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Offline kodalee

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front drive shaft hit headers
« 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????
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Offline winky

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Re: front drive shaft hit headers
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2014, 10:30:44 pm »
can you provide a picture? is it a stock 85 350?
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Offline kodalee

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Re: front drive shaft hit headers
« Reply #2 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
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Offline winky

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Re: front drive shaft hit headers
« Reply #3 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?
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Offline kodalee

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Re: front drive shaft hit headers
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2014, 10:54:13 pm »
It wont let me load the picture
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Offline kodalee

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Re: front drive shaft hit headers
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2014, 11:03:51 pm »
Here is the picture at were its hitting
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Offline Irish_Alley

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Re: front drive shaft hit headers
« Reply #6 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
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Re: front drive shaft hit headers
« Reply #7 on: March 09, 2014, 10:50:32 am »
Is the truck lifted? Is the transfer case dropped?
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Offline bake74

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Re: front drive shaft hit headers
« Reply #8 on: March 09, 2014, 12:55:47 pm »
     Long tube or short tube headers.
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Re: front drive shaft hit headers
« Reply #9 on: March 09, 2014, 03:18:19 pm »
Buy Hooker headers.

Problem solved.
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Offline kodalee

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Re: front drive shaft hit headers
« Reply #10 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
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