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Old 08-02-21, 11:03 PM
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Anyone know if the cross brace bolts are long enough to add washers yo use then as spacers? My midpipe and brace caused clearance issues and the shop reinstalled it multiple times by having it loose and tightening/adjusting as best as possible. Never got it to fit right and have been driving without the center brace.

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Old 08-03-21, 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by xdejablu3x
Anyone know if the cross brace bolts are long enough to add washers yo use then as spacers? My midpipe and brace caused clearance issues and the shop reinstalled it multiple times by having it loose and tightening/adjusting as best as possible. Never got it to fit right and have been driving without the center brace.

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I'd get longer bolts, you'd be giving up a lot of threads. I used 1/2" spacers and got 30mm long bolts which resulted in about the same about of usable threads as the stock bolts.

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Old 08-03-21, 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by footballpl
I'd get longer bolts, you'd be giving up a lot of threads. I used 1/2" spacers and got 30mm long bolts which resulted in about the same about of usable threads as the stock bolts.
Nice. Care to share which spacers you got and does it clear to where you can still have the air panels installed?
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Originally Posted by xdejablu3x
Nice. Care to share which spacers you got and does it clear to where you can still have the air panels installed?
I used these. If the link stops working, they're called "3/8 in. x 1/2 in. Steel Spacers in Chrome (2-Piece/Pack)" from Home Depot. The panel fits tighter with the spacers but I didn't have a problem getting it back on.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt...0334/204604747
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Old 09-01-24, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by gixxerjp
https://www.summitracing.com/parts/XFO-TYAW3563

these are the ones i used. my exhaust guy is pretty good he had to cut down the muffler outlet pipe then modify the exhaust pipe a bit to line up the muffler with the exit hole. then he welded he tips on from the inside of the tip so they wouldnt stick out too far. pretty happy with it.
Do you happen to remember how your guy modified the exhaust to center the tips? I'm looking to get real tips installed and the exhaust isn't centered in the bumper.
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Originally Posted by dannyk1113
Do you happen to remember how your guy modified the exhaust to center the tips? I'm looking to get real tips installed and the exhaust isn't centered in the bumper.
he actually welded the tips from the inside of the tip. He also had to cut and slide the piping a bit to make it line up. Then welded a band to keep it there
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