#1: What would happen if i ground my sills off? Author: pnut_man, Location: MiddlesbroughPosted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 9:40 am ---- are they important? and if i couldnt grind the whole thing off maby half?
Lowered my car at the weekend and its only 1inch of the ground all round, need to loose the sills as my coilovers have seized up and i cant raise it up.
+++ Help not hinder please +++
#2: Re: What would happen if i ground my sills off? Author: Rob2859, Location: HalifaxPosted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:09 am ---- You would not be able to jack the car up from the side.
#3: Re: What would happen if i ground my sills off? Author: pnut_man, Location: MiddlesbroughPosted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:12 am ---- well if i left a small bit of the sill still in place for jacking, each side? what are they for anyways? just jacking??
#4: Re: What would happen if i ground my sills off? Author: Rob2859, Location: HalifaxPosted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:26 am ---- It would probably just squash anyway. a normal jack bends the sills anyway unless its got a huge base plate. I don't know why Peugeot even recommend jacking it there.
I would get a second opinion before you go ahead but I doubt they are structurally integral. I have bashed and squashed mine to hell and its not split in half.
#5: Re: What would happen if i ground my sills off? Author: pnut_man, Location: MiddlesbroughPosted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 10:52 am ---- yeah mine are pretty battered too. was thinking of cutting them off because it will be cleaner than bending them, but yeah, all i really need to know for sure is if they are structurally integral. if not then bye bye sills!
#6: Re: What would happen if i ground my sills off? Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 11:39 am ---- Thats the seam where the inner and outer sill are welded together...If you've mangled it by jacking it up there then you've not been very nice to the car.
Use a trolley jack with a 12" block of 2" thick timber between the jack head and the box sections under the floor. If your car is too low then drive up some blocks of timber to get more height.
#7: Re: What would happen if i ground my sills off? Author: pnut_man, Location: MiddlesbroughPosted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 11:54 am ---- Im pretty sure my car doesn't like me eddy, however i know how to jack my car up, i just need to know if the sills need to be on the car.
#8: Re: What would happen if i ground my sills off? Author: macca1411, Location: Westhoughton, LancashirePosted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 11:56 am ---- The sills make up part of the strength of the car. Cut them off and if you get hit by or run into something then you will increase the chance of the car folding in 2 and mangling you against the steering wheel.
Go for it, it could be entertaining.
#9: Re: What would happen if i ground my sills off? Author: pnut_man, Location: MiddlesbroughPosted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 11:58 am ---- No need to be bitchy macca, its just a question.
#10: Re: What would happen if i ground my sills off? Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 12:00 pm ---- Apart from all that they aren't important.
#11: Re: What would happen if i ground my sills off? Author: pnut_man, Location: MiddlesbroughPosted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 12:05 pm ---- cool. ill just cut em off then, no harm in a little steering wheel mangling every now and then.
#12: Re: What would happen if i ground my sills off? Author: Mattie-RS, Location: A Track near you ;)Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 12:08 pm ----
#13: Re: What would happen if i ground my sills off? Author: LeeThr, Location: North West WalesPosted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 1:28 pm ---- Who's making the popcorn then?
#14: Re: What would happen if i ground my sills off? Author: HDI90, Location: sunny stokePosted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 2:03 pm ---- Is this a joke?
#15: Re: What would happen if i ground my sills off? Author: pug206lx, Location: Taking a gearbox off somewherePosted: Mon Dec 03, 2012 3:39 pm ----
pnut_man wrote:
cool. ill just cut em off then
Don't expect the car to see an MOT pass certificate again.
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