im planning on dumping mine also, the rattle from the shackle bolt get freakin annoying when your at a long stoplight.

 

imo it sounds alot better too. I have the same exhaust as you and theres a big difference when u cut that mess of pipe off the back. only prob with me is I'm going to have to jimmy rig something so I pass inspection... the exhaust has to exit the passager compartment. I have till june so I'm not worried yet

 

just one thing from experience..if you do t-crank watch the cv boots, they will likely slide off and then you have a whole new prob. the boots are 10 yrs old and the new angle will pull them. then if you are lucky enough to catch them you will need to repack and clean each one. i had to reclamp mine after about a month on the road, i had lube spun all over the place. i just used an adjustable clamp 4.5" and 1 boot lube pack per side and that solved the problem (6 monthes on the fix all good).
just wish i had known that at the time. i have a pic in my album that shows how i fixed it up. clearances are tight but it works..credit to the zr2usa site where i got the info for the fix.

 

This is the best with the lift.