I finally got around to installing my mid pipes from lethal. Stock downpipes. For the rest of the exhaust, I have only changed the axle back section so where the mid pipes connect is also stock.
Removal and install was pretty easy on ramps. However, I am having an issue with alignment/leaks at the front. Initially, I inserted them more in the back, not realizing that left the front slots open so it leaked there. I loosened things up and started moving them more forward. I made sure to cover the front slots and they are almost touching the factory alignment tabs on the downpipes at this point. It has all been tightened with an impact. At both connections to the downpipe, there is a very very small leak. What I didn't do was measure to see just how much I could move forward without the pipes coming out of the rest of the system so I am not sure how much more forward I can move these. Do I need to push them all the way forward to the alignment tabs on the downpipes? When tightening the band clamps, how much is too much? Do I go until the sides of the clamps are touching the middle of the clamp? The front clamps I have positioned more towards the front of the pipes so essentially at the edge. Do I need to move those back?
Removal and install was pretty easy on ramps. However, I am having an issue with alignment/leaks at the front. Initially, I inserted them more in the back, not realizing that left the front slots open so it leaked there. I loosened things up and started moving them more forward. I made sure to cover the front slots and they are almost touching the factory alignment tabs on the downpipes at this point. It has all been tightened with an impact. At both connections to the downpipe, there is a very very small leak. What I didn't do was measure to see just how much I could move forward without the pipes coming out of the rest of the system so I am not sure how much more forward I can move these. Do I need to push them all the way forward to the alignment tabs on the downpipes? When tightening the band clamps, how much is too much? Do I go until the sides of the clamps are touching the middle of the clamp? The front clamps I have positioned more towards the front of the pipes so essentially at the edge. Do I need to move those back?
