4x4 headers

[78freewheeler]

well ive been doin a little lookin and i was wantin to get some summit headers for my 78 bronco but i dont know if it will affect my ground clearance because they are full length. and they dont make shortys for them. so does anyone know if the full length summit headers will hang down too low and affect ground clearance.

 

[dragogt]

Idk 'bout summit's, but I here good things about L&L's..

 

[O'Rattlecan]

I worked on a pair on an 83 with a 302 and it was no big deal at all. I didn't notice them hanging much lower than the normal pipes.

Ryan

 

[78freewheeler]

hey thanks guys i looked at l&l but they only have 302/351w or 429/460 and i have a 351m but hey it was worth a shot

 

[DNFXDLI]

Sanderson makes headers for our trucks which won't hang down as does Hedmann.

 

[75hiboy]

I have a 1975 F-250 HighBoy with a 360 FE. I put ceramic coated Hedman Headers on it. They do not hang down too far and have not been a problem while four wheeling. The set I purchased had the thick 3/8 inch flange and thicker 14 gauge tubes, not the thinner 16 gauge. I STRONGLY encourage the ceramic coating. It keeps the underhood temp down and keeps the firewall/floorboard cooler than my original cast-iron exhaust manifolds with duals did. I live in Phoenix, and even in the summer, you can touch the headers within 20 minutes fo shutting it down, but more importantly, they don't serve as heat-sinks that hold all that heat underhood. Good luck.

 

[bigun72]

idk wat brand my headers are , but they hang real low.....im thankin about gettin some fender well exit ones , maybe you should look into them...... as u can see mine hang fairly low......anybody ever seen any that low? sorry best pic i have

 

[1985 Ford F-150]

I had longtubes on my 76 and they werent that low but they were fairly low.

 

[DNFXDLI]

Maybe I should have been more clear....Hedman makes headers for the 351M/400 which don't hang down...I don't know the model number, but I have (had) them on my 79 and they do not hang low...Sanderson makes shorty headers for the 351M/400 that are even shorter. There may be more manufacturers that make them, but those are the ones that I know of that will :
1. Fit
2. Not hang down

 

[TexasRho83]

Not sure what brand mine are, but here's my setup:

 

[UNRULEE]

I say Sandersons, but I may be slightly biased.

 

[wizzard351]

Not sure what brand mine are, but here's my setup:

id shure like to find a set like that for a 429! ive seen them in the past and those are the cats a$$

 

[UNRULEE]

id shure like to find a set like that for a 429! ive seen them in the past and those are the cats a$$

Heddmans maybe?

 

[TexasRho83]

I think they are Hedmans now that you mention it.

 

[UNRULEE]

You should really swap out that steering for the 78-79 style.

 

[mudslut79]

Im going to cut a hole in my hood and turn my exaust manifolds upside down and run pipes out like they do on davidsfarm.