Looks like I may have to find a local welder/fabricator/muffler shop to do a custom exhaust section to clear it. Any ideas to how much someone like that would/should charge? I can't imagine it would be much with mild steel.
Would depend on the local shop rates. They'd have to put it up on the lift, drop the steering link, cut out a section out of the exhaust and weld in a new one, reinstall the steering link, etc. Figure at least several hours of labor, so probably not all that cheap.