Tomorrow morning, a friend (with excellent mechanic skills) and I are going to install a Jackpot 2-1-2 headpipe, high-flow air cleaner and Dynojet Power Vision tuner on my 2011 Tri Glide. After peeking at the rear muffler mounting brackets this morning, I'm scratching my head wondering how one gets a wrench onto the bolts, especially the farthest aft bolts. (To make things worse, the rubber spacer in the frame bracket butts right up to the bolt making it impossible to get a socket over the bolt. I will somehow have to push the spacer forward away from the bolt.) I plan to jack up the rear end to get a little more work clearance from the floor, but the space available for wrenches between the frame and the bolts appears extremely limited. Are there any secrets to removing the Tri Glide mufflers? What tools do you use?
If you've never looked carefully at the area, here is a photo I took this morning: