So after worrying about putting to much stress on my flanges, I decided to see what I could do to reduce the stress and maybe make this better. Lol well there must be all kinds of crap half assed on my bike and my tinkering is making them better. So yeah my seal is now damn near perfect, when I took the lowering part off they went way off. I took the bike to a local shop and asked what I should do (I took it in with stock setup) and they said the pipes have been bent and won't stay lined up like this. Lol so it seems the folks I got this from didn't take very good care of it (not surprised since it had dry rotted tires on it, and wouldn't start when I took ownership). So for me doing this little project has improved the seal and I have seen a noticeable improvement on how she rides too.
Mark this one up to good fortune.
