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Old Aug 23, 2012 | 10:53 PM
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I've Ben pondering this for some time, I know I need a new exhaust and I can get one cheap but its in the junkyard sitting under a Durango that has no wheels and sits directly on the ground. How would you suggest I safely lift it enough to remove the exhaust without being crushed? And would it even be useable while on the subject would the exhaust from an R/T fit a 5.2?
 
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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 02:47 AM
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Take a jack and jack stands.


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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 11:14 AM
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If it has a hitch. Id start jacking it up there as high as i could to make room Under the sides. Then jam some random rubble under it and move to the side to get it higher


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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 01:04 PM
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Why would you waste your time with a junkyard exhaust system??


Yes i understand it is a cheaper option but, it will end up costing you more in the long run. You would be much better off putting up the money for a new system and doing right the first time.
 
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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 02:35 PM
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some people have more time than money and others have more money than time.
 
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Why would you waste your time with a junkyard exhaust system??


Yes i understand it is a cheaper option but, it will end up costing you more in the long run. You would be much better off putting up the money for a new system and doing right the first time.
That's a long sad *** story no one wants to hear I just can't afford one.



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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 07:11 PM
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honestly the junkyard system is probably damaged from both the weight of the D sitting on it, and the rust from being in contact w/ the ground for a while
 
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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by that_guy
some people have more time than money and others have more money than time.

Some people have more brains than ambition, others have more ambition then brains....

Yes i know that people fall on hard times and sometimes the money just isn't there.... trust be i been there.... My point is or was that buying a junkyard exhaust system that has been used and is on a vehicle that is laying on the ground is a bad idea. as sharps pointed out...

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honestly the junkyard system is probably damaged from both the weight of the D sitting on it, and the rust from being in contact w/ the ground for a while
For the money you spend on getting the system from the yard and the money you would spend to fix it you would be better off either fixing up what you have or replacing with new even if it is pieced together with cheap universal parts. Then you can save up and get what you like when you have the money together
 
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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 09:57 PM
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Hard times don't begin to describ it my wife has both kidney failure and cancer.
 
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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by My1stDurango
Hard times don't begin to describ it my wife has both kidney failure and cancer.

Sorry to hear that... My wife was told two years ago she has MS
 
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