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mooneyes · 06-03-2004, 08:56 PM

...if i lower my truck ..not slammed maybe 3 to 4" range am i going to have room to run tailpipes? or do all you guys got them running out the side?

Quagmire · 06-03-2004, 09:16 PM

i have 3/4 drop on mine, but i'm not running the pipes out the back, they are going out the side. i'm about to switch the exhaust, but i'm just going to have them dumped at the axle.

either way, iirc there is still room even with the drop

*1972C10* · 06-03-2004, 09:17 PM

Plety of room unless you wanted to run a really large muffler Ive got a 3/5 and i still have plenty of room for 40 series flowmasters I have mine snake up beside the trailing arm and then the muffs are in front of the rearend and dumped but i could have tailpipes if i wanted them.

Just find a good exhaust man that can bend !

jay-dawg · 06-03-2004, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by 1972C10

the muffs are in front of the rearend
!

sorry, can't help it.

68C15 · 06-03-2004, 09:52 PM

mine is about a 5-7 drop & could run them out back. just watch steep driveways.
I like the sound with coming out the side. kind of in stereo with windows down

JMO

crazy longhorn · 06-03-2004, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by jay-dawg

sorry, can't help it.

LOL!

I have a leaf sprung truck(spring ,sprang ,sprung....who knows?) at any rate, there is plenty of room for tailpipes out the back with a 5" drop.. crazyL

Kid · 06-03-2004, 10:37 PM

I have a 4/6" drop, with 2.5" tubing all the way out the back (with aluminum fuel cell in spare tire location) A good exhaust man can tuck it up with no problems.

glock35ipsc · 06-03-2004, 11:11 PM

2.5/4.5 drop, LMC exhaust kit straight out the back on the outsides of the frame rails:

*rickspickuppart* · 06-04-2004, 10:49 AM

we have a 4/5 w/ 3" exhaust and theres no problem

Shawn

70 longbed · 06-04-2004, 03:53 PM

Here is an ECE 4/2 drop. The bed is now on and there is plenty of clearance.

mooneyes · 06-04-2004, 04:36 PM

..thanks guys...what are you guys using for a panhard (tracking) bar..factory or adjustable?......
..........rick..got any pics of that 3" ?..thats what i was planning to run but didnt figure there was room..........

*rickspickuppart* · 06-04-2004, 05:41 PM

here are some pics (it's hard to get pics because it's a pain in the a@@ to get under), and we are using the stock panhard bar. On the truck we are currently building we are going to have a blown 705 cid motor and we will be running 5" dual exhaust and even that will fit - so putting 3' on yours won't be a problem.

Shawn

Quote:

Originally Posted by mooneyes4b

..thanks guys...what are you guys using for a panhard (tracking) bar..factory or adjustable?......
..........rick..got any pics of that 3" ?..thats what i was planning to run but didnt figure there was room..........

70 longbed · 06-04-2004, 04:39 PM

I am using the adjustable, because it came as a package deal from ECE. I am not sure that I needed it with the 4" rear drop, but it was there. I understand that any more than that and you will need it.

mooneyes · 06-04-2004, 05:04 PM

...thats what i figured the tailpipes would hit..the panhard bar

mooneyes · 06-04-2004, 06:38 PM

..thanks for the pics..i get it now..your going on the outside of the frame..i was trying to figure out how the hell you fit 3" between the rearend and the panhard bar...thanks again

racewithem · 06-04-2004, 09:13 PM

Thats a nice setup Rick. Do you sell that or does someone else?

incoma · 06-04-2004, 10:38 PM

That is a great looking undercarriage. What did you spray on the exhaust? It looks like it's coated in something.

*rickspickuppart* · 06-04-2004, 10:48 PM

When we do a full restoration (only when originality doesn't matter) we hand make the exhaust and then have it "Jet Hotted" inside and out.

Shawn

mooneyes · 06-06-2004, 07:11 PM

thanks for all the info guys...not enough room on a stepside to run it like ricks but glock35's pic showed me how to get around the panhard bar instead of under or over...thanks again......

06-03-2004, 08:56 PM	#1
mooneyes Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slippery Rock PA USA Posts: 1,692	..? For Guys With Lowered Coil Spring Trucks ...if i lower my truck ..not slammed maybe 3 to 4" range am i going to have room to run tailpipes? or do all you guys got them running out the side? __________________ Ken Lyons, Slippery rock pa 68 short step 327 t10 4 gear 72 2wd blazer project 70 lwb 305/700r driver 78 caprice project 02 cavalier D.D ( hate it!!)

06-03-2004, 09:16 PM	#2
Quagmire A splendid one to behold Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: moore, ok Posts: 251	i have 3/4 drop on mine, but i'm not running the pipes out the back, they are going out the side. i'm about to switch the exhaust, but i'm just going to have them dumped at the axle. either way, iirc there is still room even with the drop __________________ 67 swb 02 wrx

06-03-2004, 09:52 PM	#5
68C15 blood type; Retumbo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: next to my reloading bench Posts: 10,269	mine is about a 5-7 drop & could run them out back. just watch steep driveways. I like the sound with coming out the side. kind of in stereo with windows down JMO __________________ Man rule #77...if you own a 67 stepside with a caddy 472 you will never be in danger of loosing you man card

06-03-2004, 10:37 PM	#7
Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 702	I have a 4/6" drop, with 2.5" tubing all the way out the back (with aluminum fuel cell in spare tire location) A good exhaust man can tuck it up with no problems. __________________ The kid Build threads: 51 Jimmy http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=154951 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=219902 http://www.classictrucks.com/feature...uck/index.html 68 C10 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=50348

06-03-2004, 11:11 PM	#8
glock35ipsc Next project: 1970 K10 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colo 80524 Posts: 6,684	2.5/4.5 drop, LMC exhaust kit straight out the back on the outsides of the frame rails: __________________ *Bob* 1970 Chevy K10 LWB "Goldie" 350/TH350 *next project!!* 1981 Chevy C10 LWB 355/TH350 - My son's truck LS SWAP FORUM! Tons of LS swap info here! PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT THE GREATEST BOARD ON THE NET! CLICK HERE FOR THE FAQ INDEX by KRUE

06-03-2004, 09:17 PM	#3
1972C10 Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 2,686	Plety of room unless you wanted to run a really large muffler Ive got a 3/5 and i still have plenty of room for 40 series flowmasters I have mine snake up beside the trailing arm and then the muffs are in front of the rearend and dumped but i could have tailpipes if i wanted them. Just find a good exhaust man that can bend !

06-04-2004, 10:49 AM	#9
rickspickuppart Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,284	we have a 4/5 w/ 3" exhaust and theres no problem Shawn

06-04-2004, 03:53 PM	#10
70 longbed Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ Posts: 489	4/2 drop and plenty of clearance Here is an ECE 4/2 drop. The bed is now on and there is plenty of clearance. Attached Images __________________ Keith 70 CST longbed in progress. Hoping to get it back on the road soon.

06-04-2004, 04:36 PM	#11
mooneyes Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slippery Rock PA USA Posts: 1,692	..thanks guys...what are you guys using for a panhard (tracking) bar..factory or adjustable?...... ..........rick..got any pics of that 3" ?..thats what i was planning to run but didnt figure there was room.......... __________________ Ken Lyons, Slippery rock pa 68 short step 327 t10 4 gear 72 2wd blazer project 70 lwb 305/700r driver 78 caprice project 02 cavalier D.D ( hate it!!)

06-04-2004, 04:39 PM	#13
70 longbed Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ Posts: 489	I am using the adjustable, because it came as a package deal from ECE. I am not sure that I needed it with the 4" rear drop, but it was there. I understand that any more than that and you will need it. __________________ Keith 70 CST longbed in progress. Hoping to get it back on the road soon.

06-04-2004, 05:04 PM	#14
mooneyes Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slippery Rock PA USA Posts: 1,692	...thats what i figured the tailpipes would hit..the panhard bar __________________ Ken Lyons, Slippery rock pa 68 short step 327 t10 4 gear 72 2wd blazer project 70 lwb 305/700r driver 78 caprice project 02 cavalier D.D ( hate it!!)

06-04-2004, 06:38 PM	#15
mooneyes Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slippery Rock PA USA Posts: 1,692	..thanks for the pics..i get it now..your going on the outside of the frame..i was trying to figure out how the hell you fit 3" between the rearend and the panhard bar...thanks again __________________ Ken Lyons, Slippery rock pa 68 short step 327 t10 4 gear 72 2wd blazer project 70 lwb 305/700r driver 78 caprice project 02 cavalier D.D ( hate it!!)

06-04-2004, 09:13 PM	#16
racewithem Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South Jersey Posts: 45	Thats a nice setup Rick. Do you sell that or does someone else? __________________ 2004 GMC HD2500 Extended Cab 4X4 1973 Blazer 4X4 400ci.auto On a quite night you can hear the rust fall off it. Anyone have a body? 1989 C-20 1972 C-10 Streetstock Racetruck 355c.i. Go Fast,Turn Left 5 lug disk brake 69 frame waiting for a 67 body

06-04-2004, 10:38 PM	#17
incoma Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 865	That is a great looking undercarriage. What did you spray on the exhaust? It looks like it's coated in something.

06-04-2004, 10:48 PM	#18
rickspickuppart Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,284	When we do a full restoration (only when originality doesn't matter) we hand make the exhaust and then have it "Jet Hotted" inside and out. Shawn



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mooneyes Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Slippery Rock PA USA Posts: 1,692	thanks for all the info guys...not enough room on a stepside to run it like ricks but glock35's pic showed me how to get around the panhard bar instead of under or over...thanks again...... __________________ Ken Lyons, Slippery rock pa 68 short step 327 t10 4 gear 72 2wd blazer project 70 lwb 305/700r driver 78 caprice project 02 cavalier D.D ( hate it!!)

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