Originally Posted by
jeepmanjr
Just installed a FloPro 5" on my '17 as well. The clamp came off fairly easily with some light prying. Didn't have to remove the crossmember, plenty of room to move everything around. Now, the installation of the new down pipe is a different story! Did it alone so that probably didn't help. I have BDS double shock hoops in the front, so no removing the wheel well and the back of the turbo is too deep in the engine compartment to reach (at least for me). I fiddled around with that down pipe for like three hours before I got it installed!! It's tough to balance that heavy pipe, reach way up into a tight area (8" lift on 37's), make sure the gasket is on right and install and tighten the clamp. Talk about frustration! I finally got it on...I have to go to church on Sunday. ;-) FYI, I put a little grease on the gasket to hold it in place...that worked pretty well. Then there were issues with the exhaust moving around after install. I fixed that by making sure the band clamps were torqued to at least 50 lbs and added three or four 5/16" self-tapping hex head screws at the joints. Everything works great now, solid as a rock. Installed a muffler with mine, love the sound! Thinking about one of those AR-15 tips, but 300 bones...not sure if I can convince mama on that one. ;-)