Hooker Cat-Back Question
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Hooker Cat-Back Question
Anyone else have issues w/ the I-pipe hanging low. Right now my I-pipe is hanging about 4 inches off the ground and is slid as far up into the over-the-axle tube as far as I can get it. I think I have a rememedy but wanted to see if anyone else had that issue when they installed theirs. I just want it to sit up closer to the body more for added clearance. Looks to me like I could get 2 inches cut off the I-pipe where it slips up into the over the axle part and it give it an extra couple inches of clearance...
Any thoughts?
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Can't say that I have that problem with mine. However it does hang pretty low. I believe it hangs low because of the clearance needed for the over the axle pipe to clear the rear end at it's max travel. Since the exhaust does not flex and it is relatively large there needs to be a gap to keep the rear end from sqaushing the pipe.
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Re: Hooker Cat-Back Question
Originally posted by Chris89GTA
Anyone else have issues w/ the I-pipe hanging low. Right now my I-pipe is hanging about 4 inches off the ground and is slid as far up into the over-the-axle tube as far as I can get it. I think I have a rememedy but wanted to see if anyone else had that issue when they installed theirs. I just want it to sit up closer to the body more for added clearance. Looks to me like I could get 2 inches cut off the I-pipe where it slips up into the over the axle part and it give it an extra couple inches of clearance...
Any thoughts?
Anyone else have issues w/ the I-pipe hanging low. Right now my I-pipe is hanging about 4 inches off the ground and is slid as far up into the over-the-axle tube as far as I can get it. I think I have a rememedy but wanted to see if anyone else had that issue when they installed theirs. I just want it to sit up closer to the body more for added clearance. Looks to me like I could get 2 inches cut off the I-pipe where it slips up into the over the axle part and it give it an extra couple inches of clearance...
Any thoughts?
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Re: Re: Hooker Cat-Back Question
Originally posted by MrDude_1
whats your idea to fix it?
whats your idea to fix it?
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From: Greenfield, WI
Car: 1988 Trans Am
Engine: 305 TBI
Transmission: 5 spd
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt w/eaton posi 3.73
mine also sits pretty low.... I'm gonna fix it when I take my car out of storage in the spring. I'm gonna make all new brackets and stuff like that.
Chris: If you do cut it take some pics for me and let me know how it works out...
Chris: If you do cut it take some pics for me and let me know how it works out...
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