How high for headers?
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How high did you have to jack your car up and what did you use. My floor jack will lift the car up to about 16" and that's absolutely the highest I would want to go. My jackstands go to about 24" I believe but I have never had them over 16" for any car I have owned.
I just don't want to spend almost $600 for side headers only to find out that I can't install them myself in my garage without jacking the car 30+" off the ground!
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jgcable,I just used run of the mill jackstands and the car is only about 16" o ff the ground. If you need extra height, use a floor jack to get a few more inches while on the jackstands but only after you have removed any pieces that are preventing the headers from going up through. Once everything is out of the way it only takes a few seconds to get them up through.
So... from all the responses I guess my choice is simple when it comes to headers. I should have no problem with standard jack stands or ramps and jack stands if I go with standard long tube headers.
If I go with side headers and side pipes I would need a lift because the car has to be up at least 30" in order to slide the headers in and that's higher than I am comfortable with using jack stands.
If I go with side headers and side pipes I would need a lift because the car has to be up at least 30" in order to slide the headers in and that's higher than I am comfortable with using jack stands.
How high did you have to jack your car up and what did you use. My floor jack will lift the car up to about 16" and that's absolutely the highest I would want to go. My jackstands go to about 24" I believe but I have never had them over 16" for any car I have owned.
I just don't want to spend almost $600 for side headers only to find out that I can't install them myself in my garage without jacking the car 30+" off the ground!
I just don't want to spend almost $600 for side headers only to find out that I can't install them myself in my garage without jacking the car 30+" off the ground!
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The installation instructions for the Hooker side headers state the car needs to be jacked up 30" off of the ground. I would NEVER trust being under a car using jackstands that high up! Some threads I read say 16" is all it needs to go. I just don't want to buy the headers and find out that I can't install them because I don't have a lift. I would love to get one of those kwiklifts but that's out of the question at this point. I have installed long tube headers in other cars and I never remember jacking height to be an issue. I also have a set of ramps but I can't drive the car up on to them. I do have 6 heavy duty jack stands and a nice floor jack.
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I just installed my sidepipe headers last night.
Jacked car and place jack stands at front frame horns.
Measured hight just in front of doors at frame. It was 16".
The headers went in easy. Took 3 hrs total including mounting the side pipes.
Left side: removed plugs, oil sender is out.
Lifted the header in place. Used a paint thinner 1 gal can and 2x4 uder the tubes before collecter to help support as I was working by my self. LOL! But it worked.
Installed 1 bolt in the fwd tube and aft tube loosely to hold header in place. Then installed center tubes gasket with 2 bolts and back with gaskets in the fwd and aft tubes. Tightened all bolts in a rotation.
Did same on right side.
Easiest header install I have ever done.
Jacked car and place jack stands at front frame horns.
Measured hight just in front of doors at frame. It was 16".
The headers went in easy. Took 3 hrs total including mounting the side pipes.
Left side: removed plugs, oil sender is out.
Lifted the header in place. Used a paint thinner 1 gal can and 2x4 uder the tubes before collecter to help support as I was working by my self. LOL! But it worked.
Installed 1 bolt in the fwd tube and aft tube loosely to hold header in place. Then installed center tubes gasket with 2 bolts and back with gaskets in the fwd and aft tubes. Tightened all bolts in a rotation.
Did same on right side.
Easiest header install I have ever done.
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I just installed my sidepipe headers last night.
Jacked car and place jack stands at front frame horns.
Measured hight just in front of doors at frame. It was 16".
The headers went in easy. Took 3 hrs total including mounting the side pipes.
Left side: removed plugs, oil sender is out.
Lifted the header in place. Used a paint thinner 1 gal can and 2x4 uder the tubes before collecter to help support as I was working by my self. LOL! But it worked.
Installed 1 bolt in the fwd tube and aft tube loosely to hold header in place. Then installed center tubes gasket with 2 bolts and back with gaskets in the fwd and aft tubes. Tightened all bolts in a rotation.
Did same on right side.
Easiest header install I have ever done.
Jacked car and place jack stands at front frame horns.
Measured hight just in front of doors at frame. It was 16".
The headers went in easy. Took 3 hrs total including mounting the side pipes.
Left side: removed plugs, oil sender is out.
Lifted the header in place. Used a paint thinner 1 gal can and 2x4 uder the tubes before collecter to help support as I was working by my self. LOL! But it worked.
Installed 1 bolt in the fwd tube and aft tube loosely to hold header in place. Then installed center tubes gasket with 2 bolts and back with gaskets in the fwd and aft tubes. Tightened all bolts in a rotation.
Did same on right side.
Easiest header install I have ever done.
Thanks for the info. What brand headers did you get?
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