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Have any of you guys built lift pads out of wood or other materials so you can get your Vette off of the ground to work on? I am thinking about doing this. I don’t have a car lift yet but will be buying one as soon as I can my slab poured for it and I need to check the new knock sensors I put in last year. When I did them I used some spare 1’ square patio blocks I had laying around but I thought about making dedicated blocks just for the Vette. What say you?
when I pulled my tranny in the back yard, I put SOLID concrete blocks under the wheels and had stands under it as well, Dont trust the concrete blocks and damn sure stay away from the ones with holes in them. I think I had it up 14 inches off the ground or so to clear enough to pull it out from under the car. I did it there as a last resort to save bucks and get to know the car. I dont recommend doing it that way but it can be done. I also went to harbor freight for a tranny jack.
The car in your avatar looks BADASS!, I love the look of a C4 drag car. Does it have a solid axle? What are the specs of your car and are there more pictures. I am in love and jealous. I hope to find a broken beat up C4 to turn into a drag car to run at Sturgis Dragway. Looking forward to your reply.
I once saw 2x4 wooden squares stacked that held each tire, they looked really stable and allowed easy access to the underside of the car safely, better than jack stands in my mind.
If you are doing wood, I would alternate the direction and therefore the grain with a 2x6 or 2x8 and try to create something a large chunk can't just split off of.
Took me about 2 hours to build these bitches. They are 2x4 and are around 16" tall (10 layers at 1.5" each)
I think they are 24x10 but can't remember. They are heavy but get the car up in the air pretty good. I built them so I can work on the suspension while it's loaded by the weight of the car.
Shortly after this picture I rotated the rear ones so they are "the long way" because this picture makes it look like the car could roll forward an inch and fall off.
I forgot to screw on a board on each end on the top layer as a "wheel chock" because I'm from the country and like to live dangerously
Last edited by Pwnage1337; 03-24-2019 at 03:28 PM.
Took me about 2 hours to build these bitches. They are 2x4 and are around 16" tall (10 layers at 1.5" each)
I think they are 24x10 but can't remember. They are heavy but get the car up in the air pretty good. I built them so I can work on the suspension while it's loaded by the weight of the car.
Shortly after this picture I rotated the rear ones so they are "the long way" because this picture makes it look like the car could roll forward an inch and fall off.
I forgot to screw on a board on each end on the top layer as a "wheel chock" because I'm from the country and like to live dangerously
That that is exactly what I just built except mine are solid wood no spaces and I used liquid nails/screws. They are 14x14 inches square and five layers of 2x4 tall. They are working great. I can slide under with ease. I have a small collection of muscle cars and I should have done this earlier.
When I will build some like that for my project I am going to look into getting some rough sawn oak. Oak is tough. You should drill and screw, not nail, as it will split. When we had our horses I used oak in the stalls.
Some one has already designed (using "engineering") devices for this task.
*Jack one side of car from the front jack point (labelled bottom of rocker, under front of door). This lifts one whole side of car.
*Jack stand that side under the frame pinch welds w/two stands
*Repeat on the other side
*Test by shaking car.
*Implement 2ndary backups as you see fit (jack, wheels...whatever).
Because there is so much "hoopla" about jacking C4's on this forum (and I don't get why that is), I timed myself the last time I did the above process. Took me 4 minutes from car on ground, to car on stands ready for work.
I timed myself the last time I did the above process. Took me 4 minutes from car on ground, to car on stands ready for work.
Tom is dead on correct. Don't over think, don't over engineer, don't over complicate. Just get a set of solid jack stands a great floor jack total of $200ish.
Unless you want to build wooden stands for the experience/or challenge, make your life easier and just get professional grade SAFETY approved equipment.
It only takes me 10m to get my car up on my blocks but I have a high lift floor jack cause I need it to jack up my truck. Daddy said you ain't country unless you got a Chevy pickup Yee Yee
03-19-2019, 01:14 AM
Building wood lift blocks?
