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azn370z 03-18-2010 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by M.Bonanni (Post 452918)
Clearly a bent hanger due to shipping, which I know Berk is kicking themselves about, but I think they have learned their lesson. Good news is that it should be an easy fix. If you were to put a level on that piece of wood that is resting on top of both hangers, it should be level. Simply bend whichever end you want higher or lower until its level with the other end.

last night I attempted to bend the hanger back using weapons instructions. I weigh 160 lbs and I could not get it to bend

M.Bonanni 03-18-2010 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by azn370z (Post 452966)
last night I attempted to bend the hanger back using weapons instructions. I weigh 160 lbs and I could not get it to bend

Try slipping the handle of a floor jack over the hanger and using it as a massive pry bar. Or if you have the tools, heat up the hanger so its easy to bend. Or get a fat neighbor to stand on it.

The Weapon 03-18-2010 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by azn370z (Post 452966)
last night I attempted to bend the hanger back using weapons instructions. I weigh 160 lbs and I could not get it to bend

Hahaha.. yeah dude.. i weight about 230lbs. That probably helped. Not an easy thing to bend even at the weight.

chuckd05 03-18-2010 03:29 PM

excuse me neighbor, I am looking for a fat bastard to help me bend metal.. can you help me out ?

g96818 03-18-2010 04:22 PM

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tommyguns 03-18-2010 08:10 PM

LOL that is to f%cking funny :bowrofl:. On another note at 160 you cant move the hanger but shipping it by UPS did? Do you know how much force durring a drop you would need to bend the hanger, never mind it would have to be exactly on just the hanger. Think this through again! What you say Berk?
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Originally Posted by chuckd05 (Post 453092)
excuse me neighbor, I am looking for a fat bastard to help me bend metal.. can you help me out ?


370Zsteve 03-18-2010 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by M.Bonanni (Post 452984)
Try slipping the handle of a floor jack over the hanger and using it as a massive pry bar. Or if you have the tools, heat up the hanger so its easy to bend. Or get a fat neighbor to stand on it.

Oh well there's a +1 rep for Mike, the master of the Field Mod - lol a true race rat :tiphat:

I'd give ya another +1 for the fat neighbor but you can't give rep twice :tup:

370Zsteve 03-18-2010 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by tommyguns (Post 453333)
LOL that is to f%cking funny :bowrofl:. On another note at 160 you cant move the hanger but shipping it by UPS did? Do you know how much force durring a drop you would need to bend the hanger, never mind it would have to be exactly on just the hanger. Think this through again! What you say Berk?

I'll speak for Berk. The holes in the shipping boxes were caused by forklifts. A forklift can lift a car. Got that? No? Here, this video will help explain:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKremz5emJU

radio5boro 03-18-2010 08:35 PM

yeah my left tip on my berk cbe was hella off. i didnt bother bending the hangars i simply bent the brackets that you mount the hangars onto. worked out great. the tips are perfectly lined up now. no washers or anything. i raised another car with a floor jack and put the bracket under and with vise grips held onto it and bent it to where needed. have someone stand on the other side of the jack too, it helps.

370Zsteve 03-18-2010 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by radio5boro (Post 453388)
yeah my left tip on my berk cbe was hella off. i didnt bother bending the hangars i simply bent the brackets that you mount the hangars onto. worked out great. the tips are perfectly lined up now. no washers or anything. i raised another car with a floor jack and put the bracket under and with vise grips held onto it and bent it to where needed. have someone stand on the other side of the jack too, it helps.

By bending the brackets on the car, didn't you lower the exhaust closer to the ground? :stirthepot:

tommyguns 03-18-2010 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by 370Zsteve (Post 453349)
I'll speak for Berk. The holes in the shipping boxes were caused by forklifts. A forklift can lift a car. Got that? No? Here, this video will help explain:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKremz5emJU

So your telling me the blade of the fork lift just touched the hanger and thats it. OK got it now. Thanks for pointing that out.

theDreamer 03-18-2010 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by tommyguns (Post 453508)
So your telling me the blade of the fork lift just touched the hanger and thats it. OK got it now. Thanks for pointing that out.

No offense, but all your post in this thread have been nothing but stirring the pot.
Glad you got your exhaust from another company and happy with it, but no need to stir stuff up in another thread when you just look like an asswhole. Also, issues we are seeing are being fixed, part of it was the way Berk was putting the exhaust in the shipping boxes and the other half is how UPS handles shipments.

radio5boro 03-18-2010 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by 370Zsteve (Post 453404)
By bending the brackets on the car, didn't you lower the exhaust closer to the ground? :stirthepot:

nah i didnt notice much of a difference from before i bent the brackets to after. everythings good. :tup:

370Zsteve 03-18-2010 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer (Post 453526)
No offense, but all your post in this thread have been nothing but stirring the pot.
Glad you got your exhaust from another company and happy with it, but no need to stir stuff up in another thread when you just look like an asswhole. Also, issues we are seeing are being fixed, part of it was the way Berk was putting the exhaust in the shipping boxes and the other half is how UPS handles shipments.

He's doing the same thing in his own FI thread, WTF? :icon14:

tommyguns 03-18-2010 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer (Post 453526)
No offense, but all your post in this thread have been nothing but stirring the pot.
Glad you got your exhaust from another company and happy with it, but no need to stir stuff up in another thread when you just look like an asswhole. Also, issues we are seeing are being fixed, part of it was the way Berk was putting the exhaust in the shipping boxes and the other half is how UPS handles shipments.

I really need to know what I said that was so terrible in my OP. All I was trying to say is, that you guys are blaming the wrong party here, that’s all. Why are you guys getting so offended. Then I get a lesson on fork lift operation that would be to the equivalent to picking you arse with it, have you guys ever even operated a fork lift because if you did you would understand that that statement is so farfetched its funny. Then I get, don't be offended and then you call me an asswhole (nice spelling). I just think you guys should look at how the system is manufactured that’s all. Enough said I won't post anything else so you guys can sleep good tonight.


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