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Old Apr 6, 2012 | 08:55 PM
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its probly bin asked before but wat is the minimum you have to lift the body to get a 3 in down pipe in without wrecking the cab . I do not want to go any more than I need to
 
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You don't need a body lift and you don't "wreck" the cab. You do have to fold over a pinch weld though.
 
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Can you get heat shielding on the new pipe ? pepople talk about clerence probs
 
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Yeah, like Rodney said, just massage the pinch weld where the firewall meets the tunnel, and that's it. 3" goes in pretty easy.
 
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