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Old Aug 5, 2011 | 01:40 PM
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drive shaft hitting

I have 2008 f-250, with a v-10. I added a 6" lift and now the front drive shaft is rubbing the cat. conveter on the exhaust down tube. Anybody else run into this or know of a good set of headers that will fix this. I heated the cat and used a piece of pipe to try to make the cat slightly concave but can't get enough clearance without seriously crushing it. Suggestions?
 
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Old Aug 5, 2011 | 02:14 PM
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Take it to a muffler shopband have them extend the down pipes 2 or 3 inches to allow for suspension movement? That's all I can come up with! And Monty's stumped!
Jim...& fat Monty
 
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Old Aug 5, 2011 | 02:18 PM
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Be careful trying to change the shape of the cat. It's filled with a ceramic lattice that is pretty easy to break.
 
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Old Aug 5, 2011 | 02:21 PM
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Agreed, cats are expensive, and when damaged and ruin performance.


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Be careful trying to change the shape of the cat. It's filled with a ceramic lattice that is pretty easy to break.
 
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