Catback install help

[NWUCIT]

Getting ready to install a new catback on the L...anyone have advice or experience that would help me with removal of the stock system. I have made the swap on the Cobra...was a snap, but no experience on a Lightning.....have about 23k miles on the truck, hopefully the pipes and muffler are not "fused" too bad....any pointers would be appreciated.

 

[OH-MAN]

Oh Yeah

Spray the nuts with a penetrating oil. The problem is the factory u-bolts crimp the pipes and make it tough to remove .
Spray the oil into the pipe openings and wiggle it up and down.
I used a bottle jack between the trans mount and muffler to pusk it off. Jack it a bit wiggle up and down ..repeat...repeat...
it will come good luck

 

[klrsvt]

Or put some serious heat to the joints, thats what we did it took 2 minutes and they popped right apart