[jackh]

now i know what the slight rattle is when i turn the truck off and it shakes a bit.




theres a spot where its gettin a little worn down. doesn't seem like an urgent problem but it also seems like in 50k miles i might have a hole in the pipe right there. what should i do?

 

[DurasaurusLBZ]

I was just under mine yesterday guting my cat and was glad I didnt go with a 5 inch exhaust because everything looked real tight. Id say you should fab up some kind of chaffing gear to set under it. Like the non U-bolt half of an exhaust clamp and put a piece of high temp material on it and force it under the pipe on top of the tranny brace. just my .02 hope it helps

 

[jackh]

well this is the 4 in downpipe which comes with the 4 and 5 in systems.

good idea though, ill see what i can come up with

anyone else have thoughts on it?

 

[DurasaurusLBZ]

guess I was totally off on that...oh well. good luck still

 

[Blown98Roush]

Mine is really close on my truck also. When I installed the exhaust, I had to push up on the pipe pretty hard as I tightened the bolts to make sure it would stay up and not rub the crossmember.

 

[TigerFan822]

Guess every truck is different, I have plenty of clearance with my 5" system. :confuzeld

 

[jackh]

ya it might be that the ubolt clamp isn't tight enough. ive had a problem with the exhaust slipping apart from vibration at the 4-5 in adapter pipe which is like a foot from the spot pictrued above. if i can get the 4 in back in the adapter and tighten the clamp enough, maybe, just maybe will if fix the problem.

or am i thinkin to optimistically?

 

[jackh]

I'm leaving town tomorrow and it's gonna be a long drive. Is it ok to leave the pipe like this for theseive up there?

 

[05dmaxdriver]

My 5 inchsystem was very tight on the crossmember had to push up on pipe when tighting clamp

 

[DSTRBD]

Loosen the clamps on both ends and the next one down. Take a piece of wood, socket, or something to get about 1"-2" of clearance and put it between the pipe and the cross member. Now go back and re-tighten everything, it should not be touching.

 

[jackh]

thanks so much. So loosen the bolts on the adapter and then the one right before the muffler? Will I be able to get it tight enough with a ratchet?