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VE SS XForce Cat-Back DIY install help!

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EDIT: Thanks guys, I ended up bending the hangers. Both sides were in the same hole.

I have another issue though that has been bugging me. The exhaust came with a flange thing (see picture) but with only one gasket for it. I didn't really see the need for it so I left it out. Now however one side is slightly shorter than the other (the side that originally had it attached), I can only notice it because I am a perfectionist and it bothers me but I was wondering if it is worth putting in? What is its function or is it just to fix a slightly short pipe in the manufacture?
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Hi all,

I purchased an Xforce cat-back exhaust for my 2008 VE SS V and decided to give it a crack installing it myself.

I bought a pair of 3 ton stands and plan to use the stock scissor jack (jacking one front side at a time).

I was just wondering where I should place the jack stands on the front (pictures if possible) and if anyone has any tips (I have read a few threads and have a spark plug socket and WD40 for the o2 sensors/bolts).

Any help is much appreciated!

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If you don't have access to a hoist drive the front up on car ramps and put the rear on stands. You'll have a very hard time if you only plan to jack the front of the car up...

Ah really? I read that you could do the rear without jacking it up. I don't have access to a hoist unfortunately, trying to do it on the cheap (hence the Xforce).
 

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I've done a few of these systems, you'll need to get completely under the car and support it as you bolt it on and attach the exhaust hangers. Best bet is to put it on 4 stands or the front on ramps and back on stands :)
 

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I've done a few of these systems, you'll need to get completely under the car and support it as you bolt it on and attach the exhaust hangers. Best bet is to put it on 4 stands or the front on ramps and back on stands :)

ok thanks mate! any chance you could tell me where to put the rear jack stands and where to jack it from? Will the stock jack support the whole back if I lift from the diff?
 

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You'd be better off buying or borrowing a trolley jack. The standard scissor jacks are weak I would never trust one. Put the jack stands where the diff cradle bolts to the body of the car if you know what I mean, and at the front the crossmember infront of the sump is where I jack or support VEs
 

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Thanks mate, I dont know anyone with a trolley jack, still new to Melbourne. If I buy ramps and a trolley jack I am spending about as much as it would cost to get it installed (I have been quoted $250). Do you know anyone around Tullamarine (North/West) area who will install for a decent price?
 

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If your car has been lowered, be aware that you can not just drive up car ramps, you need to chock it up a bit to lift the front enough to clear the ramp before you drive it up, failure to do this will likely result in your front bumper being ripped off - not pretty. Same goes for rear, you need to put an inch thick piece of wood down in front of the ramp for the car to go up before going up the ramp, or its bye bye to your rear bar.
 

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Its stock height but I was looking at ramps with an extension for low cars anyway. Will 750kg ramps each be ok?
 
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