cutting exhaust

i am thinking about cutting the exhaust right after it turns down over the rear axle. will there be enough support or will i have to put an exhaust hanger there. thanks in advance.

 

pics would be nice too of peoples trucks that have done this on a 1st gen

 

I'm getting ready to do this. this week.

I'll post pics after I finish. (I have a flow master exhaust though)

 

it should be enough to support since its not that long or heavy but i would still look into getting a support on the end

 

have you done it?

 

i did it a while back and it wiggles a bit but it doesnt seem to be enough to worry about, i dont have a pic but i got a video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQGozoEg-1A

 

yeah i chopped mine but i did it in front of the axle right at the support for the muffler and i like it but if you have any length of pipe i would get some sort of bracket for it so you dont stress the hangers and welds next to the muffler

 

just did it. now i just need to get a tip to make it look better.

 

If it is up under the truck now why do you need a tip? Is it even visible without crawling under it?

 

because i want it to look good and i think a tip would be nice, personal satisfaction really.

 

Im not knocking you just wondering. I wanna cut mine too. Take some pics

 

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Makes me wanna dump my exhaust now. Have to make to homemade hangers though.

 

Nice that's right where I cut mine.

 

its pretty secure. but better to have them then not

 

me too... maybe a little higher

 

i may end up cutting it higher if i find a tip i like.

 

well with my situation i felt a slight bog so i put my tip on for a little added backpressure and it helped out perfectly

It makes it look real good!