Front end question
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Melting Slicks
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From: Norfolk VA
Front end question
When working on the front end of your vehicle is it best to have the entire vehicle on jackstands or just raising the front end of the vehicle sufficiant? Im going to change my ball joints and coil springs.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Long Island New York
When I did mine I just jacked up the front and put jackstands under it to hold it up. It worked very well for me, I changed my springs and rebuilt the entire front end , you should be fine with just the front in the air.
Drifting
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Columbus MN
Either 2 jack stands up front or 4 jack stands will work, but if you use just 2 jack stands, I recommend you remove your glass t-tops first.
I did a lot of work up front of my '80 and one of my glass t-tops cracked somewhere along the way. My theory is that the car flexed upward in the front to put some pressure on the t-tops between the windshield and top cross bar.
I did a lot of work up front of my '80 and one of my glass t-tops cracked somewhere along the way. My theory is that the car flexed upward in the front to put some pressure on the t-tops between the windshield and top cross bar.
