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Old 03-30-2008, 10:12 PM
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I know this is a silly question...

If you jack the car up a corner at at time using the jacking pucks and a low profile jacke, where do you put the jackstands? Is it safe to have the front and back both jacked up and put on jackstands a the same time?

Also, Can I use a hockey puck as a jacking puck without drilling a hole in it if I am just going to do one corner at a time? Does it have to be imobilized on the frame of the car?

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If you plan on lifting the entire Front / Rear or both I wouldn't do it from the frame rails. I would use jacking location 1 (cross members) on the picture below.

Here's a link to a previous post on jacking up a Corvette. It should answer all of your questions

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...g&forum_id=103

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Originally Posted by GrandpasC502
If you plan on lifting the entire Front / Rear or both I wouldn't do it from the frame rails. I would use jacking location 1 (cross members) on the picture below.

Here's a link to a previous post on jacking up a Corvette. It should answer all of your questions

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...g&forum_id=103


you're better off jacking the whole front and/or the whole rear at once.. much easier.. as for your puck question, i wouldnt think it is a 'must' for it to be secured to the car, as long as it is positioned where it will not slip from the jack.. it's just there to protect your rocker panels
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Thanks for the education guys!
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Thanks for that little diagram. Will be very helpful when trying to clean the wheels

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