That looks fantastic! Nice job!Replaced the lug nuts to all black locking ones. I think it looks better to have the wheels all black.
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Okay, I apparently am inept, as this past weekend I went to pull my muffler off so that I could paint it black with high heat matte black paint, but could not for the life of me get it to come off the pipe. Got all the bolts removed without issue very quickly, to include the 15mm one on the pipe collar, but it appeared to me that there was a spot weld that was holding it in place and it would virtually not budge at all. It's a 2018, so maybe it's just kind of corroded in place, but I don't think that was the issue. Lots of twisting and turning and I finally stopped before I damaged something permanently, the Jeep or my body. I'm clearly missing something. Tip on getting that thing off?Was hoping to do this with my old man (and his lift), but I got tired of looking at the box. Today I swapped the old beer can muffler for an Injen high tuck axle back. First had to loosen the OE clamp - 15mm, which I didn't have of course, so a trip to the hardware store was in order. Then getting the muffler off the rubber hangers, which was a massive pain.
First one down.
Oldie out. The thing was stuck pretty tight on the mid pipe, thankfully after a bit of garage door lubricant and physical persuasion it came off.
New hotness. Be prepared - the instructions don't say whether it slips into the mid or over like the OE does. It's the latter, and my pipe needed a bit of convincing with pliers before it would slip over the mid. Also, the instructions say to use a 17mm socket on the replacement clamp, which is wrong - I should have tested the 15mm I had on hand. I guess now I've got one more socket though, so it could be worse!
Doesn't tuck up as high as I'd hoped, but it has much better flow over the OE with the massive pinch in the pipe, and the sound is great as well.
If I could find an aftermarket black twin exhaust unit that was no louder than the factory single pipe I'd do that in a heartbeat, but so far everything I've seen/heard does not meet those parameters. If anyone knows of one, let me know, please!
Gracias, i doubt it'll stay so pristine for long but the looks were secondary to the sound! The spot weld you're referencing was something I ran into as well, I think it's just a little indexing tack to ensure they have it oriented right from the factory. Shouldn't be keeping it on in any way. I found that I had to blast a wd40 equivalent that I had laying around into the gaps before I could get any movement at all (I also may have hammered a flathead into said gap to pry it open a bit along with some choice expletives). Then I sat back behind the Jeep and bear hugged the muffler while pushing back with my feet on the rear axle. Very shadetree, but it got it done. A bit of twisting action also helped loosen it up. Considering how much my abs and back hurt, I may not have done it the same way again though. Good luck!Okay, I apparently am inept, as this past weekend I went to pull my muffler off so that I could paint it black with high heat matte black paint, but could not for the life of me get it to come off the pipe. Got all the bolts removed without issue very quickly, to include the 15mm one on the pipe collar, but it appeared to me that there was a spot weld that was holding it in place and it would virtually not budge at all. It's a 2018, so maybe it's just kind of corroded in place, but I don't think that was the issue. Lots of twisting and turning and I finally stopped before I damaged something permanently, the Jeep or my body. I'm clearly missing something. Tip on getting that thing off?
Oh, and that Injen unit does look awesome.
Do you have a link to these lug nuts? I’m definitely getting those for mine, looks much betterReplaced the lug nuts to all black locking ones. I think it looks better to have the wheels all black.
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They’re on amazon.
Okay, that sounds right. I was going to do the WD-40 thing, but was running out of daylight, so reattached all the bolts and decided to reattack another day. Appreciate the response. We'll see what I can do this weekend!
Are they a gloss or matte finish?
It’s more like a gloss finish.
Grab yourself a good breaker bar too . . . for next time
Normally I'd say what next time but I'm sure I got one more Jeep purchase in me !!Grab yourself a good breaker bar too . . . for next time
Completed install of Rubicon stubby. Found out that if you loosen the bracket on one side of the bumper mounting post the new bumper will slip right on. Love the bumper but I wish they would have included the end cap mounting bolts to complete the look of the bumper. I need to buy a set of 10-12 bolts so I don't have to look at the screw holes. I notice this bumper has a small, 3/4", hole on the left, passenger side? Anyone know what its for?
