exhaust thry x-member question
 

hey when you fellas run your exhaust pipes thru the x member how are you,all doing it. pic,s would be super.
thanks

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Here is a picture of my exhaust going through the center cross member on my 69 Suburban.

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WHAT size holes did you cut and did yoy plate the crossmember . I,am gonna run 2 1/4 pipes

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I had an exhaust shop build my exhaust. I'm running a 2.5" exhaust so I believe the holes are around 3" in diameter. The X-member is not strengthened where the holes are cut.

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Sorry to hijack your thread but what sway bar are you using here in this ?

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stock sway barbut I have a adjustable one ready to go in

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Here's a couple of pics of my cross member through holes. I used 4 1/2" tube by 1 1/2" wide and 3/16" thick. I picked up the tube from a fab shop down the road from me.

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super rudy thanks. did you also flip the truck arm mounts

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Yes I did flip the truck arm mounts but I changed them back because I thought there was too much pinion angle when I got the suspension loaded to ride height.

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RUDY, how much did you drop the rear suspension. mine is 6-7 lowered lwb and is hard on carrier bearings

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These look great. We have an LS and that exhaust gets really hot... we also have air ride with nylon lines. Real hot + nylon lines = sudden leaks. If your plans include anything plastic/ melty in the area consider heat wrap or insulation/ heat shields.

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no plastic on my truck

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My 68 has a 5 1/2-7" drop but I have a one piece drive shaft.

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rudy, is your truck lwb

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No, short wheel base

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http://www.azproperformance.com/Dead...63-72-C10.html

Here is a bolt in option also.