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MBRP Armor Lite Single Exhaust System; Turn Down (20-24 3.6L Jeep Gladiator JT)

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      Merideth: Hey, guys. So, today we're checking out the MBRP 2.5-inch Installer Series Single Turndown Exhaust System, fitting all 2020 and newer 3.6-liter Gladiator JTs. Now, if you're in the market for upgrading the sound and off-road performance of your Gladiator with an affordable cat-back system, then this is a great choice to check out. Now, as you just heard from the sound clip, this will do a great job at opening up airflow, and creating a deeper exhaust note for your JT. Now, as far as sound level goes, I'm gonna give this a three out of five on the loudness meter, with one being completely stock and five being wake-the-neighbors loud, considering that this did increase the volume and deepen the tone of the exhaust, but this is not going to be incredibly loud. Now, yes, this did deepen the sound compared to the stock exhaust, and it does have little drone, making this perfect for the Gladiator owner who wants something that's comfortable for everyday living, but really wants to hear their truck when they get on the throttle. This will also be a little bit more high-clearance than your average cat-back system, so it is going to stay out of the way, considering that this is a turndown-style system, which will be great if you're concerned about your clearance off-road and don't necessarily care about the look of your exhaust.Now, when it comes to the build, this will be made of a 2.5-inch aluminized steel, which will save you a couple of bucks in comparison to higher-quality stainless steel, while still being very durable and long-lasting. Now, when it comes to the price, this will come in at roughly $400, making this a very affordable choice for a cat-back system. Now, in comparison to other choices on the page, this will be pretty simple and to the point, with a no-fuss design, which I think really shines through here. Now, others on the page may include a different configuration, like a dual or single rear exit, that will offer more of a sporty look, considering that they do usually come with tips. However, this is going to give you some better performance, or better clearance, if you're looking for that off-road performance in an exhaust system. Not to mention, this is not gonna be over the top with volume, like some other louder systems. So if you're not necessarily concerned about the look, you're just looking for some better sound and some better clearance out of your exhaust, then this is a great one to choose.Now, when it comes to the install, I'm gonna give this a one out of three wrenches on the difficulty meter, taking you about an hour to get the job done with the right tools. And one of our guys in the shop is gonna show you how to get that process done step by step. So, that's gonna wrap it up for my review. Let's go ahead and get into the install.Man 1: The tools you'll need for this installation include EyePro, gloves, a penetrating oil, impact, an electric or regular ratchet, socket extension, 10, 13, 15, and 18-millimeter sockets, and a 13-millimeter wrench. What's up, everybody? Today, we have a cat-back exhaust system for our '20 Gladiator, and we previously did the uninstall, and we're gonna show you that footage now, then I'll be back to show you how to install it step by step.Man 2: Okay, guys. First step, obviously, is we're gonna have to remove our factory exhaust. Now, we have our Gladiator up on a lift, to give you guys some better angles, to show you exactly what we're doing underneath the Jeep. And the way we're gonna do this is gonna preserve our factory exhaust. If you don't care about your factory exhaust, it might be easier just to cut it off, but we are gonna show you how to get this off while preserving the piping. So, let's go ahead and get started.All right, guys. First thing I'm gonna do is I'm gonna remove the skid plate here, and that's so we can drop the front end of the exhaust down, and it'll make it a little bit easier to kind of work its way out. The factory exhaust is basically one piece from the Y-pipe all the way back to the tailpipe. So, what we're first gonna do is we have a 13-mill bolt, or a nut right here we're gonna remove, and then we have four 18-millimeter bolts here, and then two up front here that we're gonna remove, and that'll let us get the skid plate down. And like I said, guys, that one we just did was a 13-millimeter, and the next four are all gonna be 18-millimeter sockets you're gonna need. All right, guys. Now, before I do the front two, make sure you're supporting it with your hand, because once you loosen these, the skid plate's gonna wanna drop on you. All right, guys. Now, this point back is what we're gonna be removing. So, this clamp here, we're gonna loosen. You're gonna need a 13-mill socket for this ball clamp. Now, unlike a regular flat clamp, these ball clamps, they have a kind of a curved edge, that kind of cup around the end of the flange here, so you have to loosen it quite a bit in order to slide this out eventually. So, we have that pretty good loose, so we're gonna move to the next step.All right, guys. Now we're gonna pull back on this lock tab. This is just kind of to prevent the clamp from sliding at all. So, just get a screwdriver in there, pull that back. All right, guys. Now we're right near the tailpipe, and this is the rearmost hanger. We're gonna remove this bracket, because it is the one bracket that is pointing in a opposite direction from the other hangers further forward on the exhaust. I'm gonna use a 13-mill sock on these two bolts as well. All right, guys. Now, just to get it out of our way, we're gonna pull this hanger off. You're gonna have to pull it out a little bit, and rotate it down. There's this little tab right here that hooks into the frame rail. So you need to get it away from there. And you should be able to just pull this out like that.All right, guys. Now, go ahead and assemble the tool that comes with your Jeep. We're going to lower our spare tire, get that out of the way, and then also remove the spare tire guard, to finish getting out our exhaust pipe. Now, this tool basically goes into a plastic sleeve that's behind the bumper here. Once you get that in, and you can't twist it by hand, then you know you're on the...it's kind of like a bolt back in there that the end of this tool goes on, and we're gonna use this just like a socket wrench. And then the lug wrench here has a square opening in it. Put that in the end here. All right, with a bunch of slack let out, guys, you don't wanna drop it all the way to the ground [inaudible 00:08:26] wanna be able to get a hand underneath your tire. Lift your tire up, and there's a black bracket the tire rests on. Slide it up the cable, and get it through the lug hole.All right, guys. Now, to remove the heat shield that protects our spare tire, you're gonna have five bolts. They're all 10-millimeter. There's three up here that are gonna be very hard if not impossible for you guys to see on camera here, but we're gonna take those three out first. All right, then we have the last two right here, again, 10-millimeter. All right, guys. Now, at this step, we only have two hangers that are holding our exhaust pipe up, and they are both pointing towards the front, which means with the help of my friend back here, we're gonna slide the entire pipe backwards out of these two hangers, and then drop it down and actually pull it forward, to clear the rear axle.Man 1: We're ready to do the install, and we have five pipes and four clamps for our MBRP 2.5-inch exhaust. And we're gonna get started towards the front of the vehicle, by the Y-pipe. So, let's go. So, we're up at the Y-pipe, and we grabbed our MBRP front pipe. We're gonna attach our front pipe here, using the factory clamp. Once you have it lined up, just snug up the clamp with your 13-millimeter socket. And we don't wanna tighten this all the way, because we wanna have a little bit of movement in the pipes so that we can adjust it to fit into our hangers.Next up is our MBRP muffler. Now, inside this muffler might be a little hard to see, but if you look inside there, there's open louvers. So, you wanna have the opening of the louvers pointed towards the front of the car. So, before we put that up, grab one of your supplied clamps that come with the kit, slide that on your front pipe, and slide your muffler over top. And again, we're just gonna loosely tighten these clamps, so we have movement to adjust the pipes as needed. And these clamps are tightened with a 15-millimeter socket. Now let's grab another clamp and our MBRP extension pipe. We're gonna slide the clamp over the muffler outlet first, and with the extension pipe, I'm gonna actually slide it into the exhaust hanger first. I'm gonna line that up, then I'm gonna slide it into the muffler outlet. All right. For this step, we have the over-axle pipe, the exhaust hanger that we removed during the un-installation, and another one of the supplied clamps. So, I'm going to slide the exhaust hanger onto the over-axle pipe. I'm gonna try to keep the bolts there. They might fall out. And I'm also going to slide on the supplied clamp over the end of the over-axle pipe. And I'm gonna kind of put this into place, and slide it onto our extension pipe.And next, I'm going to actually install that hanger. All right. So, we got the hanger on the pipe, and we're reinstalling the hanger onto the frame. So, you might have to twist the pipes a little bit, and that's why we keep them loose, so that we have this, you know, this play, so that we can get things lined up appropriately. Once you do, start these bolts by hand, as to not cross-thread anything. And once you have a couple threads in by hand, I'm using an electric socket with my 13-millimeter, but you can also use a regular socket. I'm gonna use a regular ratchet. All right. And then, I'll tighten those up next. So, to make it a little easier, since my electric ratchet really wasn't fitting here that well, I grabbed a ratcheting wrench, just to tighten these down the rest of the way.All right, for our last section of pipe, we got the tailpipe and our last clamp. I'm gonna slide the clamp over the tailpipe first. Let's see. Make sure I got this. So, I like to keep these clamps all oriented in the same direction. Just makes it easier to get to them and tighten them. So, I'm gonna spin that around. And before I slide it up here, I'm actually gonna put this hanger back on that we removed earlier. Also make sure that's in the right orientation. Just slide our tailpipe over the over-axle pipe, and I'm just gonna snug it just a bit with my 15-mill. All right. Next, I'm gonna line this up, and reinstall the hanger bracket. Now, remember, this bracket does have two little hooks on it, so make sure they go into the frame first, and line it up. And again, we're just gonna thread these bolts in by hand a couple threads before we tighten them down.All right. With all our pipes in place, everything looks like it's lined up appropriately. I'm just gonna go over all the clamps and all the nuts and bolts that I loosened or touched, and make sure everything's tightened up to factory spec. We got all our pipes lined up. It's looking good. Everything's tightened down. Now, I'm going to put our spare tire back up, the shield that we took down, as well as the skid plate, and that's gonna wrap this up.All right. To put our spare tire back up, we wound our winch down, and we're gonna put the spring through the center of the tire first, and we're going through the back side of the tire. And then, once the spring is through, we're gonna put the black bracket through. Then we can lift our tire up, pull it all the way through, and just pull it up to take the slack out, and then we can use our tool to wind it up. So, with our tool assembled, we're gonna locate this little groove in the bumper here. That's where the spare tire tool goes. Feed it through the hole, and then if you look through, you can see, like, a white plastic cone that this feeds into, and you can spin it by hand a little bit, so you know you're locked on to the winding mechanism, and slip this over the end to wind it up. So now, as the tire's going up, you're just gonna have to balance it a little bit, so it doesn't hit anything underneath, because it can get caught up on some stuff under here. Then, once it's all the way seated, just give it one little tightening. You don't have to tighten it too much.That brings us to the end of our review and install of the MBRP 2.5-inch Installer Series Single Exhaust System with the Turndown, for our '20 and newer 3.6-liter Gladiator JT. Thanks for watching, and for all things Gladiator, keep it right here at extremeterrain.com.

      Product Information

      Features, Description, Reviews, Q&A, Specs & Installation

      Features & Specs

      • Rich and Mellow Exhaust Sound
      • Increased Horsepower and Torque Numbers
      • Superior Quality Muffler
      • Features a 2.50-Inch, 16-Guage, Aluminized Steel Construction
      • Boasts a Turn Down Styling Tailpipe Assembly
      • Fits All 2020-2024 3.6L Jeep Gladiator JT Models

      Description

      Richer and Mellower Sound. If you occasionally take your Jeep Gladiator JT on light to moderate off-road adventures, MBRP’s 2.50-Inch Installer Series Single Exhaust System with Turn Down styling is the perfect upgrade for you. The system is designed with a turn down tailpipe, so you can rest assured that you have more than enough clearance to prevent the exhaust from coming in contact with trail hazards. Plus, it’s engineered to produce a rich, mellow exhaust sound that’s far more distinct that what your Jeep’s factory component can deliver.

      Increased Jeep Performance. Thanks to its mandrel-bent construction, this 2.50-Inch Installer Series has smoother curves over its stock counterpart. This design feature allows it to expel exhaust gasses in a more efficient manner. This results in higher horsepower and torque gains, enhancing your Jeep’s overall performance.

      Solid Exhaust Construction. This exhaust system is made from heavy-duty 16-gauge aluminized steel and comes with welded-on hangers, so it’ll remain intact during high-stress driving situations. To ensure that it’ll serve you for many years to come, it’s best to only expose this exhaust to areas with moderate environmental conditions.

      Simple, Straightforward Installation. There won’t be any drilling or cutting involved when installing this exhaust system. Thanks to its bolt-on construction, anyone with light mechanical skills can handle the installation with ease and complete it in no more than an hour.

      Application. The MBRP 2.50-Inch Installer Series Single Exhaust System with Turn Down styling fits all 2020-2024 3.6L Jeep Gladiator JT models.

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      Installation & What's in the Box

      Installation Info

      What's in the Box

      • (1) Front Pipe
      • (1) Muffler
      • (1) Extension Pipe
      • (1) Over-Axle Pipe
      • (1) Tail Pipe
      • (4) Clamps
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