tire, had to replace the tire and realign front end. At 16000 miles early morning getting on I75 they had cones out and we were down from 3 lanes to one lane and the car in front of me clipped a cone right in front of me and I ran over it which busted my lower bumper damaged my transmission cooler and damaged my dryer for AC all had to be replaced. At 20000 miles a challenger that was in front of me on I75 ran over some tire debris which I could not avoid and clipped the bottom bumper which I was able to fix myself.

09-05-2018, 04:46 PM	#2
Need4Camaro Drives: '17 Camaro 2SS & '99 Camaro Z28 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,836	I would be filled with rage. Atleast your more expensive Bumper didn take much any hit.

09-05-2018, 05:19 PM	#7
Rock-It Man 376 cubic inches of fun Drives: 2023 Camaro ZL1 A10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: MA Posts: 4,033 View My Garage	If you drive on highways, shit happens. I'm on my third windshield with the 2010 Camaro. I have also hit truck tire treads and narrowly avoided the ubiquitous aluminum ladders only to then pass cars pulled over with two or more flats. I have had a loose wheel and a section of I-beam bounce over my car at 70 mph, either of which would have killed me if the timing was a fraction of a second different. You can avoid daily driving your Camaro, but you are still daily driving your skull.

09-05-2018, 05:52 PM	#8
jreagle56 Drives: 2022 2SS A10 NPP MRC Red Hot Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: CT Posts: 128	glad the drivers are ok in the incidents noted above. My philosophy about a car is different from some...... I DD mine all year around... it is a car, made to drive.... couldn't look at it in a garage for most of its life. The animal needs to run not be caged, so I enjoy driving it. Its not the last one I will own. Repair as needed to keep her on the road until a newer (younger), prettier one catches my eye; then trade up.

09-06-2018, 10:01 AM	#14
6sigma Drives: rally green LT1 manual Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Indiana Posts: 282	I've logged over 200k miles on I70 in recent years and seen some crazy shit. Had a 2x4 flipped up in the air by the car in front of me and I saw my life flash before my eyes as it flipped end over end toward my windshield. It hit the roof of my car, a few inches lower would have been through the windshield. Truck tire debris is the worst. Big chunks are heavy and sharp, not unlike hitting a small deer. Just yesterday I noticed a trail of tire debris and began to look ahead as I expected a truck was in the process of losing a tire. Sure enough, a LNG tanker (yeah, that's safe) was doing 50MPH with his flashers on, with a completely derimmed tire just spinning and coming apart and throwing debris everywhere on I70. Should have pulled over! I just got around him as quickly as I could.

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