Did you have to bend up your new Kooks LTs like this to fit??
03-28-2006, 09:46 PM
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Did you have to bend up your new Kooks LTs like this to fit??
After installing the driver side 1 7/8" stepped Kooks header 3 times, it finally does not rub on the steering shaft coupler when it gets hot.
When first installed, it slightly rubbed the steering coupler, when it got to op temp, it rubbed very bad, enough to make trying to steer dangerous..
I removed it, hammered on it and reinstalled....when it got hot, it still rubbed.
Removed it, hammered some more, installed a 3rd time...finally.
My extremely nice and expensive Kooks header ended up looking like this:
http://hometown.aol.com/onebadwskier...tup-header.jpg
They could have clearly moved that primary tube over a 1/2" towards the head and avoided this issue...really ticks me off.
When first installed, it slightly rubbed the steering coupler, when it got to op temp, it rubbed very bad, enough to make trying to steer dangerous..
I removed it, hammered on it and reinstalled....when it got hot, it still rubbed.
Removed it, hammered some more, installed a 3rd time...finally.
My extremely nice and expensive Kooks header ended up looking like this:
http://hometown.aol.com/onebadwskier...tup-header.jpg
They could have clearly moved that primary tube over a 1/2" towards the head and avoided this issue...really ticks me off.
03-28-2006, 10:45 PM
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Re: Did you have to bend up your new Kooks LTs like this to fit??
good lord all mighty....has the world come to an end or somthing? why would you beat up them poor headers like that, they have feelings too you know 
03-28-2006, 10:45 PM
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Re: Did you have to bend up your new Kooks LTs like this to fit??
now that's ghetto....
Should have posted first or called up Kooks to see what a solution was.
I would remove that and see about having it fixed.
Should have posted first or called up Kooks to see what a solution was.
I would remove that and see about having it fixed.
03-28-2006, 11:19 PM
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Re: Did you have to bend up your new Kooks LTs like this to fit??
lol you know u can move the steering shaft up and down a little bit, i bet if u pulled it up a tinny bit it would have cleared eheh
03-28-2006, 11:54 PM
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Re: Did you have to bend up your new Kooks LTs like this to fit??
WOW, i am crying here.. I sure would have found another way to fix that issue.. And most deffently posted about it here first before ( hurts to type this ) smacking them with a hammer.
