Hooker 5208s and steering clearance

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Any of you guys with these headers run into clearance issues on the pass side between the headers and the idler arm and/or center link? I have very slight contact here when wheels are turned and the lower idler arm socket sweeps past one of the tubes. I tried shimming up the pass side motor amount but that didn't help enough. I could ding the header in that place but don't want to. Not sure what I'm missing. I have all new PST suspension components. I took a caliper to the old idler arm and compared it to the new. They are identical in size in the area that makes contact with the header tube.

 

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[mikebee]

i've seen people bend the idle arm a tad to clear headers.

 

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Thanks Mike. I see this is kinda common on other As with different header brands. Any other 5208 owners run into this?

 

[Tribute SS/A 68]

I don't have hookers but my headmans hit the same, I removed all hitting parts and took them to my grinder, nice even gringing of rough casting edges, and a bit more, made all parts clear.