Holy Crap
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Racer
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Edmond Oklahoma
Holy Crap
Is it hard to pull off the stock cat back exhaust system or is it just me, I have been trying to pull the passanger side muffler off for two hours now and I give up. I will take it to my friends lift tommorow, I am tired of messing with it.
Pro
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From: decatur il
you have to jack it up real high to get enough ground clearance to get it off. get a set of jack stands and lift it up , place stands at rear support area then place boards under jack till you get it up enough to clear. passenger side is the hard one....but it will come off.
Instructor
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From: Fairfax Va
yea you got to get the tail end of the car way up there. When I did mine, it was so high the front of the car was on the ground. I hear it is really tough on automatics. One piece of advice disconnect the sway bar mounting brackets, and lower the sway bar, that also gives you some more wiggle room.
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Good move going to a lift. Will make it much easier. Good luck getting the swap made.
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If you want to keep the OEM stuff in tact for future use (going back to stock if it ever becomes a "true classic" or whatever)... the rear has to be about 3 feet off the ground (definitely no less).
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From: Overland Park KS
I took mine off without cutting, but it wasn't for the feint of heart. I lifted the car using (4) 2"x6" boards and a 3-ton floor jack. To be safe (can't skimp here), I screwed the boards together and notched the top and bottom boards to interlock with the rear cross member and the head of the jack. After blocking the front wheels, I unbolted the exhaust, jacked the car, and easily removed each side intact. Hardest part was fabricating the blocks. 
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From: San Antonio TEXAS
10 minutes with a lift. If you have an auto trans, you have to drop the gas tank shield and shift the tank over just a bit. Remove the center
sway bar mounts and swing the bar down. There shouldn't be a problem after that.
sway bar mounts and swing the bar down. There shouldn't be a problem after that.