phileaglesfan

Does anyone have some good pics about where to jack up the C6 and where to put jack stands? I'm looking at getting some jacking tools soon. I plan on getting race ramps, harbor freight or Omega jacks look good and some stands but where should I put everything.

Do you jack up the whole car if you just want to take off one tire to clean the wheel or just use the jack from the side enough for the tire to clear the ground?

Thanks.

Steve_R

There's a good diagram of where to jack and put jack stands in the owner's manual.

You don't need to jack the whole car up to R&R one wheel.

LMB-Z

Just look underneath the car, both behind the front wheel and in front of the rear wheel. The slots are where the jacking pucks go, therefore, where you jack up the car.

ncvette_1FUNRIDE

Race Ramps are a good investment if you plan on having a Corvette for a while.

I have the 87" two piece (variable incline) Race Ramps. I can get my C6 with a front ZR1 splitter up it without scraping.

I also have an Omega 29023 low profile jack, cross beam adapters, and jack stands.

Sunset Orng 05

Check out this link. Good pics and diagrams of jacking points.

http://www.bugmanweb.com/c6/c6index.html

Don-Vette

mastergunner

Where di you get the cross beam adapters ncvette?

ncvette_1FUNRIDE

PM sent.

iclick

This one fits Pittsburgh steel floor jacks (Harbor Freight) and "most floor jacks with a removable saddle."

Cross-beam adapter (#60762).

phileaglesfan

Thank you everyone. I'll probably start with the race ramps first.

0Fred@ReverseLogic

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IrishSpuds

Got the HF Jack and beam + a bunch of stands. Hey it's made in China so it's gotta be good.....

icntdrv55

I was looking at that same beam at HF yesterday and wondering if it would work for the Vette. Web info says it adjusts from 28" to 37". Is that a narrow/wide enough adjustment range to utilize the jacking locations on Bugman's diagram? Another question I had is that, even with a low-profile jack, it doesn't appear that the jack-beam combo would clear the front splitter, so I presume you'd still need ramps?

0Fred@ReverseLogic

What is the diameter of the pin on the Cross Beam Adapter? Older steel floor jacks usually had a 30mm stem on the saddle and newer ones with a removable saddle seem to have a 25mm stem. I have not seen an aluminum floor jack with a removable saddle.

IrishSpuds

Fred - let me get back to you - I will need to measure and let you know.

IrishSpuds

Yes it will work for Bugman's, but no it will not clear the front splitter. You will need the old Home Depot 2x 12's if you want to use the beam combo.

duckvett

I use some home-made wooden adapters that I made for our C5. They still perfectly on the C6. And yes, I drive the car up on Race Ramps, then jack the front high enough to fit jackstands under the "pad" end of each adapter. Plenty of room under the rear for a low-profile jack and the wood piece.
I really like the looks and practicality of the steel adapters shown by ncvette.

Front:


Rear:

ncvette_1FUNRIDE

The diameter of the pin on this one is about 1 - 1/16".




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victorf

Here is yet couple of other versions:

"U" channel was prototype mock up. Rectangular box is 304 cres.





Utilizing front shipping slot and jack + homemade jacking pucks, without low profile jack or drive up ramps, first jack up one side install these under tire contact patch or frame rail, then the other, and the whole car is up in the air. Instead of metal, elevated stands can be fab'ed up using wood to the stack height desire:





And after use, storage space footprint is small indoor or out:



There are many ways to skin a cat. I guess being in the middle of Pacific, to avoid getting rap by 99% of shippers, we have to be resourceful.

0Fred@ReverseLogic

At Reverse Logic I found that I can get many of the products I offer to HI without a shipping surcharge by using USPS Priority Mail or Parcel Select. This includes the 80" RLL-80-2 Race Ramps and jack stands. But some items like floor jacks and ramps packed in longer boxes are just too expensive to ship to HI.