Exhaust exit infront of rear tire?
Hi all I was thinking about putting a side exit exhasut kit on my truck that would exit infront of the rear passenger tire. Although after talking to a few people they have said that they heard that it will cause significant wear on that tire from the heat. I was wandering if anyone else has ran into this problem or could give me some insite into the matter!!
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Not so much tire issues as rim issues. Ford ran their exhaust on the F150 for a couple years that way and had to replace a ton of rims on the rear passanger side so they stopped that real fast! The heat and emissions corroded the rims.
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yeah, I've heard the exact same thing, and I don't doubt it....
But I still decided to throw on one of those Flowmaster American Thunder side-exits. Decent kit, looks sweet, but a bit too loud for me honestly. Back to the topic, so far I can't see any noticeable wear on my rear pass. side wheel... Only been on a couple of months though. If I get motivated enough, I might actually get the exhaust routed up over the frame rail and out the side of the bed in a bolt on tip... might raise it up above that tire enough to reduce the neg. effects... what kind of wheel finish do you have? OE wheel? |
Ya just have stock gmc alum wheels.That is the same kit as I was looking at getting but with a super 40 I think. How long did the install take, any advise?
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If it is an everyday driver then run it out the rear (split or straight out). If it is a drag strip racer then go out the side.
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Originally Posted by timber74wolf
(Post 42973)
If it is an everyday driver then run it out the rear (split or straight out). If it is a drag strip racer then go out the side.
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Agreed. I had side exits on my 78 chevy pickup and I couldn't carry on a conversation in the cab when I was driving. It sounded like Nascar but for daily driving just take the exhaust past the rear wheels.
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Originally Posted by WarWar87
(Post 42272)
Hi all I was thinking about putting a side exit exhasut kit on my truck that would exit infront of the rear passenger tire. Although after talking to a few people they have said that they heard that it will cause significant wear on that tire from the heat. I was wandering if anyone else has ran into this problem or could give me some insite into the matter!!
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I got mine going strait down right after the muffler! Sounds good and is as clean as can be. After I did this to my truck I never want to see another pipe cumming out the back of any if my vehicles.
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personally i dont like them, they look cool but my 1 ton has it on and i blew out close to 5 tires in the last year on that rim and the last one wrinkled the box. id say go out the back or a foot or more in front of the tire.
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