so who's ever installed an exhaust while on jackstands?

[quickangel93]

i got a pit. later.

[ancona46]

i would back the car up on ramps then hit the bolts with an impact...atleast thats what im gonna do when i get my new exhaust

[SN2BH22CB7]

I have....but it was to replace the old rotted one with a newer OEM one...

like its been said before...PB blast it...let it soak...GOOD!...like MARINATE IT!!

and undo the 3 cat bolts...after its been basting in PB blaster...unhook from the rubber....and MERRY CHRISTMAS...its off.

make sure you have like 6 cutoff wheels and AIR....just in case..those bolts wanna act like a store clerk that dont wanna give you a 50 % discount

Oh yeah...make sure...you hit the bolts from time to time...and hit em up with more PB blaster..and let it soak more...to free up that rust.

[AllWhiteCoupe]

i did mine on 4 stands, in my uneven driveway. I got kinda lucky with the bolts. None were seized, or even that rusty. Took about 1 1/2 hours after it was shiped to my door.

[MadSpleen85]

I had access to a lift, so I'm no help.

[eriemoto.]

so it's been about 3 days since the install, and i think some of the bolts may have backed off a bit, so i gotta get back under there and re-tighten it up. i'm guessing it's the bolts on the cat since it gets so hot there

[ChillPhatCat]

Pulled my car in my dad's garage and drove the front of the car up on rhino ramps. All but 2 of the bolts were siezed and some didn't even have the hex shape any more. I used a sawzall to cut the downpipe right at the bend... took about 2 hours of actual work. Would have been about 20-30 min with a lift and nobody else helping.

[Djmoua]

if you aint got an extra hand for help...your legs are also there for a reason ...stupid asian metaphors hahahaa jk...kick the shit outta the oem exhaust bolts if you have to.

[eriemoto.]

if you aint got an extra hand for help...your legs are also there for a reason ...stupid asian metaphors hahahaa jk...kick the shit outta the oem exhaust bolts if you have to.

i seriously tried that, and there was no way in hell i could stay in that position for more then a few seconds. the piping is heavier then you could think when holding it up like that lol. i became creative and used 'helping stands' (roll of paper towels and a can of carb cleaner).

anyways, i finally got the chance to get my car on a lift. if i had known i could this soon, i would have waited to install and save me the trouble. but, hey you live and learn and installing it on the ground was a good experience. i re-tightened loose bolts and everything is mint now. loving the new exhaust, and even moreso that i did it myself

[Maple50175]

if i Was in MA id do it for ya