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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Engine/Drivetrain => Topic started by: kodalee on March 08, 2014, 10:28:33 pm

Title: front drive shaft hit headers
Post by: kodalee on March 08, 2014, 10:28:33 pm

I have a 85 k10 with a 350. I bought the summit brand headers and when in 4wheel drive the drive shaft hits the headers right where the collectors are. What can I do to fix this????

Title: Re: front drive shaft hit headers
Post by: winky on March 08, 2014, 10:30:44 pm

can you provide a picture? is it a stock 85 350?

Title: Re: front drive shaft hit headers
Post by: kodalee on March 08, 2014, 10:41:47 pm

Its a 350 goodwrench and let me go get a picture and ill post it. It will be hard to see the headers and d/s are brand new

Title: Re: front drive shaft hit headers
Post by: winky on March 08, 2014, 10:46:22 pm

im not sure if there different but are you sure you got 4x4 headers and not 2wd headers?

Title: Re: front drive shaft hit headers
Post by: kodalee on March 08, 2014, 10:54:13 pm

It wont let me load the picture

Title: Re: front drive shaft hit headers
Post by: kodalee on March 08, 2014, 11:03:51 pm

Here is the picture at were its hitting

Title: Re: front drive shaft hit headers
Post by: Irish_Alley on March 08, 2014, 11:11:19 pm

most times we suggest bending the header out to clear the shaft
http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=27713.msg230593#msg230593

Title: Re: front drive shaft hit headers
Post by: VileZambonie on March 09, 2014, 10:50:32 am

Is the truck lifted? Is the transfer case dropped?

Title: Re: front drive shaft hit headers
Post by: bake74 on March 09, 2014, 12:55:47 pm

     Long tube or short tube headers.

Title: Re: front drive shaft hit headers
Post by: Engineer on March 09, 2014, 03:18:19 pm

Buy Hooker headers.

Problem solved.

Title: Re: front drive shaft hit headers
Post by: kodalee on March 09, 2014, 11:36:25 pm

They are long tube headers and the truck isn't lifted but I do have a 4inch on it's way here