gregdaybreak
XS400 Member
Yeah I noticed that same issue with the exhaust studs. When I put the new copper washers on they are obviously not compressed so I had to try to get the nut to catch as best as I could. After some messing around I got the nut to catch enough to tighten it onto the exhaust. Going with the longer one's will definitely prevent you having to wrestle with them in the future.