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| | | Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 135 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 135 | I had an exhaust shop bend me a set of pipes from the bend cards found on this board. I'm not sure if they are correct. They are definitely not the same as the ones I removed. Pipe from the manifold will be okay but I'm not sure about the tail pipe, it seems to not be quite right. I have tweaked it a bit you can tell in the photos where I flattened it a little. Exhaust Tail Pipe Does the rise over the axle look proper? Is that going to be enough clearance for the bed? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,094 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,094 | Put a straight edge across the two sill plates that the bed wood bolts to. See how much clearance you have. Don't know what truck you have, some had a metal heat shield that went on the underside of the bed.
Tommy
59 apache 1/2t
261 short stepside
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | | | | | | Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 135 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 135 | Measured the clearance it's right at 1/2 inch. That seem a tad close. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,094 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 1,094 | You might want a little bit more than that.
Tommy
59 apache 1/2t
261 short stepside
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,190 Insomniac | | Insomniac Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 2,190 | If it looks right, it may be right.
If it looks wrong, it's wrong.
I hope you never put so much load in the truck so that all that clearance is necessary! It looks like the pipe is well above the bump stop. I would fix it.
On our truck, I am routing the exhaust so that it exits in front of the rear wheel. Much simpler, IMO.
Gord 🇨🇦
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1954 1/2 ton 235 4 speed
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 135 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 135 | The rise over the axle looks extreme to me I can't imagine the weight needed to cause that much travel. The leaf springs would have to fold over before the pipe would touch the axle.
I'm going to get some measurements and see if the exhaust guy can bend it to to match. How much rise should there be over the axle? | | |
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