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smashed exhaust

So due to my problems with my cheapo torsion key lift and aal, I removed both of them. Well ever since I removed the aal every time I hit a bump, my rear end makes a smacking sound. So tonight I got under there to find out what the problem is and it turns out that my differential is smacking my custom exhaust and putting quite the dent in it. Also my drive shaft I guess is too close to it because there are a bunch of scratches on it. A few months ago I had master muffler install a magna flow single in dual out and he built the pipe to cross over right above my differential. With the aal removed there is now only about an inch or inch and a half between them. I guess I will be re-doing my exhaust again
 
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Yup, sounds like it. that sucks
 
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Throw the AAL's back on n just crank u're bars....Torsen Keys are Garbage!
 
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they made ya a new Y pipe too? Odd how it'll hit the front diff.
 
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Originally Posted by Fx4wannabe01
they made ya a new Y pipe too? Odd how it'll hit the front diff.
oh, sorry, its the rear diff thats hitting it. its a single in, dual out pipe and when the guy built the two tail pipes, he made the one so it crosses over right above the differential. and today when I tried towing my trailer and two quads I found out that it is rubbing on my drive shaft as well.

I'll go try and take some pics for ya.

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heres the dent its making. Its not huge but i dont wanna put up with it.
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this is where its hitting the drive shaft
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The case on the parking brake seems to be ok. I went down to the muffler shop today after work and told him my problem (leaving out one minor detail) and they remade the whole thing for me. For free. I changed it this time and now both tail pipes come out in front of the rear passenger tire. With the pipes being that much shorter it is sooo much louder and I LOVE it haha. Ill try to post a pic tomorrow.
 
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whoever bent that stuff did a hackjob imo......shops around here hang everything tucked as high as possible away from moving parts. Horizontal muffler is a no no.



AWESOME! that they redid it for free...that's a shop i'd go back to.
 
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Im happy with it. I have to keep going outside and driving it cause I cant get over how good it sounds. I particularly like the sound of the decel. :)
 
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