Madkaw, so it would seem, and so it was on my buddies car which has headers only and no exhaust pipe. But on my car, the exhaust runs under that crossmember. Soooo, to get room to torque the driveshaft, I have to drop the exhaust AND the bracket. If I didn't need the strength or tie-in that the crossmember provides, I would so totally cut it away, leaving only the saddles. I think that is a great mod for low hp cars. Totally resolves a lot of access issues.