im going to be putting headers on my car very shortly, but i have the eibach sportline drop, and i dont realy wanna spend 600 bucks on a set of headers only to destroy them by making them a fireworks show every time i hit a bump!!!

 

Not sure on the exact height from the ground, but I think with an unlowered car you can fit a pepsi can under the flange, but just barely. Its weird though, my LT flange is the lowest point on the exhaust but the mufflers (duals) scrape more than the flange does. Must be placement in relation to the wheels. I want to lower mine, but not sure how much clearance I will have with the mufflers.

 

On mine, the exhaust is no lower than the BMR boxed SFC's. I am lowered, Pro-Kit.

 

No.. do not get longtubes. I can't say it any clearer.

I run a dual setup off my hookers and the duals now never contact anything I have them tucked up so well but the flanges on the hookers will nail a high speed bump especially if I speed over it. My car is NOT lowered. You can plainly see the shiny collector and flanges from outside the car if you stand several feet back, the collector is the lowest hanging part of the exhaust.

I rarely have problems with my longtubes but I am confident that they would certainly be a nuisance IF the car were modestly lowered.. on a car such as your that is "slammed" with the sportlines I wouldn't consider it. If you do decide to do this though you could simply cut the flange off and use a band clamp which I understand seals well. That would get you maybe an additional half inch or so of ground clearance.

My personal suggestion to you would be to ditch the lowering springs and go with the longtubes.. or maybe at a minimum go with a modest set of lowering springs. Those things can't be helping your traction either. But it's your car so do what you want.. shorties would also be a more viable alternative..

Good luck with it

 

do all LT's hang that low, or do certain brand names hang lower than others, how does the jet hots hang compared to the hookers

 

Not sure about Jet Hots, but I've heard that the TPIS hang a bit higher.

 

yeah maybe some pictures would help, i dont want to buy Lt's if you can see the flanges from outside the car, ill most likely go with the SLP 1 3/4 shorties

 

If you drive right, they won't bang. Don't speed over speedbumps, watch the road surface, etc...

<----Hasn't banged em yet.

 

I've had NO problems with my Jet-Hots at stock height. I will be lowering it a little soon.

 

if you look at your car from a distance can you see the flanges, or any part of the LT's

 

No not really, they tuck up underneath pretty good. Of course when you kneel down beside the car, they are plain as day. I should have some pics soon.

 

yeah get some pics so i could see how they look, take some close and far away thanks

 

Already done, just awaiting for pics to get developed

 

I got me a digital camera, I will hook you up tonight when I leave work.

I have had mine on for 3-4 weeks now, and I have NO clearance problems what so ever. I have Jet-Hots.

 

my crap scrapes in more places then id like
car is not lowered and i scrape on most speed bumps
just take your time with it but its still gonna scrape im sure