Do I need to drop the rear suspension and differential in order to take the stock exhaust out? I cant seem to find a way to remove it otherwise, and dont want to do it if I dont have to.

I have the exhaust hanging from the y-pipe back to where the muffler bolts up ( or atleast I think bolts up... I cant see any bolts there)



There's a pic... excuse the tranny fluid, the fallen driveshaft, and everything else, that shot wasnt exactly meant for the exhaust lol...


BUT... I got my hooker in today! Woohoo!


There's the big box-o-stuff


and here's to give you a general idea of how large the tube is... I was surprised of how big it really was

 

Since you will not be keeping the stock exhaust I would just hack it out. Use a hacksaw, chainsaw, sawzall or any other destructive power tool. This is one of those times where cutting too much is a good thing. I would turn it into extra thin deli slices of custy exhaust.

 

I did that where my y-pipe meets my cat, and not only did it take me forever, and ruin a blade, but I couldnt finish it and cut the rest lol.

On the passenger side in the back, there looked to be what I want to call a "2 piece hanger" system holding up the back.

a little upside and backwards "L" that sorta slides into a bracket holding it up. I unbolted it, but was wondering if there's anything else holding the rear exhaust in since I cant seem to make it budge.