muffler hung too low - worried about weight

I recently replaced my oem muffler on my 94 SL2 with a Dynomax muffler. I
decided to take it to Midas to do the job. They cut off the old muffler and
put in the new one with a nice chrome tailpipe. They spot-welded the muffler
to the oem strap so that the tailpipe wouldn't touch the plastic bumper and
melt it. It looks real nice, but now I notice that the exhaust pipe sits
only an inch or so above the crossmember bar. (see pg 10-3 in the Haynes
Saturn manual).

I have gone under the car and tried moving the exhaust to see if it will hit
any part of the rear suspension but I can't physically make it hit. I am
concerned that if I load my car with 5 people that the weight will cause the
exhaust pipe to get crushed by the lateral links or any other part of the
rear suspension.

Do I have to worry about this? My struts are in good condition and I never
hear any knocking back there nor are there any signs of the two bonking into
each other. I am still concerned that I should go back to the oem style
turn-down tailpipe and raise the muffler back up an inch to prevent this.
Should I worry? How much minimum space should I have?

if you want to see it, heres my website: http://mjh404.tripod.com/sl2.html
Thanks,
marx404

 

I'm pondering this. I put an OEM header and downpipe on my '96 SL2
and had a 2-1/4" cat and complete exhaust on w/ the same muff you
used. No problems with mine so far. I've had all 4 of us in it (at
least 750 pounds) and it hasn't hit. I have had a problem with the
back inner chamber wall getting a hole in it that I could see looking
into the muffler. I had one replaced on warranty and it sounds like
this one is going, too.

Ken