Ike the title says I need advise on replacing the factory exhaust on my '12 2 door. I want to replace the whole system but the tricky part is I can't seem to find a stainless replacment for the pipes from the resonator forward. The factory crap is rusting out already.

 

If it's rusting through, take it back to the dealer and make them fix it.

 

Is it rusting through? Or just showing surface rust? 409 Stainless normally gets visible surface rust.

 

FWIW I went with a aFe cat back....

 

Just a couple thoughts:

Where are you located? Little details like that can help folks offer better advice when we're talking about "rusting out". I'd also recommend that you fill out the rest of your profile for the same reason.

JeepSWAG offers a 100% stainless exhaust for the 3.8s. Brett, business owner, has been saying if there's enough interest he will sell one for the 3.6s. It isn't cheap, and you have to relocate the evap cannister on the 3.8s, but it is, unlike most brands of stainless steel exhaust systems, 100% stainless--every bracket, bolt, nut, hanger, weld. It is a very nice system with a somewhat quieter note than other exhausts. Brett designed his own muffler after testing the various aftermarket offerings because all of them were too loud for an off-road vehicle (why scare away the animals your kids want to see?). You can get some good taste for how it sounds on a 3.8 in this YouTube video ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A77-7i5DrpE If you're interested, give Brett a call. JeepSWAG/Dominion Offroad. He provides superb customer support, and was one of the founding sponsors of JK-Forum way back when.

 

Our systems are stainless.

This. Our systems also come with a Lifetime Warranty.
Warranty / Guarantee

 

Thanks for the responses. It's not rusting thru but it's covered in scaling surface rust. I'm in south central pa and drive into marland daily so road salt kicks us in the teeth around here. I want to go with a stainless cat back but I don't want to hook that up to stuff that's already corroding. And thru work I've seen what happens when stainless steel and galvanized get put together in a wet environment, one or the other eats thru, and I don't want to run into that. I will fill in my profile better this evening. The jk is my newest vehicle I've owned so I'm trying to do everything with longevity in mind.

 

The afe y pipe and loop delete would be what I'm looking for but does anyone know of one that fits a 2 door?

 

Nearly certain it won't. Gas tank is in the way on a 2 door.

 

I'm guessing no one has found a solution to that?