Northeastern Exhaust | Stainless Steel Exhaust Muffler Compatible for Jeep Wrangler 2007-2017 Axle Back (Metallic) - Automotive Replacement Part

After replacing the muffler on my wife's 2008 Wrangler with cheap auto parts store ones every damn year, I bought this unit. Easy install, and gives the Jeep a little more "throaty" sound, but nothing loud or aggressive. She is happy with it, and if it lasts more than a year I will be too. Lol

Excellent buy

Actually really nice & easy to install but the 2 tail pipes could be about 3inches longer so tips will be needed to have them extend the rear number just past it. Have cracked yet to give sound rating couple more items to do prior to cracking. The only thing was a small dent in the muffler from the welded hangers which was probably done during shipping

I love it

Had it put on my vehicle muffler shop had to redo all the well welds and was much more expensive than just buying a kit from them

Muffler arrived with several noticeable dents in the stainless steel.. package was in good shape so not a shipping issue, looked like it was shipped out that way from vendor. Luckily the sellers warehouse was about 40 min drive from where I live, so they gladly exchanged it at the front desk which was helpful... but took 2 hours out of my day. Should have been a simple slip-on axle back muffler install... But the right hanger bar was welded incorrectly, and the pipe joint where it slips onto the factory pipe over the axle was only flared about 2” whereas the stock muffler is flared about 3”.. both of which caused the muffler to sit crooked/further back and contact the frame bracket on the right rear side. Tried bending it slightly, but just could not get it right by hand. Eventually had to shave an inch off the end of the factory pipe to get muffler to slide back further for clearance, and buy two new extended length Walker hangers (35296) to get it perfectly centered to where it should be. It comes with a 2.5” U-clamp, but I bought a SS band style clamp instead. About 5 hrs and $35. later everything was put together and lined up properly. Overall I am very pleased with the sound. This is not a loud muffler, it’s louder than stock (3.8 Jk 2dr) and provides a deeper rumble at start up and idle, minimal droning from what I can tell, not ricey at all... again, only slightly louder than stock, and allows you to hear the engine rpm’s all through the gears -which is what I wanted. Muffler is overall much smaller/lighter than stock, but essentially no difference in clearance because of the way it sits. Probably more of a street muffler than an off-road muffler. I Based my rating on all of the above, plus took the low price into consideration. Only time will tell if the part will last on these northeast salt covered roads.

It says stainless on the side of muffler but a magnet sticks to it. As far as fit it was easy to install and looks just as pictured. The sound is good not to loud but I can now hear what the engine is doing (shifting) and that is what I wanted . This is what it looked like after 2 weeks on my jeep, you can see rust starting. Judge for yourself.

I like the muffler. Soon as it came in I did what someone else recommended, I wiped it down with acetone and painted it with black high heat paint. The install was super easy. It has a medium rumble sound. I’m pleased with it.