i am thinking of taking the old cat back exhaust right off the flange and buying a new flange pipe, a y-pipe and some tips and making the exhaust exit right before the rear tire like the ford lighting trucks.
Has anyone done this before? wondering if anyone has a set up and could help me out

 

i haven't but i know that a few have. i don't think it's hard to do though.

 

Not perfect, but I like it

 

hey 01, u got a muffler on that?? single in dual out, did you ever try it without the muffler?? thats what i was thinking of doing... so how did you get the piping bent? did you take it somewhere or did you do it yourself?

 

HA those are the exact same tires i got on mine, they grip!

 

Flowmaster 40 SI/DO. Never had it without the muffler. My buddies own an exhaust shop and just bent that up

 

Most exhaust shops will bend and attach the tubing for pretty cheap. I had mine done at a local shop, and to remove my old system, attach the muffler (Flowmaster Super 44 SI/SO), bend the tubing, and take it back to axle and dump it cost me right around $35.

 

Theres a lotta rangers with similar lightning exhaust. And I see why... Itd be near impossible to run duels out the back/off center with the spare tire where it is

 

yeah alot of the cat back exhaust systems say i need to remove the spare tire... thats one reason why i said f-it just do it like that, in front of the rear tire

 

did you keep the same size tubing as the stock tubing all the way to the muffler and off the muffler?

 

My stock, iirc was 2" and I went with 2.5 for the dump, for a lower grumble. I think when I get it redone here soon I'm gonna get 3" and maybe even sound like a v8.. hah

 

thats why u get it 45'd

 

Who needs a spare anyways lol

 

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That's why a ranger comes with a bed

 

x2. Plus I don't think you could put anything bigger than a 31" tire in there anyway

 

Magnaflow single in dual out. They moved my O2 bung right up against the cat and the muffler is right behind that. They made sure to tuck all the exhuast up so you really only saw the tips under the truck.



Dual exhaust straight out the back can be done on a Ranger with the spare tire under and a hitch. This was custom bent as well though.

 

Bassani

 

Whats that gotta do with anything? Who wants to haul a spare tire around in there bed? Besides, if its a pretty nice, common tire like a 33, itd get stolen

 

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Chain it in place like a member did on here did Masteratarms I think

 

I have the spare in the bed of my 97 lowrider cause I'd never get it down with it being so low, and I have a bike cable through the wheel and an inner tie down with a pad lock on it.

 

x2 on the Bassani

The 4th-and last-exhaust I've had on this truck. Looks great, sounds great, well made, but pricey. If you can afford it, you won't be disappointed.
MikeR

 

I found mine for $200 shipped, very light use off of ebay.

 

all rightttt!!!!!!!!!!! nice exhaust systems! I went to a place that says custom exhaust and told them how i wanted it set up and they said nope cant do it, i wass pissed! so im gonna get the parts myself, looking for the pipe with the flange, then the y-pipe { cuz i want dual piping } then ill need a 45 angle elbow then i want either black or chrome tips, not sure yet... only problem i have right now is finding the right y pipe, i dont know the stock sized tubing... anyone know?? Its an 03 ranger 4 dr, 6 ft bed

 

I couldn't even get my spare 31 on a crager to fit under there. I don't know how they pull it off on the FX4 Level IIs.

I like it better anyway. Plus in flex situations you don't hit the exhaust.



AHYO

 

What kind of retarded shop can't make that exhaust?