Rinehart Clearence Solved!
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Road Master
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Rinehart Clearence Solved!
I posted this in a Rinehart thread because a few people wanted to see the pics. Decided it might help others on a thread of its own by posting the info here. I just put Rinehart slipons on my 09 Ultra and had a clearence problem between the top of the mufflers and the right side axle nut. I came up with this solution and it turned out good. I only had about 1/4" of clearence so I ordered four 5/8"OD X5/16"ID X3/4" long chrome spacers from Fastenal (part no. 0185756) pkg of 5, price was $14.83. I installed them with 1-1/4" stainless bolts between the orig equip metal bracket that passes thru the rubber and the bracket welded on top of the pipes. This gave me another 3/4" of clearence and looks good too. See Pics.
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I thought about that while I was doing it, thats why I tightened the bolts on the rear brackets first, then tightened the muffler clamps last all to torque specs. Nothing seemed like it was binding or could cause a problem. It actually improved the looks, the pipes had a def upward slant to the back and now it has the same spacing between the pipes and saddlebags from front to rear. I got the idea after cking out a buddy's bike who has either jackpots or Rush pipes, they had a very simular looking round bracket built onto the pipes, maybe not quite 3/4" but 1/2" to 5/8"for sure. Just did not feel like I could leave it like it was.
Last edited by Deepsouth251; Jan 9, 2009 at 04:35 PM.
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