Exhaust Tip Alignment

[Mizouse]

I've only had my 02 Grand Prix GT for a few weeks now and the exhaust tips are driving me crazy. The right one is hanging about an inch to an inch and a half lower than the left. Both feel like they are mounted solidly, nothing is moving around. Is there a way to adjust the heights of the exhausts via the hangers or, well, any other way?

[Heza]

fidget with it. modify if needed. bend stuff. everything on w-body's stock are hung by rubber hangers from metal hangers. just bend as needed.

[mfewtrail]

Is it actually the exhaust tip that is out of line or one side of the exhaust system? If it's one side of the exhaust hanging lower, it's a hanger/bushing issue as Heza suggested. The stock tips can be removed(they're clamped on, and then you have to pull them out...it's a bit of a pain, I'd try taking a rubber mallet/hammer and hitting the one out of line to see if you can line it back up)/moved around if they're in fact out of alignment.

[Brian P]

Long heavy crowbar, in the hole, tilt as needed.

[Mizouse]

Well, fortunately, no crowbar was necessary. I finally found a good reference for fixing the problem. Worked really well. Just got 4 3 inch hose clamps and wraped them around the rubber hangers. Just tighten them down as needed and the tail pipes come right up. Can even adjust left and right a little. And since they are just on the rubber hanger, they won't rattle and the rubber hanger is still intact.

 

http://www.oqcgp.com/forum/kb.php?mode=article&k=8

 

Before I found this article I was under the car with a hammer, trying to get the hangers to move a little. Wow, what a chore. This was so much easier.