Std exhaust alignment

[noonster]

Bought some std 4l0 exhausts for my rd350lc

R/H fitted straight on no issues.

L/H  does fit, but the rear bolt on the hanger is a struggle to get through the elongated slot, i can get it in by loosening the 2 foot peg hanger bolts.

But when i tighten everything up the exhaust touches the swinging arm. I can loosen manifold bolts of, rear exhaust nut, and i can turn the pipe away 1/4inch from swinging arm, but i hold it then try and tighten it,it swings back

Any advice, exhaust is the correct one, cant see anything obvious

[LC_BOTT]

Have you checked the mounting bracket to see if it's slightly bent? Any road rash on the pipes might confirm this.

[noonster]

pipe as no physical damage, i have bent the bracket slightly myself,trying to force end of pipe away from swinging arm.

But when i tighten, it moves back and touches

[LC_BOTT]

It could possibly be the hanger brakets are bent, Do the hangers run straight/inline front to back, might be easy to see from the rear of the bike and compare each side???
There was a similar thread on here a little while ago I think.

[muttsnuts]

might be the exhausts have been cut and shut to remove a broken baffle and they have not aligned the 2 halves before welding them back together - seen that a lot recently, check the wleds carefully and see if one is different to the rest, normally middle weld or one of the 2 either side of the mid section