Stiffer Exhaust Hanger Options

kyubiii · 03-17-2018, 05:43 PM

Hello all, I recently installed a Berk Race axleback. I also have VRSF dps and n55 mids with a vibrant resonators.

I have attached a picture of where I believe a rattle/knocking sound I hear when going over bumps is coming from.

Before bringing it to an exhaust shop to get welding done, I would like to try using stiffer exhaust hangers. The only issue I have is I have had no luck googling aftermarket stiffer exhaust hangers for the e82.

Please let me know if anyone has had recommendations/good experiences with stiffer exhaust hangers. Thanks!

Boosted_135 · 03-17-2018, 11:40 PM

Not sure if it helps or not. My berk mids where knocking on the brace under the car. I used a worm clamp around the rubber hanger, tightened it, and it brought it up enough to clear/stop making noise.

ayao · 03-17-2018, 11:48 PM

There's a fair amount of interchange between 1M and 135i hangers. The 1M exhaust is pretty mobile so a few people have purportedly have had success with this one - https://www.amazon.com/TORQUE-SOLUTI.../dp/B007IQ4N9I
I have one sitting in the garage (still uninstalled) but it seems much stiffer than the OEM as well as the E92 M3 hangers.

bbnks2 · 03-18-2018, 05:32 PM

Wierdest thing ever... The nut for this bracket has backed off the diff 3x on me. I keep having to buy new nuts... I even have a new diff now and it still just happened again today.

No clue how to stop it from happening

Dackelone · 03-18-2018, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by bbnks2

Wierdest thing ever... The nut for this bracket has backed off the diff 3x on me. I keep having to buy new nuts... I even have a new diff now and it still just happened again today.

No clue how to stop it from happening

Use some Blue Loctite...

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chris_flies · 03-21-2018, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Dackelone

Use some Blue Loctite...

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That pic makes it look strangely red

Yeah, loctite works well, especially in areas that have as much vibrations such as in the drivetrain and the exhaust...

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kyubiii Private First Class 31 Rep 130 Posts Drives: m2c Join Date: May 2014 Location: MA iTrader: (0)	Stiffer Exhaust Hanger Options Hello all, I recently installed a Berk Race axleback. I also have VRSF dps and n55 mids with a vibrant resonators. I have attached a picture of where I believe a rattle/knocking sound I hear when going over bumps is coming from. Before bringing it to an exhaust shop to get welding done, I would like to try using stiffer exhaust hangers. The only issue I have is I have had no luck googling aftermarket stiffer exhaust hangers for the e82. Please let me know if anyone has had recommendations/good experiences with stiffer exhaust hangers. Thanks! Attached Images
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Boosted_135 Enlisted Member 8 Rep 44 Posts Drives: BMW 135i Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: canada iTrader: (0)	Not sure if it helps or not. My berk mids where knocking on the brace under the car. I used a worm clamp around the rubber hanger, tightened it, and it brought it up enough to clear/stop making noise.
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ayao Thread killer 642 Rep 1,896 Posts Drives: 1M Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: CA iTrader: (2)	There's a fair amount of interchange between 1M and 135i hangers. The 1M exhaust is pretty mobile so a few people have purportedly have had success with this one - https://www.amazon.com/TORQUE-SOLUTI.../dp/B007IQ4N9I I have one sitting in the garage (still uninstalled) but it seems much stiffer than the OEM as well as the E92 M3 hangers.
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bbnks2 Colonel 1207 Rep 2,025 Posts Drives: 135i N55 Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	Wierdest thing ever... The nut for this bracket has backed off the diff 3x on me. I keep having to buy new nuts... I even have a new diff now and it still just happened again today. No clue how to stop it from happening
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