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Greetings, I've done a couple of searches about how to jack up the car. I have a low profile floor jack, but it won't fit under the front cowl. I found some points on the side just behind the front wheels. I don't want to damage anything, so I thought I'd ask.
Most of us, who do our own car work, have a set of 2x10s, about a foot long with one end beveled, that we drive the car on, so we can get a jack under the car. Commercially available ramps work, too. If you use ramps, since the front air dam is so low, you'll have to place them behind the wheels, and back the car on to them.
The "places" you're referring to, are probably the points where the "jacking pucks" fit into the frame. They don't come with the car, but are available from a number of Corvette accessory retailers.
I thought, wow! Build ramps just to get my jack under the car? Then I looked at the link that 73corvette posted. I'm buying some wood. Thanks for the replies
Yeah, I do a lot of my own work. I like working on the bikes better than cars. It's hard to find good mechanics. Most are dunderhead, who think they are Albert Einstein.
I lift the front side jacking point until I can get the low profile jack under the front saddle and then lift the entire front of the car at once. Lowering is the reverse. I then use large solid wood blocks (like the boat yards) and some cut 2X4's to support the front saddle and take the weight mostly off the jack or remove the jack.
I lift the front side jacking point until I can get the low profile jack under the front saddle and then lift the entire front of the car at once. Lowering is the reverse. I then use large solid wood blocks (like the boat yards) and some cut 2X4's to support the front saddle and take the weight mostly off the jack or remove the jack.
+1 This is how I jack my car in the car in the air.
Nice, but really expensive and you can't pull wheels/brakes and other parts with just ramps. For the price of race ramps if you did front and rear you can get a nice low profile jack, and a set of 12 ton jack stands.
What I'v been doing for the past 16 years (mainly because of millions of tire changes or Auto Crossing.) and is not in anyones recommendations. Is with my low profile jack is to lift the hole side with one jack point right at the front seat reinforcement triangle at the frame.
As said, I have had no issues doing this. I'v even used this method to place the car on stands that I have modified with foot long padded tops that go where the stock jack points are.
What really separate this one from the pack, besides its extremely low profile, is its length. It allows you to reach the front and rear crossmembers from the front and rear end of the car respectively, in order to raise the whole axle. It can also accommodate a cross beam adapter like the one Summit offers, allowing you to touch only the preferred jacking points.
For forum members who feel Race Ramps are too expensive, a set of used Race Ramps could be an option. The well-built, 7.5" high wooden ramps pictured in this thread probably weigh about 60 pounds each compared to about 10 pounds each for the RR-56-2 ramps that are about the same height (8"). A set of used 56" ramps sell for about $150 on the forum. For those attending the Corvettes at Carlisle show next month, we frequently have demo ramps available at reduced prices.
The ESCO 10498 stands shown in the NT link for $140/pair (plus shipping) are available from Reverse Logic with free shipping for $120/pair, or $108/pair for orders over $200.
07-19-2016, 07:42 AM
Proper way to jack up my 02?
