Here is a pic of a new and a bent exhaust hanger....
I tried to heat it with my propane torch and really not sure if it helped much or any at all... Waiting for it to cool down to check the fit was really time consuming and I thought about renting a car trailer to haul it to a muffler shop....
Ended up clamping it in the vise and just hitting it with my 4lb hammer.... The hangers seem very malleable ( they bend well) and I was pleased with the results I got NOT using an heat.. The bent hanger in the pic was done with NO heat....
Both sides are ready to weld to the back of the mufflers... Hopefully later today I can post a welded picture...
I installed the 99-04 muffler hanger brackets that have two arms each for two hangers on each pipe.... With my tailpipe conundrum, I think I will weld the hanger that goes on the muffler only at this time, then when the car is back on the ground decide if I will install the correct LX tailpipe... The hanger, that attaches to the second arm on the 99-04 bracket, welds to the tail pipe... I can come back and do this later to which tailpipe I decide to use...