I ordered an axle-back today, and I am away from home right now, so I don't have access to a jack. Is it possible to install them without jacking the car up? If I remember correctly from removing the mufflers on my '05, you just unbolt the clamps, slide the mufflers forward to unhook from the exhaust piping, lower, then slide back to remove from hangers. If I am correct, this means I should have to jack the car up. It may not be too comfortable, but clearance for removing the mufflers should be a non-issue. Or am I remembering wrong?

 

I did my flowmasters on my back in my garage without jacking the car up. it is nice to have those racheting open end wrenches though instead of the standard open end wrenches. took me about an hour to do the whole thing, not a big deal at all, good luck

Sam

 

+1. Not that hard at all unless something doesn't line up.

 

I'd recommend jack stands (rear) and floor jack (front)... or for easiest installation, get access to a lift. Reason: you'll most likely need to center your tips, and to properly center tips, you'll need to loosen mid-pipe clamps (by H pipe), center tips in cutouts, tighten H-pipe clamps, then over axle-clamps. Doing all this on your back with 6" of clearance just doesn't work.

 

the first time i changed my axle-back, was in my garage on my back. wasn't too bad but it was certainly easier the 2nd time on ramps because a couple of bolts are hard to get access to.

 

Thanks guys. I may try it on my back and worse case scenario, run down the street to a family member's house to adjust the tips. I can't wait to be back home.

 

where do you put the jack stands in the rear to do that?

 

If your car isnt lowered you can do it w/out stands..you can even reach mid pipe too. As long as you're not 400 # either

 

http://www.mustangforums.com/m_2656018/tm.htm

 

I couldn't reach the midpipe, and I only weigh 240 I get stuck at the chest trying to get underneath.

 

Thanks Doctor Q, I was just curious incase I decide to move things around.

 

My car is lowered on Steeda Ultra-Lites and I installed my Steeda axle-back without jacking the car up. I really don't think it would have made it any easier if I would have done so, but then again I haven't tried getting at the mid-pipe to adjust the tips yet either... going to have to do that one of these days.

 

Ahh,I'm at 180 so that explains it

 

It's POSSIBLE to do the muffler change out without jacking the car up but not very COMFORTABLE.

Much easier when the car is in the air. I'd go hit the family member up if I were you.

 

 

How about you get a pair of those Rhino ramps? They're $50 shipped on Amazon... http://www.amazon.com/o/ASIN/B000AMM...pf_rd_i=507846

 

I got my rhino ramps at Kragen for $40. And no waiting for shipping. Convenient if you have a store nearby.

 

I didn't use a jack, but I wish I did. The passenger side tip isn't sitting right in the cutout of the bumper, and I would've adjusted the midpipe for it...but I just never got around to it.

 

Got mine at wally world for 34.00

 

Doc, I think you got that backwards.. When all is loose, center the tip, then tighten the over-axle's first, then the H-Pipe clamp last.