Ridetech 4 link exhaust

[streetk14]

I know there’s some older threads on this, but I’m looking for photos and opinions on tailpipe routing with the ridetech 4 link setup on a first gen. I’ve been driving the car around without the tailpipes (they’re V-banded), and it’s loud and smelly.

I’ve heard people say 2.5” over axle pipes are doable, but it looks really tight. Getting to the upper bar adjustments would probably be impossible with pipes over the axle, and I’m not sure how much less clearance there will be if I add the sway bar in the future. So I’m leaning towards going under the axle.

let’s see what you’ve got, so maybe I can get some good ideas for my exhaust guy.

[SPG]

This is for a 2nd gen, but the restrictions are more or less the same for snaking it through

[piratebaseball]

I ran mine under the rear end and out the back. I also have the ridetech swaybar and I didn't think it was a possibility to run it over the axle. Not only do you have the sway bar and coilovers in the way, but with a Rick's tank the fuel lines have to run in that area too. I have a supercharged 427 so going down to 2.5" pipes isn't an option either. With mine under the axle, I havn't had an issue yet.

[Jk918]

Check out- budget build 1970 nova thread in the project section, does a great job going over the rear

[Josh@Ridetech]

A couple examples of under the axle:

[streetk14]

Check out- budget build 1970 nova thread in the project section, does a great job going over the rear

That looks really tight, but maybe it’s just the angle of the photos. Doesn’t look like they’d be easy to remove. That’s one of my concerns; I like things to be easy to service.

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Hey Josh, do you have any pics of these cars sitting on the ground? I really want to see how this under axle thing looks from the rear.

A couple examples of under the axle:

[Josh@Ridetech]

That looks really tight, but maybe it’s just the angle of the photos. Doesn’t look like they’d be easy to remove. That’s one of my concerns; I like things to be easy to service.

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Hey Josh, do you have any pics of these cars sitting on the ground? I really want to see how this under axle thing looks from the rear.

I don't have pictures on the ground unfortunately. With as low as these cars are, you really can't see anything though other than the tips. If you look up pictures of our 48 Hour Camaro, the exhaust on it was identical to these.

[streetk14]

Not the greatest photo, but here’s how it turned out. Josh was right; you really can’t see it under the axle. It’s nice to be able to hear my stereo again.