Lifting
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From: Forest VA
Lifting
I have a friend who recently purchased a '93 Vette. I have a lift in my shop that he can use to get under the car. What is the procedure for lifting a C4? I have 2 C5's but am not familiar with the C4's.
Thanks in advance,
Nat
Thanks in advance,
Nat
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From: St. Peters MO Sometimes you have to prove yourself by doing alot of killing or alot of dying...
Why would you like to lift it??? they are not 4x4's 
just playing. Many of us use ramps... there are 4 marked points on the car that indicate where to lift the car.
just playing. Many of us use ramps... there are 4 marked points on the car that indicate where to lift the car.
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From: St. Peters MO Sometimes you have to prove yourself by doing alot of killing or alot of dying...
I agree that it does not look strong in that area, but I've been lifting mine in that spot with no problems. If you have them, use the soft rubber blocks to lift it. It will provide some give.
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From: Toronto ON
Originally Posted by Nat 502
I saw on the rocker panels where something was stamped about lifting but it didn't look like it was sturdy enough to support the car.
We just don't want any boo-boo's.
We just don't want any boo-boo's.
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From: Bergen County, NJ
Originally Posted by Nat 502
I saw on the rocker panels where something was stamped about lifting but it didn't look like it was sturdy enough to support the car.
We just don't want any boo-boo's.
We just don't want any boo-boo's.
He should get down and look at the contour of the frame.
Melting Slicks
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From: alaska
yea go further in than the plastic that says "lift here".
it should say "this is the general area to start picking a lift point,do not lift on this plastic piece as it will distort".
dont ask me how i know this for a fact.
i lifted mine a few times on a 2 post mohawk 15000 lb lift.
was kinda tricky getting the arms under it,had to pick up on the car a little bit to get the arms under the frame.
it is best if you have flat surfaces on the arms to lift with,but if your careful you can get the pads situated good enough to where nothing bends.
good luck
oh and on the "doors open or doors closed etc etc" topic,i dont think it matters.
it should say "this is the general area to start picking a lift point,do not lift on this plastic piece as it will distort".
dont ask me how i know this for a fact.
i lifted mine a few times on a 2 post mohawk 15000 lb lift.
was kinda tricky getting the arms under it,had to pick up on the car a little bit to get the arms under the frame.
it is best if you have flat surfaces on the arms to lift with,but if your careful you can get the pads situated good enough to where nothing bends.
good luck
oh and on the "doors open or doors closed etc etc" topic,i dont think it matters.
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From: Toronto ON
Originally Posted by mitymek
it should say "this is the general area to start picking a lift point,do not lift on this plastic piece as it will distort".
Not laughing at the results, man, just your humor.
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From: Champaign, IL
St. Jude Donor '05
Originally Posted by Vett-eight-nine
If you look closely, close to these marked points, there's more of a "boxed area" where the steel plates converge. I use these points without a problem.
this is what I usemake sure you're not under the resin passenger compartment/floorboards you'll mess up your car real quick
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From: Boston, Dallas, Detroit, SoCal, back to Boston MA
I've had mine up on a professional lift more than once. It makes working on it real nice!
In the front, DON'T use the "lift here" place. I did that and crunched the rocker panel since it actually sits lower than the frame rail
Also the floor pan is lower than the frame, so if you go to far inboard to avoid the rocker you hit the floor. There's also brake/fuel lines to crush.
Instead, in the front, the frame swings in to go around the front tires. It's sort of T shaped. Put the lift pads under there.
In the rear, there's a boxed area just infront of the rear wheels. put the rear pad there.
Best of luck
In the front, DON'T use the "lift here" place. I did that and crunched the rocker panel since it actually sits lower than the frame rail
Also the floor pan is lower than the frame, so if you go to far inboard to avoid the rocker you hit the floor. There's also brake/fuel lines to crush. Instead, in the front, the frame swings in to go around the front tires. It's sort of T shaped. Put the lift pads under there.
In the rear, there's a boxed area just infront of the rear wheels. put the rear pad there.
Best of luck
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St. Jude Donor '08
Originally Posted by BrianCunningham
In the front, DON'T use the "lift here" place. I did that and crunched the rocker panel since it actually sits lower than the frame rail
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From: Ontario
Originally Posted by eschoendorff
My car is the same way. I've seen others, though, where the frame is visible below the plastic rocker panel edge. I am also really paranoid about the jack pad slipping and *somehow* clipping a brake or fuel line, so I made these saddles out of some small c-channel to go between the frame and the jack pad. This way the saddle engages the frame and the jack meets up with the saddle. Seems to work for me.
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From: Tn.
St. Jude Donor '10-'11
Any pics??
I have a 96 and I am new to the lifting of a vette. Does anyone have any good pics of a actual floor jack being placed on the vette? If so, maybe someone can send me them or post here.
Thanks,,
Thanks,,