How to lift C5 after rocker rail savers are installed? jacking pucks too short
#1
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How to lift C5 after rocker rail savers are installed? jacking pucks too short
I installed rocker rail savers on my beast and now my jacking pucks are too short to use to lift the car in a professional style 4 point lift. I can lift it by being careful and using the edge of my floor jack to contact the jacking pucks. It is inevitable that eventually I will have to take her to the pros for something, so I need to be prepared. I don't think I should be lifting on the rocker rail savers, I think they could come loose from the pressure, especially uneven pressure. Any ideas? Who makes the longest jacking pucks?
Thanks dudes
my jacking pucks look like these
my rocker rail savers look like this
Thanks dudes
my jacking pucks look like these
my rocker rail savers look like this
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Le Mans Master
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I like your (being able to use pucks ) rocker savers.
Good choice.
Make your own pucks up using two pucks per location, instead of the 1 puck per location. (double the thickness)
SEE PICTURE
Good choice.
Make your own pucks up using two pucks per location, instead of the 1 puck per location. (double the thickness)
SEE PICTURE
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Are those the HDPE rocker savers from CCA? If so, the CCA aluminum pucks should work with them. But you probably can lift your car by placing the jack pad under the rocker rail. I have the Elite rocker savers with built in pucks as well.
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Le Mans Master
i have the ones that came with the pucks built in too, very nice insurance against morons with a lift. plus you can use the rail as a jack point if you need to use a jack stand and a floor jack at the same time.
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Burning Brakes
I have the same dellrin rocker savers as the OP and I have the separate stay-in BMW style pucks. I position my floor jack under the puck to raise the car. With this type of rocker saver I would never jack on the rocker saver because there is no integral structure to transfer the load to the jack pads as there is with the type shown in Mr. Bill's picture.
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Le Mans Master
I have the same ones and but my lifting pads on the EE rails protrude about 1/4" on the bottom. They work fine with jacks and lifts. Looks like they now have a newer CNC design like in your photo that are flat on both sides?
Last edited by Choreo; 03-11-2013 at 05:58 PM.