Banks install question

JWLV · 10-13-2005, 08:23 PM

I just installed the Banks exhaust today. The tip is touching the body, is this going to be a problem?

phillipyang · 10-13-2005, 08:37 PM

You mean the tip? That means your muffler isn't installed all the way inside the tube and its not at the correct angle. You should check it out again. I have about 4 inches from the top to muffler on the side. Installation was a breeze with the lift. lol

37L1 · 10-13-2005, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by JWLV

I just installed the Banks exhaust today. The tip is touching the body, is this going to be a problem?

It shouldn't be touching the body, do you have the hanger brackets on right? Sometimes the hanger bracket gets reversed on the install.

CraigG · 10-13-2005, 08:43 PM

Yes sir that will become a prob. What I did on the banks was get everything hung left all clamps loose and then position everything till I got where I wanted it and then snuged it up hope that helps.

JWLV · 10-13-2005, 10:21 PM

I don't see any other way I could have hung the pipes and I don't see how the hanger bracket would reposition the tip, I guess I'll have to go through it again. If I can't find what is wrong, do you think I can put a spacer on the hanger bracket?
If I leave it this way until Sunday, you think I'll blow up or melt my truck?

Vegas04 · 10-13-2005, 10:29 PM

Not a chance of melting your truck. the only danger is that the metal on metal contact will scratch the chrome tip and chip away the paint where it touches the truck.

37L1 · 10-14-2005, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by JWLV

I don't see any other way I could have hung the pipes and I don't see how the hanger bracket would reposition the tip, I guess I'll have to go through it again. If I can't find what is wrong, do you think I can put a spacer on the hanger bracket?
If I leave it this way until Sunday, you think I'll blow up or melt my truck?

Some people, when first installing the Banks had put the the rear hanger bracket backwards on the Banks supplied adapter plate. That might be what is causing your tip to be at the incorrect angle so that it touches your fender.

Right now I can fit my opened hand between my exhaust tip and the fender.

JWLV · 10-14-2005, 07:46 AM

So the adaptor plate is supposed to go on the rear hanger?

37L1 · 10-14-2005, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by JWLV

So the adaptor plate is supposed to go on the rear hanger?

sorry, my bad. What I meant was the plate goes on the middle hanger. egan installed his last and had to bend it. I don't recall having that problem with mine but it has been 17 months since I put mine on, so my memory isn't really for a recent install. I do remember catching myself and being careful about putting the adapter plate and hangar mount on right the first time.

Anyway here's a link to egan's install with photos so you can easily check his against your install.

http://www.egansworld.com/titan/banks2.html

**chunko** · 10-14-2005, 10:39 AM

I think egan did it wrong so I wouldn't follow his isntructions. (he didn't install middle bracket correctly if i rember right and bent everything to **** before he realized it.) Everything should go on right if you carefully follow the instructions. I overlooked one step (remove rear hanger) and it cost me about 1.5 hours of my life that i'm not getting back. Make sure you put the rear hanger on correctly, check the install of your tip and you should be fine....

If that doesn't work snap some pics from under the truck and I'll do my best. This SHOULD go on pretty easy if you follow all the steps and don't get anything going on backwards.

JWLV · 10-14-2005, 04:55 PM

I'm thinking I may have put the hanger with the bracket on reversed. I'll check it out this weekend and see if it works. Thanks for all the help.

baseballfanz · 10-18-2005, 03:20 PM

I know a whole bunch of people just got the Banks system (over 30 with the two GB combined). Here's a close up picture of the front mount, it should go on top. In the picture the red arrow points to the back of the truck. The adaptor plate should go on the front most bracket not middle, the one that support the front section before the muffler.

GreenT · 10-18-2005, 04:52 PM

Yep the hanger is supposed to go on top of the adapter plate. That guy is an idiot. A third grader could see the problem and a solution before bending the **** out of the plate. Banks does have an 800 number if he couldn't read simple instructions. Dont follow those instructions.

buzzkillwill · 10-19-2005, 03:57 AM

If the tip is touching, which mine did too on the dry fit, simply loosen the back half of the exhaust and give it a little twist, turn it slightly downward to get the tip away from the truck-it'll work. If you're not having issues anywhere else, then a simple adjustment should work.

Let us know how it goes....