Weird Muffler hangers broken

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I just found that my tail pipes --off a Flowmaster H-pipe -- are hung from the frame with rigid steel bars tack welded to the side of the pipes.

Actually only half hung--both of the bars on one of the pipes are broken and the pipe's holding itself up.

Is this a really screwy way to hang muffler pipes, or am I just old?

Last time I spent any time under a vehicle, pipes were hung with brackets that had flexible webbing-type straps between the frame and the pipe. I always thought this was a pretty smart way to reduce the force of any shock from the frame to the pipe.

But the PO was real proud of this exhaust system, and I'm surprised it's designed this way.

(I guess that fact that two of the four brackets are broke means maybe I'm right) .

Anyway what's the best way to support this pipe?

Thanks for any help