05-12-2014, 01:26 AM
If your Staintune lacks clearance near the shock, loosen all bolts (actually, completely remove rear bolt) and twist the entire muffler in order to reorient its positioning at the point where it attaches to the exhaust. You will eventually find a position which allows the rear of the Staintune to clear the shock by a nice margin and also seats the rear mount bolt and rear exhaust mount tab nicely with the rear factory mount point. I experienced the same issue and am OCD with respect to these things. I think what happens is that we're all happy to simply get the thing on at the first attempt...it is only later that we focus on the details (primarily how it hangs at the rear mount point). Again, I suggest you budget 15-20 minutes to the effort...twist it around and push it in and out as necessary at the point where the Staintune connects with the factory pipe, it is likely not bent or improperly manufactured...you just need to find the positioning which seats the Staintune correctly at both ends.