Exhaust FP Aligning - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Hamza · 06-11-2021, 07:19 AM

Changed my headers, OP and FP. Can't seem to get the fp aligned with the hangar no matter how much I fiddle with the other components. Tried to fit it into the hangar first before aligning it in the bolts with the other parts, but for some reason it seems like the shape of the FP is not fitting in the exhaust cutouts on the chassis. Should I just take it to a shop at this point (there was no rattling or anything while driving)

Another thing, the spring bolts, how tight should they be? I just keep tightening them but the nuts themselves don't get 'tighter'. The nuts just go more into the threads with even force throughout. For the time being I put them on the last couple threads of the bolt (spring is fairly compressed).

The FP below

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YamahaR86 · 06-11-2021, 03:36 PM

What brand is it? My 321 frontpipe fits okay.

I would take it to a shop so they can extend the mounting tab.

saltywetman · 06-11-2021, 03:43 PM

i tightened the spring bolts all the way for my exhaust they can't really be overtightened as the bolts will simply stop turning after it gets to a point. as for the hangers, you can loosen them and shift them over by roughly .5-.75cm. I did this myself to get better alignment with my catback while ensuring the overpipe was far away from the crossmember that caused rubbing/vibration on hard left turns

Hamza · 06-11-2021, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by saltywetman

i tightened the spring bolts all the way for my exhaust they can't really be overtightened as the bolts will simply stop turning after it gets to a point. as for the hangers, you can loosen them and shift them over by roughly .5-.75cm. I did this myself to get better alignment with my catback while ensuring the overpipe was far away from the crossmember that caused rubbing/vibration on hard left turns

The hangar itself can be loosened you mean? I'll look for wherever it's connected to and see what I can do

saltywetman · 06-12-2021, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Hamza

The hangar itself can be loosened you mean? I'll look for wherever it's connected to and see what I can do

just that middle bolt you can see at the middle in your picture. There is space you can slide the hanger left or right a bit

Hamza · 06-12-2021, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by saltywetman

just that middle bolt you can see at the middle in your picture. There is space you can slide the hanger left or right a bit

ah yeah I tried it wouldn't budge enough to get to the hole (or I can't put in enough force). Just gonna take it to a shop honestly since I have to go for other things they'll probably just do it for free

PulsarBeeerz · 06-13-2021, 11:56 AM

I hear some front pipes won't fit automatics in case yours happens to be. So, just flip the bracket around.

Hamza · 06-13-2021, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by PulsarBeeerz

I hear some front pipes won't fit automatics in case yours happens to be. So, just flip the bracket around.

wait fr? Yeah I'm an auto

I assume there are bolts for the bracket inside that you'd have to undo?

06-11-2021, 07:19 AM	#1
Hamza Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Drives: Widebody 86/F56 Mini Cooper S Location: Qatar Posts: 96 Thanks: 122 Thanked 25 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Exhaust FP Aligning Changed my headers, OP and FP. Can't seem to get the fp aligned with the hangar no matter how much I fiddle with the other components. Tried to fit it into the hangar first before aligning it in the bolts with the other parts, but for some reason it seems like the shape of the FP is not fitting in the exhaust cutouts on the chassis. Should I just take it to a shop at this point (there was no rattling or anything while driving) Another thing, the spring bolts, how tight should they be? I just keep tightening them but the nuts themselves don't get 'tighter'. The nuts just go more into the threads with even force throughout. For the time being I put them on the last couple threads of the bolt (spring is fairly compressed). The FP below

06-11-2021, 03:36 PM	#2
YamahaR86 JDM Vaping Stance Nation Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 White Location: FL Posts: 710 Thanks: 647 Thanked 345 Times in 218 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	What brand is it? My 321 frontpipe fits okay. I would take it to a shop so they can extend the mounting tab. __________________ Clueless

06-11-2021, 03:43 PM	#3
saltywetman Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Drives: 2020 Toyota 86 GT 6M Location: Edmonton, AB Posts: 413 Thanks: 298 Thanked 270 Times in 137 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	i tightened the spring bolts all the way for my exhaust they can't really be overtightened as the bolts will simply stop turning after it gets to a point. as for the hangers, you can loosen them and shift them over by roughly .5-.75cm. I did this myself to get better alignment with my catback while ensuring the overpipe was far away from the crossmember that caused rubbing/vibration on hard left turns __________________ saltywetman's overnight parts from japan NA build

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