heims and exhaust

[sewell87]

So maybe a dumb question, how bad is heat on the teflon in a heim? To set up the front end upper link where I want, it's really close to the exhaust tube right below the header collector. Will this reduce the life of this joint or am I being over cautious?
Thanks, Cody

[406 YJ]

Originally Posted by sewell87

So maybe a dumb question, how bad is heat on the teflon in a heim? To set up the front end upper link where I want, it's really close to the exhaust tube right below the header collector. Will this reduce the life of this joint or am I being over cautious?
Thanks, Cody

I would have to guess the life of them would be be cut in half if not more.

Might want to look into wrapping your exhaust with heat wrap.

[Jeepman14wheel]

Mine is pretty close on the passenger side, no ill effect so far. I have had them for 4 years now...

[Toyotaguru101]

I used to have my exhaust to close to one of my links, it was aiming the hot exhaust about a foot away from the joint, the heat would travel thru the link bar and heat up the joint and it was melting the joint. I redid how the exhaust points out and no more problems. It takes a while to heat up the joint to give it some play, but it will happen in time.

[sewell87]

Thanks for the input fellas. I'm going to rework the mounts and try to get it further away and put some heat wrap there as well.

[drivermod]

Teflon has a melting point of over 600 degrees F. I cannot imagine the joint getting anywhere near that hot.

[Panthers65]

If you worried about it, wrap the section in exhaust wrap, should function the same as a heat shield and costs $10..