Longtubes on a Fox. Any ground clearance issues when lowered? Steering shaft?

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Hey guys, i was just interested in going from my BBK shorty headers to some BBK 1 5/8 LT Ceramics. Have you run into any problems? Motor flexing and rubbing something? Ground clearance? Rubbing the steering shaft? and clearance issues at all? The motor is pulled so nows the time to do if i'm gonna.

 

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a friend of mine has long tubes on his and they hang down, not as much ground clearance

 

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TTT the top. Intrested in this also.

Can you drop a transmission out of the car without unhooking the headers from the cylinder heads?

 

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TrophyHead said:

TTT the top. Intrested in this also.

Can you drop a transmission out of the car without unhooking the headers from the cylinder heads?

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Not in my car you can't, and i can go lower but there's definitely going to be issues with speed bumps and driveways. If i come across a really big speed bump they scrape as it is. I've got MAC headers and Eibach Pro Kit springs.

 

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im running the headman heaters on my car but its not lower, but i believe i have plent of ground clearance. And i don't have to unhook them to change trannys. Im going to put them in the coupe that i just picked up and going to leave the 4cyl springs in it, I don't think im going to have a probable. My buddy is running bbk's on his notch with 4cyl springs in the front they drag over speed bumps. They also hang a good bit lower than my headers. There not in the way of pulling the tranny. But they blow header gaskets out alote.

 

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I'm not sure why you would want to try to swap tranys with the headers still on...between the starter and the trany bolts, that would really suck with the headers right in your face.

 

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I have LTs on my lowered car and drove it yesterday and the day before. Never heard the header hit anything...

It does however rub the steering shaft ALL the time.

 

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85_SS_302_Coupe said:

I'm not sure why you would want to try to swap tranys with the headers still on...between the starter and the trany bolts, that would really suck with the headers right in your face.

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I just pull the tranny. Leave the bellhouseing on the motor.

 

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88mouse said:

I just pull the tranny. Leave the bellhouseing on the motor.

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Yeah that's how i swap a 5 speed....i guess i was thinking more along the lines of pulling the bell and all so yeah i guess you could pull mine with the headers on. Swapping the clutch on the other hand is a no.

 

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They are going to rub the ground and steering shaft.. You might get heatsoak in the starter and they have to be unhooked to drop the tranny.. Just another way to draw attention to yourself at 3am huh..

 

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RsStanG1987 said:

They are going to rub the ground and steering shaft.. You might get heatsoak in the starter and they have to be unhooked to drop the tranny.. Just another way to draw attention to yourself at 3am huh..

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We haven't had a probable with the heat soak. Just blowing out the header gaskets (atleast one a week,we are running the good gaskets to.)

 

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Yeah i got a steep drive way, and also now that i think about it, i wont be able to get my car on our hoist at the shop.... hm maybe these LT's aren't the best. And with rubbing the steering shaft and so on...

 

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i have bbk 1" 5/8 Lt's and they don't seem to hang much lower than anything else under the car. they do scrape on the occasional speed bump, and my car is not lowered. there is about 3/4" clearance with the steering shaft on mine. the passenger side header slighty rubs somewhere down by the rhs fender, just enough to be annoying. i think when i put new motor mounts in, it will clear with no issues.

 

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mine dont rub the shaft or the scrape on the ground. They are actually tucked up in there nicely. I also have sold motor mounts. Dont know if that helps anything...

 

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I have BBK 1 5/8" LTs and not issues with ground clearance or steering shaft rubbing. No heatsoak issues either. Though I do need to get some decent locking header bolts cause the bolts I have now SUCK.

 

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My friends BBKs hang way lower than my Macs, and he also cannot get at the starter whereas mine comes right in and out. I have NO idea why they are so different. His also appears to clear the steering, mine isn't close to clearing.

 

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RYC CUKR said:

I have BBK 1 5/8" LTs and not issues with ground clearance or steering shaft rubbing. No heatsoak issues either. Though I do need to get some decent locking header bolts cause the bolts I have now SUCK.

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so really you have no problems with the BBK's then? Honestly too

 

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Depends on what suspension you got set up. If its real low i wouldnt advice doing it.

 

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1.8kmint said:

Depends on what suspension you got set up. If its real low i wouldnt advice doing it.

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I'm running the Eibach Pro-Kit. 1.2 inches up front and a inch in the rear...

 

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Mines decently low, and like stated before doesn't seem to be htting the ground.