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Looks great!!! Can you measure the height from the ground to fender front/rear? Just curious if there's still a little rake, hard to tell from the pics. Also, any clue how much lift you gained front/rear?
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05-06-2010, 05:12 PM
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I like the first shot and I have been to Ansel Adams house along the California coast.
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05-06-2010, 06:16 PM
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I like the first shot and I have been to Ansel Adams house along the California coast.
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Yeah, I'm a big fan. My favorite collection of his is the work in Yosemite, which is kept on display there also.
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05-06-2010, 06:59 PM
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Looks great!!! Can you measure the height from the ground to fender front/rear? Just curious if there's still a little rake, hard to tell from the pics. Also, any clue how much lift you gained front/rear?
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Thanks pal, I know you did something similar recently and had a great outcome also.
Measurements taken mid-center cap today were:
Front- P- 35 1/2", D- 35 1/4"
Rear- P- 36 5/16", D- 35 11/16" Update- Rear driver's side 36" with empty fuel tank
So there is rake, ~ 3/4", but it isn't equal on each side. As most report, the driver side is lower than the passenger side, in my case about 1/4" in front and 9/16" in the rear. The front ≠ 1/4" can probably be attributed to the battery. I was surprised by the difference in the rear, but remembered that I have a nearly full fuel tank. ~17 gal x ~6.25lbs/gal= 106.25 lbs is nothing to sneeze at, but I fully plan on running this tank to fumes and double checking the measurements.
I also took a look at the rear springs to make were they were seated correctly, and sure enough the passenger's side (my side) is but the driver's side (my buddy's) is rotated counter-clockwise maybe 7/8" out of the spot where the coil end seats. I don't think there's any way this could account for the entire difference, but I'll be rotating it into place anyway.
I'm nearly positive I didn't take 'before' measurements, and if I did I have no idea where they are, so I can't tell you what was gained where.
Long answer to a short question.
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05-06-2010, 07:18 PM
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Awesome! Glad you're happy. I have serious tailpipe/Spidertrax envy I bookmarked this so I can take your exhaust pic to my shop.
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me too, I was just thinking about getting that done. I may do a muffler swap at the same time but not sure.
Does it sound a little louder without the resonator? anything noteworthy about the change?
Do you smell the amonia anymore? that is, if you did before.
how much did it run you?
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05-06-2010, 08:43 PM
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Awesome! Glad you're happy. I have serious tailpipe/Spidertrax envy I bookmarked this so I can take your exhaust pic to my shop.
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The $65 I spent on relocating the tail pipe might be the best money I've spent on this thing. I haven't had it this way for long, but with the rear window down I've tried hard to get that smell and just can't. Heavy acceleration, usually freeway on ramps, were almost guaranteed to produce it, but not anymore!
Also, in the very last picture you can make out where the stock exhaust was cut and rerouted- 20" of mandrel bent tubing perfection. The other thing I love is how our rear bumpers aren't molded to show off or accommodate the tail pipe like some vehicle's rear bumpers are, leaving a gaping hole if the stock pipe is [re]moved. Even with that weight distributing hitch under there, I think it look sooooo much better without that silly looking resonator and pipe hangin' out down there.
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I was gonna ask what it cost you to get that done. As soon as I can decide on what to do with the exhaust (considering Flowmaster 50 series SUV muffler) and find a decent shop, I'm having the same thing done. Did they make any comments on the resonator? The local shop has always been real picky about what they do, hence the reason I've not had this done yet.
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05-06-2010, 08:59 PM
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Does it sound a little louder without the resonator? anything noteworthy about the change?
Do you smell the amonia anymore? that is, if you did before.
how much did it run you?
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JP, I had already swapped the stock muffler for a Magnaflow when I had the resonator removed and exhaust rerouted, so I can't speculate on how just the tip relocation/resonator removal would sound with stock exhaust. I can tell you though that the Magnaflow sounds amazing now. Maybe 10% more "drone" at freeway speeds but I so often have my sunroof open, rear window down and music up that the only thing I pick up is a little more rumble- this thing finally sounds like a V8.
I also almost never have passengers in the back seat, and would probably be slightly more concerned about the sound if I did, but it's usually just me and the dog. The other nice thing about moving the tip is that I'm not as worried about my pup constantly having a face full of exhaust when we're cruising with the rear window down.
See my comment to Chris (CJ) re: the ammonia smell and cost.
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I was gonna ask what it cost you to get that done. As soon as I can decide on what to do with the exhaust (considering Flowmaster 50 series SUV muffler) and find a decent shop, I'm having the same thing done. Did they make any comments on the resonator? The local shop has always been real picky about what they do, hence the reason I've not had this done yet.
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You know, this muffler shop is probably one of the best in all of California, and I just lucked out living in the same town. The guy doing the work estimated ~ 10% increase in drone w/out the resonator and I'd say he was spot on. He said he could probably do something fancy to keep the resonator and relocate the tip, but the more we played with it the closer it got to the spare. I was worried about heat damage to the tire so I told him to forget it but kept the end cut off (which includes the resonator) just in case I got out on the road and hated it. I tell you what- smile from ear to ear.
I wouldn't say I was disappointed when I had the Magnaflow put in, but I felt like I wasn't getting everything out of it. Well, what I was missing was being sucked up by the rest of the stock exhaust system behind it.
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what shop did you use?
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which magnaflow did you put in? I'm leaning there rather than flowmaster, I think the flowmasters might be a little too loud.
I had a pretty loud doug thoreley hi-flow cat and cat-back system on my 98 and it got so annoying. It was the type of loud where you would hear it and expect me to be doing more than 20mph, but I wasn't.
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Marco Muffler on Fulton.
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which magnaflow did you put in? I'm leaning there rather than flowmaster, I think the flowmasters might be a little too loud.
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It's funny you ask that because I was wondering the same thing the other day, but when I went back and looked at the work order all it says is "Magnaflow muffler". I'll probably go by and ask one of these days.
What else is funny is that I didn't tell the wife I had the work done (the second round) and I fully expect her to come home one day after driving the 4Runner around and say something like, "Weird, it's like the 4Runner got louder or something." And I'll just look at her and say, "Hmm, that is weird."
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