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grandmaster
08-09-2008, 03:00 AM
Hey everyone, just about finished on my rear 4 link and axle swap. I need to go get my new exhaust installed, but im having trouble seeing how it could be done and not come in contact with the with the suspension when it articulates. The muffler i have is an Aero muffler PN#2525, its a relatively small unit. So if any of you have pictures of the way yours is set up it would help me understand a bit better. Then i have to find a good exhaust shop that will do it.

DJJordache
08-09-2008, 10:23 AM
search on here from some pics, of some peoples setup. I have been meaning to get some pics of mine. but I moved the cat forward a few inches where the front portion of it is above the crossmember and the muffler is RIGHT after it to fit before the rear arms bracket. The muffler is a center in offset out with the offset toward the center of the ZJ, after the muffler is a hard 90 toward the passenger side and then another hard 90 to aim the pipe backwards. this way it doesn't interfere with the suspension cycle.
others have gone a little higher and snaked it back beside the pass upper arm and then angle it for the exit.

DND
08-09-2008, 06:57 PM
Mine is shown in posts #42 and #43 in the following thread - http://www.mallcrawlin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7208&page=2&highlight=exhaust+routing

zj95maxx
08-09-2008, 07:03 PM
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b37/chewning37/alongarm026.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b37/chewning37/alongarm028.jpghttp://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b37/chewning37/alongarm027.jpg

grandmaster
08-09-2008, 07:22 PM
Thanks guys, those help quite a bit, helps me understand a little bit more about how they are gonna do it.

nate
08-11-2008, 07:25 PM
What the hell, why hang the cat so low?

My setup:

http://nate.fccsonline.com/Nate/IMGP0787.jpg

The tip of the exhaust is just a hair below the frame rail. Cat and muffler are on top of the cross members. It's fairly tight, but there's enough room to do it.

http://nate.fccsonline.com/Nate/Imgp0787.jpg

DJJordache
08-11-2008, 10:04 PM
cant see the pics without logging in

nate
08-13-2008, 01:30 AM
Does it load now?

floridaZJ
08-13-2008, 02:48 PM
I ended up cutting the cat off and running just my muffler (which is HUGE).
If you decide to run your exhaust in front of your rear axle, put a turn down on it.
It'll wear out the control arm bushing from heat if you don't.
Here are some pics that I just took...I fabbed up a belly skid similar to claytons:

http://usjeeps.com/forum.php/host/thum_216948a32bc3d6f00.jpg
http://usjeeps.com/forum.php/host/216948a32bc34200b.jpg

hope this helps

grandmaster
08-13-2008, 04:13 PM
Got it taken care of today and it turned out really good, i will take pictures and post them up. Thanks everyone for the help.