which headers don't drag on b-body small block

I've looked into TTI's and Doug's and I know they will fit great and not drag the ground but also looking for other brands as well that aren't as expensive.

I have Hedman Hedders now and the driver's side hit very easily when going across curbs, but the problem is they actually hit very easily. Sometimes they will even hit on the open road if there is a big enough bump or wave in the surface. I think this is because the driver's side is designed that the lowest part of the header fits around the steering arm???

Anyone else have this problem, specifically on an A or B-body? And have replaced their headers with another brand that works well besides the TTI's, and Doug's, etc????

I think heddman's are the worse on b and e bodies for ground clearance. the last customer i installed some cheapy summit headers and gained about 1.5 inches.

On the 68 coronet,I had my muffler guy weld strips of 3/8ths steel on them (heated and formed to go up the tubes slightly) to make a skid plate of sorts. The best fitting headers were some(old) doug thorleys that are on my BB in the charger,D

big blocks and small blocks in a b-body are two different animals...cant compare...i have Hooker Super Comps in my 66 Belvedere I 360 at this time, very tight fit...as far as ground clearance dont know yet still on jackstands...with some header mufflers hopefully will have enoughhhhhhh...

passenger side

I have Flow Tech headers by Holley on my Charger with a 318.
Never hit anything yet, the clearance is 6".

I have some summit headers on my 68 charger, 408 stroker and they clear ok. But my car is at stock ride height.

Mine is later than yours, but I saved for the TTIs for my 360 and couldn't be happier. Never scrapes, went right on, starter comes on and off without touching a thing, fat flanges, no leaks.... Worth saving the month or three that I had to because now it's done.

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Anyone else have this problem, specifically on an A or B-body? And have replaced their headers with another brand that works well besides the TTI's, and Doug's, etc????

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For what it's worth I installed the cheapy Summit headers on my A body smallblock and have decent clearance. I have not scraped anywhere. I purposely drove over some rather large speed bumps in a parking lot a couple of weeks ago just to see if they would scrape, and they didn't. I have never measured the clearance but it looks to be around 7 inches or so.