baddsheee Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Got my Shearers in. I seen that my stock exhaust pipe hangers look like they are falling apart in the rubber. Do I need some kind of flexing in them. I am making them out of 1/8" stainless steel plates, very sturdy. I am going to do the offsets for the shearers if they don't line up, so I don't end up with a stack of washers.. I seen the aftermarket hangers and they look like they don't have any rubber built into them. Do you guys think I'll be OK with stainless steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPEN Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Not sure if its the best way to do it but.. I picked up some thick rubber washer type things from the local hardware store.. Just something to take out some vibration so its not so hard on things.. As far as if you REALLY need something like that, Iam not sure.. RIPPEN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baddsheee Posted February 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Not sure if its the best way to do it but.. I picked up some thick rubber washer type things from the local hardware store.. Just something to take out some vibration so its not so hard on things.. As far as if you REALLY need something like that, Iam not sure.. RIPPEN I was thinking of a nylon washer between the pipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiftdT4R Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 I think you do, but a lot of guys run those aftermarket hangers that look to be solid stainless or steel with chrome. I see how much my pipes vibrate when I'm riding, and I wouldn't want all of that trasferred to the frame. It seems like you would fatgiue that part of the frame, or at least the bolt, after a while. Just my .02, I'd use something, even a washer would help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KlotzBanshee Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 I was told that you want those things to be pretty much solid. The rubber in the stock hangers may absorb the vibration at the mounting point at the frame, but then you end up with most of the vibration going to the next point of least resistance - your exhaust ports - BAD. IDK - that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajogejr Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 I ran solid chrome hangers with my Shearers (left side shimmed out, of course) no issues ALL last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bansh-eman Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 i like the cascade one becasue they have the rubber to help absorb some of the viberation taking strees off the welds on the pipes but they are rebuildable unlike stock hangers becasue they have two bolts in them that you can use to refassen (sp?) the hangers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaxy Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Buy some stock new ones, drill two small holes in each and put a screw and nut in. Compress the rubber just so sligthly when you tighten the screw and add a little locktight to the nut. Probelm solved. Chris 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bansh-eman Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Buy some stock new ones, drill two small holes in each and put a screw and nut in. Compress the rubber just so sligthly when you tighten the screw and add a little locktight to the nut. Probelm solved. Chris if you dont mind the hangers looking like crap... id rather spend some extra money and have someone else do it right and make it look good at the same time casue i know my self and many others can say oh yea i can do this myself and it ends up being shity casue we dont have the right tools or experiance or time or what every the case may be.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yaxy Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 Understandable, but don't assume that if someone does it this way that it looks like crap. All you need is a small size 8 screw, and paint the hangar and it will be very hard to tell. Of course I also run full frt plastic so you will never see the screws anyway. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiftdT4R Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 I was told that you want those things to be pretty much solid. The rubber in the stock hangers may absorb the vibration at the mounting point at the frame, but then you end up with most of the vibration going to the next point of least resistance - your exhaust ports - BAD. IDK - that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KlotzBanshee Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 (edited) They look good to me :shrug: and weren't expensive either, less than the price of the few stock hangers that you keep on reserve. I'm not worried about the hanger brackets on the pipes braking, or the welds, they are very strong. But I also have Stainless Steel pipes which are a thicker gauge and more resilient than pipes made from mild steel with chrome plating. They may not be for others, but they work great for me. Like I said they made my pipes fit a lot better than they did with a set of brand new stock hangers. Better offset I think. Personally, if your motor vibrates so much that it brakes welds and/or shears bolts, you have bigger problems than pipe hangers. :beer: Edited February 23, 2007 by AssWhore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majicmike Posted February 24, 2007 Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 I see broke pipes all the time If I just spent 500-700 on a set of pipes reguardless of what they where made out of I would put rubber mounts between them. Or I would buy stock or cascade hangers but thats just M.O. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letsgetthisdone Posted February 24, 2007 Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 I broke one of the tabs on my T5's with the stock hangers. the tab didn't break off the pipe, just tore apart like a 1/4 inch below the bolt. Weled it back together and it hasn't broken since... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMAC Posted February 24, 2007 Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 Choped out the thin metal gus on frame-welded in a tapered frame clip from a stock car-shaved a rubber boxs mount from a pickup-and got cascade hangers. solid as can be but tons of flex for no stress on anything. worth the time and effort. :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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