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the intermediate pipe and snug a
supplied 4" clamp onto the connection.
Note: Exhaust clamps should be
placed at the beginning of the slot and
evenly tightened.
9. For crew-cab long-bed, extended-cab
short bed
, and extended-cab long-bed
models
, it is necessary to relocate the
factory-installed frame-mounted hanger
pin that is located behind the rear
transmission crossmember.
A) Remove the two (2) factory nuts that
mount the front muffler hanger pin to
the frame rail and remove the hanger
pin from the vehicle.
Note: Extended cab short bed models
will
NOT use the two (2)
3
⁄8" spacers.
B) Re-install the frame mounted hanger
pin using the two (2)
3
⁄8" long steel
spacers onto the factory exhaust
hanger studs. Install the hanger/spacer
assembly into the vehicle frame holes
about 10-16" to the rear of the original
muffler hanger location (see
Figure 3).
Note: spacers are to be installed between
the hanger pin and the inside of the frame
rail. Torque factory nuts to 20 ft-lbs.
10. For crew-cab short-bed models,
it is necessary to replace the factory-
installed frame-mounted hanger pin
that is located behind the rear
transmission crossmember.
A) Using a pry bar, completely remove
the rubber hanger from the front muffler
hanger pin. Remove the two (2) factory
nuts on the front muffler hanger pin
from the frame rail and remove the
hanger pin from the vehicle. Retain
the rubber hanger for re-assembly.
B) Install the supplied hanger pin to the
vehicle frame about 10-16" to the rear
of the original muffler hanger location
(see
Figure 3). Install the supplied bolts
and washers into the hanger plate and
through the frame. Install the supplied
nuts and torque to 20 ft-lbs.
Figure 3
