Jacking
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Instructor
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From: Palm Harbor Florida
Jacking
Hey All,
Is there a special jack for the C4 (96)?
My car came used with the spare but no Jack. Can I use one that I had from an old Ranger? I also have a floor jack but I am afraid of using it for fear of damaging the body/underparts. Where do I put it to lift the car and is it safe to do in a home garage?
Any info is appreciated.
Thanks
Is there a special jack for the C4 (96)?
My car came used with the spare but no Jack. Can I use one that I had from an old Ranger? I also have a floor jack but I am afraid of using it for fear of damaging the body/underparts. Where do I put it to lift the car and is it safe to do in a home garage?
Any info is appreciated.
Thanks
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From: San Pedro CA
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Look underneath the car and familiarize yourself with the frame.
I never use the Gm jack to jack my C4. But if you want a stock jack, you can probably get one from forum vendor vette2vette. He runs a Corvette salvage yard.
http://www.vette2vette.com/
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From: Yorba Linda CA
The foregoing replys have given you good info. You might also want to take a look at http://www.zr1registry.com/ On the left hand menu click on "maintenance" and another menu will appear below this. Click on "ZR-1 How to" and then scroll down the page to "How to Jack Up a ZR-1. by Michael Hom" - Lots of pictures and also mentions using a hockey puck on top of your floor jack which I found was a great idea. One of the replys mentioned the E-Z Jack adapter which works great too.
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From: Lafayette IN
Hey All,
Is there a special jack for the C4 (96)?
My car came used with the spare but no Jack. Can I use one that I had from an old Ranger? I also have a floor jack but I am afraid of using it for fear of damaging the body/underparts. Where do I put it to lift the car and is it safe to do in a home garage?
Any info is appreciated.
Thanks
Is there a special jack for the C4 (96)?
My car came used with the spare but no Jack. Can I use one that I had from an old Ranger? I also have a floor jack but I am afraid of using it for fear of damaging the body/underparts. Where do I put it to lift the car and is it safe to do in a home garage?
Any info is appreciated.
Thanks
Don
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The Jack for my '94 is in the same place, always has. Look under the storage bin tray inside the compartment behind the passenger side seat. This is where your Bose radio reciever should be located as well.
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I found that to be a problem also. I then found an aluminum Craftsman floor jack that has a clearance of only 2". It works like a charm although it cost almost $200. Only about 3 or 4 pumps and vioalla, your car is raised almost 16". Money well spent, in my opinion.