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Buzzcut1
Nomad II
Aug 12, 2015

Not sure I like this

Installed A superhitch, Talon tie downs, upper stable loads, Lance Bed plug and hood mounts for my Lance struts on my new F350 Dually. Everything is good except for the passenger rear talon is right in the path of the exhaust pipe and I have a feeling that the diesel in regen mode is going to damage it. I am going to go to a muffler shop to see about re directing the exhaust pipe a bit

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  • mkirsch wrote:
    It's going to take a lot more heat than what comes out the exhaust pipe to damage that.


    I don't know. A friend of mine had his Ford "weld" the exhaust system together via heat. When he carried it in for service due to problems with the exhaust treatment system components, they had to cut the components off because they would not come apart.

    Those two exhaust tips could become a blow torch or "after burner" (a previous Ford diesel issue).

    I think it would be best for Buzz to send me the Talons and I will send him my steel tie downs. I will provide a fresh powder coat too! No worry then! :)
  • It's going to take a lot more heat than what comes out the exhaust pipe to damage that.
  • Buzzcut1 wrote:
    some better angles. I think rotating the exhaust tips down 5 or 10 degrees should do the trick



    I got some turn down tips early on with my 1st camper and diesel because the soot would get all over my camper jacks, that would solve the problem if you can find some that will fit.
    On a second note, have you seen the post I have on about the 3rd page about Vision wheels. I would be curious to know if the back of your new wheels look like the ones that I got.
  • Never noted any problems with mine while they were on my previous Ford, which is/was exactly same as yours now.

    Again, as others have mentioned, mine were steel, not aluminum.
  • Mine is like as well and destroyed the sticker. Otherwise, it seems fine.
  • some better angles. I think rotating the exhaust tips down 5 or 10 degrees should do the trick

  • Same thing happened to me. I put a down turn tip on my exhaust but nothing wrong with it the way it is provided some little kid doesn't get burned.
  • Mine comes out in the same general area. Hard to tell from the pic but mine comes out a bit higher I believe. Mine are the steel though not aluminum, it has kind of damaged the sticker but that's about all. If It hasn't even burned off the sticker I'm not too concerned.

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