How do I bend/ding the ceramic header tubes?

[ottawamerc]

I just upgraded my front torsion bars and I now have a clearance issue on the drivers side it rattles alot now. What is the best way to get clearance with out doing too much damage to them?

Scott

[firefighter3931]

What i've done in the past is ; heat up the area that needs adjustment and use a thick impact socket and hammer. Basicly you're using the side of the socket to put a nice radiused dent in the area that needs clearanced. This will dull the ceramic coating, unfortunately. 

You might be able to use a pry bar and bend the tubes once they're hot enough. If you have an H-pipe or X-pipe the extension pipes coming off the collectors will probably need some adjusting.


Ron