Exhaust removal in 1 piece?

NWI Denali · February 26, 2019

Is it possible to snake the OEM exhaust out easily in one piece over the axle without cutting it up? Does removing the spare help?

SSchup · February 26, 2019

Yes, If you drop the spare tire. Mine came out in one piece.

Ozer · February 26, 2019

I think its possible to even w/o removing the spare, if you're on a lift, it may be easier.

NHUSA · February 26, 2019

You will have a lot more room if the rear axel is hanging down (Wheels not on the ground)

dbrobins27 · February 26, 2019

Yes this is possible at least for a crew cab short bed. As NHUSA mentioned if you can get the right rear wheel off of the ground then you can get it out. I did this alone and without removing the spare and it wasnt too bad. A helper and removal of the spare would have saved me a good bit of time and effort of going back to front to make adjustments.

SSchup · February 26, 2019

I did it on a lift and still needed to drop the spare to have room to come out the back on my 2018 crew cab 6.2.

ShamrockShooter · February 27, 2019

Yes. I did mine by jacking passenger side up so the rear wheel is just on the ground. Drop the spare and get it out of there (check the psi in the spare when it is off). The trick is you have to move the exhaust to the rear, and you will get it to a point where the muffler is just before (or after cant remember) the axle, you need to rotate the entire exhaust system (don't remember which way try both). Then you can slide it out the back. I had my neighbor hold the end of the tail pipe when I was sliding it back to keep it from hitting the truck paint but you can do it yourself.

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NWI Denali · February 27, 2019

Excellent. Thanks for the feedback guys. So it's much easier to put the frame on jackstands so the rear axle is at full droop?

ShamrockShooter · February 27, 2019

Excellent. Thanks for the feedback guys. So it's much easier to put the frame on jackstands so the rear axle is at full droop?

I only did the passenger rear corner. I out the jack on the frame about where the muffler is as far back as I could go before the frame starts to curve up. Then put a few jack stands extra safety.
Others may have done it differently but that's how I did it.

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SprinterNick · February 27, 2019

Anyone looking to sell there stock exhaust take off? My exhaust shop butchered mine and i'm now looking to trade my truck in for a car as I've sold my boat and race car so the Sierra needs to go. Maybe i'm blind but i'm struggling to find a used classified page on here. Trying to limit creating a new thread and getting stoned to death for doing so.

Just looking from the converter back in one piece. So just the exhaust pipe and mufflers if possible.

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ShamrockShooter · February 27, 2019

Anyone looking to sell there stock exhaust take off? My exhaust shop butchered mine and i'm now looking to trade my truck in for a car as I've sold my boat and race car so the Sierra needs to go. Maybe i'm blind but i'm struggling to find a used classified page on here. Trying to limit creating a new thread and getting stoned to death for doing so.

Just looking from the converter back in one piece. So just the exhaust pipe and mufflers if possible.

Did you check your local Craigslist? Seems like every time I look on mine someone has a factory exhaust for $150.

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Ozer · February 28, 2019

Yeah i see few on my local CL for 150 range.

Why not just trade it in as is, they want the stock muffler back on?

300 Blackout · March 1, 2019

Anyone looking to sell there stock exhaust take off? My exhaust shop butchered mine and i'm now looking to trade my truck in for a car as I've sold my boat and race car so the Sierra needs to go. Maybe i'm blind but i'm struggling to find a used classified page on here. Trying to limit creating a new thread and getting stoned to death for doing so.

Just looking from the converter back in one piece. So just the exhaust pipe and mufflers if possible.

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jrungdieseltech · May 18, 2021

I just removed a exhaust for the second time in a Chevrolet Silverado 1500 from the Cat on and its hard but doable, this one was a 2010 and for the second time I remember removing the spare tire ahead of time would have saved me a hour of work.