Thank you LockDoc and Southcity! I will go with the ceramic coated. I do plan on lowering the truck a bit, but not full slam. I was hoping to tuck it more in the frame. I will measure tomorrow where I think the collector should land, that info was very helpful! I think I may just stick with the shorty's for now and once I can actually redo the engine, I will go with something more sexy!
I drive this truck often and am just beginning a slow restoration process.