X-Brace
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X-Brace
I was looking under my car and on the driver side hanging down a little more then what I think it should is the E-brake cable. My thinking is when the X brace was removed to install the new exhaust, or if it was removed I dont know for sure. anyway is the E-brake cable suppose to be above the x-brace? next question I want to jack up one side of the car with my floor jack to rotate the tires. Do I need something to put on the jack or can I put the jack on the bolts for the x-brace. I see the spot for the factory jack location but I'm thinking something will get damaged if I use a floor jack in that spot.
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It would have had to be removed to do an exhaust job and everything should be on top of it not below. I have an x brace on my coupe and I always put the jack just inwards from the bolts on the brace itself.
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Do you mean that if I put a floor jack below the mirror that both the front and rear wheels on that side will come off the ground together? I want to switch front to back rubber and this will help if it doesn't damage anything.
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Funny, when I first got my vert, the brake cable was like that too. Remove the bolts holding the RR corner of the X-brace to the frame. You'll have too loosen some of the other bolts as well. There are a couple of spacers at the rear of the brace, and the cable is supposed to pass though one of them.
Regarding jacking, if you have a typical 'cup' shaped lift pad at the end of the jack, pull it off (if it's removeable) so you have a flat surface that contacts the car. Those tabs on most cup pads could easily damage brake and/or fuel lines. If you use a piece of 2x4, make sure that the grain runs perpendicular to the frame edge, so that the wood doesn't split.
Regarding jacking, if you have a typical 'cup' shaped lift pad at the end of the jack, pull it off (if it's removeable) so you have a flat surface that contacts the car. Those tabs on most cup pads could easily damage brake and/or fuel lines. If you use a piece of 2x4, make sure that the grain runs perpendicular to the frame edge, so that the wood doesn't split.
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Why does it have to be that??? I asked a simple question for one reason.....I DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT THIS ! ! I have read posts about both....I have an 84 and it looks like a PIAN to install either..
..drilling and tapping the holes.....If i wanted to start a heated discussion, I would have asked if i should keep my crossfire or get a renegade......
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TROLLING?!?!??! Why does it have to be that??? I asked a simple question for one reason.....I DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT THIS ! ! I have read posts about both....I have an 84 and it looks like a PIAN to install either....drilling and tapping the holes.....If i wanted to start a heated discussion, I would have asked if i should keep my crossfire or get a renegade......
Why does it have to be that??? I asked a simple question for one reason.....I DONT KNOW MUCH ABOUT THIS ! ! I have read posts about both....I have an 84 and it looks like a PIAN to install either....drilling and tapping the holes.....If i wanted to start a heated discussion, I would have asked if i should keep my crossfire or get a renegade......