R/T Exhuast Alignment Help (Pic inside)

bdmski · Post by **bdmski** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 1:45 am

Ever since I put my R/T exhaust on, the left side sags down lower than the right. Not my much, but I definitely notice it. I know it's secured by two black rubber things to the frame. My guess is when it was put on, the left side was stretched when taking off the stock exhaust. Do you guys think that's the case too? I was going to measure both black rubber things to see if the left one was any longer than the right. Do you guys think buying two completely new rubber pieces would fix the sag?

I parked next to an SRT today...now that I look at it the SRT looks like it has the same sag. :/ Every real R/T I've seen has perfectly aligned exhaust.

[DJ]Tomski · Post by **[DJ]Tomski** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:05 am

bend the hanger a little so adjust it. that's what i did with my srt exhaust to level it out.

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:57 am

Heh... I have yet to see one that does not sag a little. Unless you have a large open ended plier, you will not be able to bend the hanger.

gilly02le · Post by **gilly02le** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:43 pm

Torch it, and then bend it, heat is your friend when bending steel.

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:11 pm

when i had my r/t exhaust, what will be alot easier for you is to get a hose/pipe clamp like from a cold air intake i wrapped it around the rubber hanger and just tightened till the sag went away.. like a 1$ from home depot, and no torching bending etc.. problem solved.

Post by **occasional demons** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:39 pm

A large box end wrench slid over the hanger will bend it.

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:13 pm

My dad had this problem when he put a r/t muffler on his Neon. The rubber hanger part is kinda "O" shaped. On the side that was high he drilled a hole in the rubber "O" piece and put a bolt, nut and washers through it. So it kinda looked like this... -O-

He then tightened the bolt, making the rubber piece more oval and longer, droping the high side until it matched the low side. Now it hangs level, maybe a 1/8" below the stock bumper w/o cutouts.

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:16 pm

Mine doesn't sag, and the SRT4 that came into work today didn't have a problem, either. Then again it had a dual 3" exhaust.

bdmski · Post by **bdmski** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:22 am

aquariuskid2001 wrote:when i had my r/t exhaust, what will be alot easier for you is to get a hose/pipe clamp like from a cold air intake i wrapped it around the rubber hanger and just tightened till the sag went away.. like a 1$ from home depot, and no torching bending etc.. problem solved.

I think I'll take a shot at this method first. Thanks for the tip!

bigbird · Post by **bigbird** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:54 am

Swordfish2Cowboy wrote:Mine doesn't sag, and the SRT4 that came into work today didn't have a problem, either. Then again it had a dual 3" exhaust.

I cant read this blue, please use white of something easier to read! Sorry for the hijack!

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:33 am

I figured I'd ask this...I'm assuming the rear section you put on has the alignment tab on the pipe? If not, it's possible the muffler assembly is turned a little bit on the mid pipe.

bdmski · Post by **bdmski** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:39 pm

I don't think there is an alignment tab. I can clearly see that the left hanger is stretched longer than the right. It probably stretched because of the heat since it's right next to the pipe.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:44 pm

Ok, I kinda thought so. Sometimes the rear section gets turned a little bit, which puts more stress on the one side. If the muffler is level before you tighten the clamp, it shouldn't be a problem, but if not...

Something to look at.

hecrov · Post by **hecrov** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:02 pm

bend it!! that how we align mine

atom · Post by **atom** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:09 pm

Here is what I did: Use a hose clamp over that rubber hanger to tighten it up to the correct length. Works GREAT!

jmr · Post by **jmr** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 6:57 pm

If you notice most SRT-D's and including mine the exhaust hangs too low. You just bend the hanger slightly then you be good to go.

cgneon · Post by **cgneon** » Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:12 pm

my clamp method i gave him is alot easier than bending the hangers.. work smarter not harder...