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Old 08-02-21, 11:03 PM
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Anyone know if the cross brace bolts are long enough to add washers yo use then as spacers? My midpipe and brace caused clearance issues and the shop reinstalled it multiple times by having it loose and tightening/adjusting as best as possible. Never got it to fit right and have been driving without the center brace.

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Originally Posted by xdejablu3x
Anyone know if the cross brace bolts are long enough to add washers yo use then as spacers? My midpipe and brace caused clearance issues and the shop reinstalled it multiple times by having it loose and tightening/adjusting as best as possible. Never got it to fit right and have been driving without the center brace.

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I'd get longer bolts, you'd be giving up a lot of threads. I used 1/2" spacers and got 30mm long bolts which resulted in about the same about of usable threads as the stock bolts.

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Originally Posted by footballpl
I'd get longer bolts, you'd be giving up a lot of threads. I used 1/2" spacers and got 30mm long bolts which resulted in about the same about of usable threads as the stock bolts.
Nice. Care to share which spacers you got and does it clear to where you can still have the air panels installed?
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Originally Posted by xdejablu3x
Nice. Care to share which spacers you got and does it clear to where you can still have the air panels installed?
I used these. If the link stops working, they're called "3/8 in. x 1/2 in. Steel Spacers in Chrome (2-Piece/Pack)" from Home Depot. The panel fits tighter with the spacers but I didn't have a problem getting it back on.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt...0334/204604747
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