Real Mechanic Reacts to Lowered Car Fails

We asked real mechanics to break down some dos and donts when it comes to lowering your car.
Huge thanks to our experts!
Sandro @ / mirandas_shop_
Lorenzo @ / iceboxxcustoms
Paul @ / lextech.la
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Some motorcycle reactions!! Some beyond dumb dumbs that shouldn't be near a bike

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Would love for you to watch some "Customer States..." videos.

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React to famous cars from KZbin creators

[@collinthomas6288]

More mechanic stuff where we can learn from them reacting

[@ABYSS755]

More mechanic stuff

[@squidikka]

Sandro is my absolute favourite. "He machined it. Nice. Good job." Every mechanic reacts video needs to have Sandro and Jermiah as a pair. They both kill it.

[@ToastyNWT]

I love that guy hahaha his reactions are the same as mine except with a professional pov dude knows what he talking about

[@mattypontheroad]

He's got the BOIS!

[@ToastyNWT]

@@mattypontheroad he's definitely ferda bois

[@Felix-kd8tn]

At the end his eyes were saying "I can fix everything. My lawyers advise me to not say that"

[@Schmoopy2014]

Sandro does seem like the tightest of dudes

[@jarvisgreen2472]

Sandro is that dude! Hope he can be a part of every video, dude is hilarious!

[@La_motavation]

He needs to be on a money pit series!

[@beastmodee88]

I was about to say the same thing

[@SuperPancake06]

They need to hire that dude.

[@douglasboyle6544]

I think Sandro has seen it all and then some

[@Gowaduv]

Sandro is a real one. Bring him over to the main channel

[@YourScaryMother]

He knows too much for that, lol

[@PnwPryo]

This isn’t donut media it’s a diff thing

[@alexm8406]

DUDE YESSSSS

[@derickb8713]

Yeah it's not like there is a donut logo always present on the desk.

[@jamesonnixon4719]

For real. Nothing better than a g’d out socal foo that’s real af.

[@crankfastle8138]

8:03 hit me so hard. The mechanic I asked to lower my car said the same thing to me. " Yeah, I can mess up your car. No problem."

[@TheBrad1300]

To be fair, unless its done properly it will mess your car up.

[@BroneOppa]

​@@TheBrad1300theres a reason we do it to 2000$ cars

[@SWISS-1337]

I have refitted turbos, changed my own clutches and numerous over car mods and repairs, but never lowered it, because of the sheer amount of speed bumps and potholes in the UK.

[@LucasMp]

Everybody else: Nah. I wouldn't fix that. That's a safety Hazard Sandro: I can fix that. I can totally fix that.

[@haze1464]

The car is flat?I can fix that

[@DanielRamirez-jh9jw]

😂😂

[@presidenttnediserp428]

Sandro: REAL ONE 💪🏾

[@liquorgunsandrhetoric]

"Bring what you got."

[@mar10ssj1]

Failure is not an option

[@jo3ywils0n39]

I really want to see you guys make that sunken car thing. You've done high car, you've done low car, now time for the lowest car. That would be hilarious.

[@norad64]

And high car is a jacked up donk car. Goal: low car ride under the high car.

[@tylerc161]

Came here to vote for the slammed RC art car

[@MrSETHUMADAVAN]

Yepp

[@LogitandProbit]

Make that car!!!!

[@stevemillar]

Yeah time to make it for da boys!

[@NerdLifeChoice]

Sandro is literally like the nicest GTA character that was downloaded to real life and I am here for so much more of it!!!

[@RaptorJesus]

I'm not sure I've ever seen a more accurate description in my life.

[@z-trip5457]

*What's wrong with her now?*

[@agibitable]

I love how the guys aren't judgmental about the super impractical stuff as long as it's safe. A whole lot of "that's cool as hell but not for me" in this video which is a breath of fresh air in this community.

[@alecmullaney7957]

Lowering a car is never safe, to anyone sharing the road with that car

[@kylehill4437]

Sandro is the mechanic we all need.

[@AnthonyBayerl]

😂😂 Sandro threw NO shade during this video. He was just living his best 16yo life...sitting there passing on respect

[@driverjayne]

He threw a little shade. "You know. You know why he's heating it" 😂

[@montanamontero]

Sandro is a straight up G. The dude is a professional, and he's also down to make junk happen!

[@raven4k998]

lower your car to grind the bottom off looks cool I love it🤣🤣🤣

[@fuzzycuffs]

Sandro is cool dude. Bring him on all the time.

[@maeverobertson1108]

When faced with making a death defying modifications to a car, Sandro has the most wonderful angelic, yet psychotic smile.

[@formymiracle]

I love how Mr. Sandros expresses true happiness on this video. You could see that the happiest moments in his life were while living the low life. Beautiful human moment.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

The ones with the ridiculously flaired out wheels always give me a chuckle. They must go through tires every 3 to 6 months considering they are continuously putting all that stress on the sidewalls of the tire (which they were not designed for). Years ago there was a super low lowrider that used to blast through my mom and dad's neighborhood WAY over the posted 25 mph speed limit. This happened a lot, so the community got together and petitioned the city to put speed bumps in (the ones that are 4 or 5 feet wide that go all the way across the road). A few days later we hear old speedy zipping through and I *_RAN_* to the window to witness what was about to happen. You guessed it: A horrendous cashing sound as his front spoiler was yanked from the car and he bottomed out big time. I laughed until my sides hurt.

[@Mike-yy4ll]

One time as kids we built сосk-аnd-bаlls shaped snowmen around some 20 inch diameter steel pipes dug into the ground and some old fat dude with a red face tried to smash one of them with his brand new SUV😂. Almost made it through the windshield.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

@@Mike-yy4llI can picture it! "I'll show you kids!...."

[@TheSonicsean]

I love how Paul was like "if you don't want that to happen, don't lower your car"

[@tempest411]

An obvious truth, lost on many.

[@GodOfBiscuits66]

All of the mechanics are awesome, but Sandro is brilliant. "I can fix something."

[@ericburdett7261]

Sandro seems like the type of guy who could fix just about anything with a corona bottle and a half a tube of JB-Weld. And it would work perfectly.

[@thomasmount3530]

Host + mechanic pairs, endless cool content, you guys have hit a winner. If you're still making these in 5 years, I'll still be watching.

[@cenciende9401]

Feel like I'm alone in thinking low does not look better and is not cooler, particularly camber, but I still like watching stuff about it! Even as a kid playing Underground 2 I never dropped my rides all the way.

[@australianwi-fi]

You are absolutely not alone. I honestly hate how stanced cars look, I think it's fuckin ridiculous lmao

[@LastBastian]

Does *anyone* think any of these cars *actually* look good? ...or are they "cool" in some joking ironic hipster kind of way?

[@LandMrks]

You're absolutelly right. I mean, a car tastefully lowered can look really good but it shouldn't affect the handling and the car underside, otherwise it is just stupid. Camber is a hard pass, even a little fucks up the entire car and makes you look like a retard

[@swagonometry9893]

I feel like cambered cars look stupid, but lowriders and tastefully lowered cars still look nice

[@Archer957]

People can do whatever they want but don't expect me to like your ridiculous stanced car lol Sure I like a good lowered car but not these crazy ground scraper ones

[@whyjnot420]

Snapback like shown at around 5:40 is no joke. With a tow strap like that, you can easily get a nasty injury as in going to the hospital. When talking stuff like navy ships, it can and will kill you. I remember being told at Great Lakes that the nylon lines (up to 3", hemp is used for the largest, or at least this was what we were taught 20 years ago) used by the USN can extend up to 40% when under tension. They also showed us a video where they intentionally broke a line, with a bunch of dummies in the positions crew would be in and that line utterly obliterated them. Personally I had this happen when I was trying to get a buddies car out of a snowbank. We were lucky nobody was near the tow strap.

[@Shankalten]

Paul is like the car dad that is just looking out for the best for their son. He just wants to make sure your safe and text or call when you get there.

[@Vinemaple]

Apparently if you aren't getting stuck, your car isn't really low? Seems like the thought process that's going on in some of these clips. Hey, not that I don't love Sandro as much as all the rest of ya, but I have to give props to Paul, really like the mature energy he brings to the channel, and the radio-ready voice!

[@lukeyarasheski5510]

The strut tower breaking is super common in E36s. You can get a replacement panel and weld it in right along that rust proofing line on the outside of the tower. They're not that bad. The back shock mounts do the same thing

[@filip000]

Love Sandro bc you see he's the dude who saw it ALL. He probably did 95% of the stuff himself. 100% legit dude.

[@clueless4085]

I live in a rural rea in the great lakes region. People have stared doing this with trucks as well. Just the other day, I saw a 2006ish F150 that was lowered, with a widened track, and stretched OFFROAD TIRES with a TON of negative camber. The thing was positively shuddering side to side as it went down the road. Truly astonishing. I made haste to pass and get as far away as possible. Can't imagine that thing is still on the road. The absurdity.

[@ohwhoaitzjoe]

Sandro is hilarious, hope to see more of him haha.

[@Metalalbumreviewers]

"Yeah, we'll mess is up too". Describes my entire life since getting into customizing my shitbox tuners for the last 10 years. Nothing but love for my mechanic buddies willing to fuck up my cars with full confidence they won't. Totally willing to be the perpetual guinea pig for them so they can develop their skills.

[@lordginger636]

I 100% believe Sandro when he says "I've done that" and points to some sketchy shit lmao I bet he is a riot to work or hang with

[@CTRaptor]

I love how y’all know who the best combos are for host/mechanic and bring people back

[@lonewolfanime8126]

I love how they always bring their mechanics pals to be on the shows for them to sit there and watch the crew give us the breakdown and even to the technical terms.

[@believeinmatter]

There’s so much of this content online, you guys could do this series forever. Which I’m sure most people want, including me 🤙

[@StrawHat587]

Can't have enough of Sandro, he's the f'ing best

[@Neo2k7]

Sandro @ 5:32 "Look at the boys" I just love the ride or die mentality lol he's so proud of them

[@STDavis-em1df]

Sandro absolutely one of the homies lmaoo. MVP for sure!🏆

[@andybiscuits]

Sandro is a legend bro. Bring this man every time.

[@user-jm8ky1kn2t]

This series is honestly amazing. I love the donut hosts. They were a great introduction to the channel and getting people over from the main one. In a little while, you guys should move Sandro to the lead host position and have him engage with other mechanics, then bring the donut hosts in on the side

[@fattybeefcakes6415]

Everyone needs a homie like Sandro

[@joelonsdale]

Fun video! I can't agree that "low is cool" when they keep running aground, breaking bumpers and spilling oil everywhere...

[@11metalfan]

These guys are awesome. They do such a good job despite not being experienced "youtubers". Props to Donut as well for finding them and working so well

[@sloppysamari]

So Sandro needs to be part of the regular Donut cast and you definitely need Paul to rip apart your High - Low builds as a judge 😂

[@rianmacdonald9454]

defo deserve a spot on the crew

[@armadillerff]

Sandro should totally be part of a Low Build team vs Paul on the High Build team.

[@VictorHenrique-mc1gc]

You gotta love Sandro energy, such a nice dude, would def have a bear with him

[@jupistico22]

A bear?

[@cameroncola]

You wanna have a bear with him? Which one of you is gonna be pregnant

[@AutoRevLife]

8:57 I knew that was coming. I knew this was a video. And I still took cover when that thing flew!

[@donventura3844]

Been driving lowered cars all my life. Never thought it would carry over to off roading. You get really good at approach and break over angles driving a lowered car in a parking garage or steep drive way. I love LOW or HIGH anything but stock.

[@Wyzinacz]

Make one! Extremely lowered old civic would do the job. TY for great content😛

[@Xerrea]

This is the comment to upvote for it to happen? Was the only one I could find.

[@meata.]

Hell yeah!

[@mancunian4eva332]

Sandro and Jeremiah are a properly epic duo

[@deadbodyman3540]

You ABSOLUTELY need to make one of those half cars 😂

[@InnaciKorushka]

Being a huge science nerd, springs basically have 3 forms of compression. -Elastic, that's the prime purpose of a spring, do deform and pop back to the same position over and over. No permanent deformation -Plastic. Plastic deformation is when an object is pushed passed the tipping point and it will no longer bounce back. Imagine a slinky stretched too far. It's misshapen now. -The third type is basically "setting" the spring. When you heat it(at a factory for example) you are able to "set" the spring to a position in which it will always want to be. The guy heating his spring at home was trying to compress then "re-set" the spring so instead of being more extended, it would favor the new position without breaking. Fair warning, for high load materials like springs on cars, it's very possible to instead weaken the material. Without knowing exactly what you're doing, it's quite dangerous. Assuming he did his homework, it's pretty genius tbh.

[@DaLoveDonkey69420]

"it's funny being that stuck....on something so flat" I belted out laughing.

[@mariojescobar9357]

Sandro is great! We need him on the main channel

[@meegstomtom]

As an old mini trucker. I've done plenty of these. Scraping frame was a badge of honor. Just like getting stuck on a flat gravel driveway.

[@armandom8265]

Such a relief to see James back

[@alfaex2985]

Sandro is the man. He can fix anything😂 love Sandro man haha

[@boxerpig6109]

My wife has a Honda fit that was lowered before she bought it. Those scrap metal trucks was dropping junk off the back and took out a BMW tires and put a hole in her oil pan. She drove probably a mile to get off the freeway and stop somewhere safe. That Honda is still running like a champ 6 years later

[@mattypontheroad]

James is like, "Don't cut the roof off your car." Cut to them cruising around in the Buick.

[@nabilalanbar]

Yes, I want you to make one of those underwater-looking swamp cars! That thing was rad A F.

[@wildcat20021]

absolutely make one of those, but put your own weird twist to it (suspension above the chassis for example) make it like a 3/7 day build thing, whole team chopping it down and rebuilding it

[@wordreet]

LoL! I had an "discussion" with a dude online when he showed his car with something like 30 degree camber, with wide ally wheels and stretched tires. I told him he had compromised the handling, but he insisted that there was almost no change, he had done a track day with it . . .

[@AllStarrKo]

Editing on these just keeps getting better & better! Love it

[@nicozimmermann8672]

Sandro is as usual the absolute legend. love that guy XD

[@tangy12345halo]

There’s tasteful lowering, then there’s ruin parts lowering 😂

[@eldon1011]

Sandros great in in every video especially with Jeremiah but he’s truly in his element on this one.

[@csage04]

sandro is always just so happy to be there

[@jeffh7021]

The same guys that run this low are the type to run from the cops while their pants are only pulled up to their knees.

[@alexelmes4013]

Sandro needs his own show

[@leewiesner2724]

"I would not fix that... it's a safety issue the frame is compromised" ... "I can fix that"😂 that dude cracks me up

[@The_Foxymew]

I remember, some 15-ish years ago, some car modder guy moved in where I lived. Didn't think much of it, before, one day, I watched him drive a stark white pickup truck. Then I saw him stop, and have to drive at a 45 degree angle over a speedbump, because he'd lowered the car so much it couldn't clear a normal speed bump. Fun times.

[@Blabla-lr4kh]

Do the last car. Would be amazing to see how it’s built and all the mods it will need.

[@Mesick89]

Every time a stanced car high centers on a mild incline, an angel gets their wings.

[@johnnycelis7318]

Sandro NEEDS more air time. For our sake

[@Sharkbait_OoHaHa_]

THIS.

[@CrazyBear65]

I've never tried to lower a car. I've lifted a truck. Lifted 4x4s have their own issues. I knew a dude who had a lowered S10, he had hydraulics so he could get in and out of his driveway. It would bounce too. Bounce it too high and bust it, fun fun! I think too much camber looks silly, not to mention how small your contact patch is... I like the stance of a 70 Roadrunner with 15" 60s on the back and 14" 70s on the front, and of course it gotta have Cragar SS mags! Appropriate rim/tire combo for the year of the vehicle. I have four nice fat 60s on my 02 Durango, on 17" factory Dodge mags. I just put a new front driveshaft on it last week, which reminds me, I gotta get under there and retorque them there bolts, but I digress...

[@TobiasRieperGER]

In the 90s i wanted to improve the handling of my Mercedes W124. I had the small I4 engine in it. I wanted it stiffer and less lean outwards in the corners. So i don't lower it, i ordered the suspension parts of the I6 engine wagon. The springs and shocks had to hold more weight in front and back. So they were stiffer and harder with my leightweight 1280 KG Mercedes. After installing, it had the same height and drove like it would run on rails. Today, i own a Toyota, and i got some gas operated shocks for it instead of oil. The car is more comfortable and stiffer at the same time. Cause small movements "disappear" completely, and long pressure like corners will result in a stiff behavior. That is possible with a progressive spring and without lowering the car.

[@scaree2496]

TikTok ruined a lot of cars

[@believeinmatter]

I feel like I’m a happier person overall for not having Tik Tok

[@clonetrooper576]

a lot of decently nice cars too. such a shame

[@ahhaha5435]

they made miatas much less cool

[@devilsadvocate1441]

Every single one of these cars are hideous and useless. I just don't get it I guess.

[@scaree2496]

@@devilsadvocate1441 fr, why would I spend hundreds on tires every year when instead, I could buy new suspension parts and make the car more comfortable, or make it handle better, or both!

[@theredscourge]

You can save a ton of money on lowering your car by just getting really fat

[@myMotoring]

These are flat-earther level of car builds. Hope it will go extinct.

[@tbas8741]

For Super Low Cars with scraping exhausts (as they are not high performance fast cars as lowering too much has a severe negative effect on Handling & Braking) Then you can Change the shape of the Exhaust Pipe to a Flat OVal as the gases in pipe only care about the Total Diameter and Volume not the Shape. 3" pipe squashed down to only 1" height (Oval) wise will have the same flow as round 3" pipe, but will give extra 2" clearance.

[@yashesh7264]

Lowering your car can improve your handling but simultaneously be responsible of sudden swaying of cars because those 8mm and 2cm ground clearance can suck a lot of air underneath your car to actually lift it in an unbalanced way responsible for swaying wobble of car or steering of tyres on its own

[@tsunami3834]

i heard alot online about e36s getting cracks in their strut/shock towers when pushed too far, so no suprise lowering it too far makes it punch right through.

[@rodneykurtz4484]

Thanks!

[@joywolf83]

11:40 utter confusion and pure delight ...... lol you love to see it

[@1ZZT223]

2:08 All tires have exactly 7 PSI or more... De-beading would occur naturally with driving + low PSI. That is like saying, " That car is running bc it has gas". Wild comment to include in the video

[@Blend-25]

We lowered our cars way back in the good ol days. We used aircraft parts or tailgate parts for hydraulic lifts. We would cut or heat springs for static drops.

[@jaydub5515]

That Accord shooting sparks is just like mine, but a coupe. 2007 EXL

[@brianberger2910]

Sandro is cool!! Cracks me up. Just seems like a cool dude to hang out with.

[@IDBRCvids]

That concrete saw at 8:20 is running a grinder disc just like your regular angle grinder except bigger for use with these saws.

[@markpascual4614]

11:37 "good stuff right there, heatin up that spring." 😂

[@phlosen7854]

11:45 he's essetially hardening that spring making it brittle in the process. This will crack. What a mad lad

[@grant6173]

I get what yer saying. It's a whole thing. Personally, it's a trade-off I'm not willing to make. I prefer to stance in January during a blizzard. Civic with factory height, narrow snow tires, and a tow strap. And hatchback. I've changed more tires, hauled so many vehicles out the ditch, and just been there so buddy's family can warm up till help arrives. Then ride at full speed. To each their own.

[@fixedG]

I love the positivity of these guys. It's a video of fails but every one, the boys are like "Not gonna lie, that's dope."

[@CopperTOPDave]

when i was 20 i cut my springs on my paseo. this vid brought back tons of memories!!

[@grominwithrob1339]

Sandro is down for anything!!!😂😂 Sandro needs to be a guest on the build for the pavement swimming slammed car project!!!!

[@shadowbanned2596]

In my rural community it’s raised trucks with big mud tires. At least that could be useful, occasionally.

[@sshep7119]

Coil over shocks are not designed to change the ride height of the car, they are designed to alter the characteristics of the suspension (corner weight, rebound capacity, spring rate, etc). Can they be used to lower the stance a little?...sure. There isn't anyone running a true coil over (Penske, Feal, Koni, Afco) who would dare use the coil preload to adjust for "stance". If you want to drop it low.....l-o-w...and still retain driveability start with aftermarket spindles, lower control arms, etc. Getting stance from coil preload is how you wind up putting the rod through the bottom of the sock or something similar.

[@tabibulhaque3954]

Absolutely awesome, ❤❤❤❤❤❤. I'd love to see you guys make the last car from your clips. Keep the Great content up 👆. I'll always watch any thing you guys make with all my friends and family. GOD BLESS, from over the pond 🇬🇧

[@michaelreece8123]

@4:59 mark was a friend and that was in Gatlinburg at the slammed enuff car show someone even set his car on fire. The FULL back story is that people where hatin SUPER hard even to the point of setting his car on fire

[@JosephLafrance-n4w]

Sandro is one funny dude keep it up we need humor in these crazy times lol

[@phlosen7854]

6:00 knew a guy like that. He had to plan his route so that his car can drive there. He had to take a 25 min detour for a 10 min drive because there was a railway crossing he'd get stuck on.

[@gloomy2931]

I used to have mine inconveniently low, it was hell to drive and couldn’t have more than one passenger. I really miss how it looked though and kinda wanna go back to how it was.