[Z06] Any issues w/ jacking using a 2x4 or 2x6 from center?
03-12-2008, 01:18 PM
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Any issues w/ jacking using a 2x4 or 2x6 from center?
I've read a bunch of posts/FAQ's so far but still not sure. I'm planning on getting a craftsman low profile jack, but I don't have the cross beam adapter to lift my C6 Z at the "preferred" locations on each side of the front and rear cross beams. I can only use a 2x4 or 2x6 to jack from the middle of the cross beams?
Is there any risk involved with this?
Thanks
Is there any risk involved with this?
Thanks
03-12-2008, 01:22 PM
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I've read a bunch of posts/FAQ's so far but still not sure. I'm planning on getting a craftsman low profile jack, but I don't have the cross beam adapter to lift my C6 Z at the "preferred" locations on each side of the front and rear cross beams. I can only use a 2x4 or 2x6 to jack from the middle of the cross beams?
Is there any risk involved with this?
Thanks
Is there any risk involved with this?
Thanks
I hope not because that's what I do all the time! I use a piece that spans the length of the cross member.
03-12-2008, 02:37 PM
#4
Safety Car
I do it all the time. I'd use a wider board than a 2x4 though. I've used a piece of 3/4 plywood many times. You don't really need to span the whole crossmember, it is plenty strong enough to jack right from the center. I just use a thin piece of wood to cushion the al. crossmember from the jack pad.
What also works good is just put a thick towel on top of the jack pad, this way you can see and feel one of the tabs on the jack pad catch on the back of the crossmember. This may actually be better than the wood, because no way it can slip off the jack with the pad tab hooked behind the crossmember. The towel just keeps the aluminum from getting marked up.
Leave it in gear and crank the parking brake up hard. I've jacked vettes up hundreds of times and never once had the urge to buy a crossmember adapter or low profile jack. My Crafstman floor jack is probably 25 years old and works just fine.
What also works good is just put a thick towel on top of the jack pad, this way you can see and feel one of the tabs on the jack pad catch on the back of the crossmember. This may actually be better than the wood, because no way it can slip off the jack with the pad tab hooked behind the crossmember. The towel just keeps the aluminum from getting marked up.
Leave it in gear and crank the parking brake up hard. I've jacked vettes up hundreds of times and never once had the urge to buy a crossmember adapter or low profile jack. My Crafstman floor jack is probably 25 years old and works just fine.
03-12-2008, 05:21 PM
#5
Melting Slicks
Me to, I use a 2 x 6 - 25 " long, I can set my low profile jack in the center of the board and once it's jacked up where I want it there is room enough for a Jack stand at each end.
You can use the 2 x 6 for both the front and the rear cross members, that's how I put on my headers in the driveway.
You can use the 2 x 6 for both the front and the rear cross members, that's how I put on my headers in the driveway.
03-12-2008, 06:02 PM
#6
I do it all the time. I'd use a wider board than a 2x4 though. I've used a piece of 3/4 plywood many times. You don't really need to span the whole crossmember, it is plenty strong enough to jack right from the center. I just use a thin piece of wood to cushion the al. crossmember from the jack pad.
What also works good is just put a thick towel on top of the jack pad, this way you can see and feel one of the tabs on the jack pad catch on the back of the crossmember. This may actually be better than the wood, because no way it can slip off the jack with the pad tab hooked behind the crossmember. The towel just keeps the aluminum from getting marked up.
Leave it in gear and crank the parking brake up hard. I've jacked vettes up hundreds of times and never once had the urge to buy a crossmember adapter or low profile jack. My Crafstman floor jack is probably 25 years old and works just fine.
What also works good is just put a thick towel on top of the jack pad, this way you can see and feel one of the tabs on the jack pad catch on the back of the crossmember. This may actually be better than the wood, because no way it can slip off the jack with the pad tab hooked behind the crossmember. The towel just keeps the aluminum from getting marked up.
Leave it in gear and crank the parking brake up hard. I've jacked vettes up hundreds of times and never once had the urge to buy a crossmember adapter or low profile jack. My Crafstman floor jack is probably 25 years old and works just fine.
03-12-2008, 06:45 PM
#7
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Me to, I use a 2 x 6 - 25 " long, I can set my low profile jack in the center of the board and once it's jacked up where I want it there is room enough for a Jack stand at each end.
You can use the 2 x 6 for both the front and the rear cross members, that's how I put on my headers in the driveway.
You can use the 2 x 6 for both the front and the rear cross members, that's how I put on my headers in the driveway.
