Shadetree Mechanic needs exhaust help...

Fords4ME

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Dec 20, 2004

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Will both rear tailpipes come out from under a 95 without jacking it up? My car is lowered 3/4" and the pipes are 2 1/2". It looks really tight twisting them over the rear axle. I'm assuming the come out easiest by pulling them over the axle and out from under the rear bumper. Any help is appreciated.

 

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slytherin

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Dec 20, 2004

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My car came with mac tail pipes and they are bolted together just in front of the rear axle so I dont know how an oe exhaust is clamped together. I have had mine off and it did require the car being off the ground a bit to get them to twist around.

 

donjohn

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Dec 20, 2004

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cut them, not sure how others did it, but my flowmaster installation guide said to cut them... they're one piece from the midpipe back i think (stock)

 

RIO5.0

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You ain't that lucky.... Youll have to cut them if there OEM as its one pc affair...Sawzall time...

I fabbed my stock tails with a reducer so they use clamps now and can come on/off when on a lift, as I swap between muflers....On the ground or even a floor jack, forget it...

 

Mavrick

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Dec 20, 2004

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I got mine over the axle with some jack stands.. pretty tight though and my jack was maxed out for height.

 

94CobraPace

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Dec 20, 2004

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• Dec 20, 2004

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You can remove the stock pipes with out cutting, not easy, but can be done. If you have the 2.5" tail pipes you might have to drop the axle a bit to gain a little more clearance to remove them in 1 piece.

 

mystang94gt

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Dec 20, 2004

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I'm with Rio, If you dont need the stock ones once you get them out, then cutting them is the way. I hope you got a sawzall cause sawing it by hand is gonna suck.

 

GRGT1994

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I cut mine at the muffler and fed over the axle. The jack stands were up pretty high. But I didn't have to cut em in half.

Cutting those off with a hand saw sucked!! Definitely get your hands on a sawzall.

 

Dan95-5.0

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Dec 20, 2004

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when i installed my mac cat-back, me and my brother cut the exhaust right after the muffler on one side and then jacked the opposite side on the lower control arm and had enough room to manouver it around the diff and out from under the car.