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Old Feb 28, 2010 | 06:51 AM
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ok i just got through reading the entire sticky on true duals... i got my td's on the car and it hangs pretty dang low. now i saw that i can flipp the fuel line to gain aboout an in. is there anything else i can do without buying umi's ta. i want to get this tucked up as close to the body as possible from what i hAve read "good ground clearance" with tsp is about 3 to 1/2 in... is that about all i can expect


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well i flipped the fuel lines and tucked it up as far as i could. once i put it on the road i measured 4 in at the back and it was my lowest point. thats pretty good from what i've read on here. i'm about to go measure overall again. others tsp td owners pipe in
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i'm at stock ride height and my are tucked up pretty nicely. the lowest part being the 2 tips. I'll get some measurements for you hopefully tonight. i don't have any problems and my driveway has a huge drop-off
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okay I measured my TD's. I've got 5 inches of clearance at Xpipe area, 4 inches at bullet mufflers and 3 1/2 inches right at 2 tips. It's actually very close to the torque arm right now. I know once I change my suspension and rear end I will have to re-adjust the TD's again for clearance.

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Also, i'm assuming you took off the tunnel brace???

I flipped my fuel lines. Its a bitch to get them up there, but it makes a huge difference in tucking them up. I'll try to get a measurement tonight if i can.
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thanks for going to get some measurements it sounds like mine is tucked up pretty well as well.
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Old Mar 3, 2010 | 12:51 PM
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I'm looking to go this route with my car as well. So I'm interested in what people find. I'm looking to go down 1.2" with strano springs and konis when I do lower the car, but that's a ways off. I've seen this system installed right and it has pretty good clearance. I mean the stock system hangs pretty low too.
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Originally Posted by mrx8200
I'm looking to go this route with my car as well. So I'm interested in what people find. I'm looking to go down 1.2" with strano springs and konis when I do lower the car, but that's a ways off. I've seen this system installed right and it has pretty good clearance. I mean the stock system hangs pretty low too.
John why don't you just ask me since you'e known my car for a few years?

To the OP: I have TSP true duals, flipped the fuel lines, have an aftermarket UMI T.A. anyways so it's as tucked up as can be and is even more tucked that the stocker Y-pipe. It takes effort but it's awesome.
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Actually would agree that it's more tucked up than the stock y pipe. And yeah chris I know your car, just wondering if that level of awesome is universal or not
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Actually would agree that it's more tucked up than the stock y pipe. And yeah chris I know your car, just wondering if that level of awesome is universal or not
Haha love you man!

Of course that level of awesome is universal, we'll make it so.
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Kinda came to a realization that it's strange, as a man, wanting your duals tucked up as high as they'll go and hidden away. So much against every natural instinct

Yeah I'm sure if I have Ellis do them they'll be amazing. You think I should do the torque arm at the same time just for the clearance?
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Originally Posted by mrx8200
Kinda came to a realization that it's strange, as a man, wanting your duals tucked up as high as they'll go and hidden away. So much against every natural instinct

Yeah I'm sure if I have Ellis do them they'll be amazing. You think I should do the torque arm at the same time just for the clearance?
I wouldn't. Ellis is for sure a pro. The hangers for the rear of the exhaust are adjustable as we all know so if you end up getting a little bit more space when you do your suspension down the road someday you'll be able to mess with it some more then as well.
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You can also gain some clearance by installing them with your rear end jacked up. It pushes the torque arm up out of the way. My car is lowered and they have great clearance.
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great to hear guys!! i have a set of BMR springs waiting to go on. i plan on ditchin my magnaflow for a set of sweet thunder duals!!! ground clearance was my only concern.
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Originally Posted by TXZ28LS1
great to hear guys!! i have a set of BMR springs waiting to go on. i plan on ditchin my magnaflow for a set of sweet thunder duals!!! ground clearance was my only concern.
All you gotta do is spend some time tucking up the true duals and you'll be OK.

At first my duals hung so damn low that I had less ground clearance at stock height than when I lowered my car and tucked them up.
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Any way we can get some picks of these tsp true duals tucked? and the fuel line as well?
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please let's get some pictures...
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play with the hangers, maybe have a shop custom weld u a set if u don't have a welder in your back pocket. also might take a grinder to the bottom edge of the turn downs.
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