Other than not driving it? No... I do know that it happens though. I punctured a couple headers with an actual 21 conversion maxx that gives you a little extra room anyway. The integy tower bent like butter. I've done a few modifications to make as much room there for mistakes as possible. I run a 4 1/8 buggy shock setup, with RPM towers. I mounted the shocks on the back side of the tower, cut the nub off that holds the shock out further on the inside and counter sunk the nut that's on the bolt that's holding the actual shock on. I have about 3/4 to an inch of clearance there now, but it still bends on a bad tumble wipe out and dents the header occasionally. I gave up on replaceing headers and now I just patch it with cold steel weld and a pipe clamp. Not the prettiest, but I don't care about looks... it's quite obvious!
You can see the clearance here:
I have changed it some since this pic. I did the stuff I said up above. It gave me about another 1/4 inch than what you see here. But like I said, this is a XTM 21 conversion chassis that gives you a little more room in the rear to house the 21 engine.
You can see the clearance here:
I have changed it some since this pic. I did the stuff I said up above. It gave me about another 1/4 inch than what you see here. But like I said, this is a XTM 21 conversion chassis that gives you a little more room in the rear to house the 21 engine.
