Jacking points
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Jacking points
Fellas,
Just a quick question. I'm putting my 85 Vette in storage for the winter this week and I have to know what are the best jacking points under the car. I'm going to put it up on 4 jack stands. Please advise...
Thanks to all,
Dave
Just a quick question. I'm putting my 85 Vette in storage for the winter this week and I have to know what are the best jacking points under the car. I'm going to put it up on 4 jack stands. Please advise...
Thanks to all,
Dave
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The larger floor jacks tend to have nice flat, low profile saddles but can still raise up very high. Buy one of these. Also have four sturdy jackstands and four concrete blocks ready.
Car must be e-braked and in reverse gear. Jack up the passenger side of the car by jacking the thin rocker panel lip that sticks down. Position the jack saddle on this metal lip right as it passes under the mirror and the whole passenger side of the car will come up. Look at your fuel lines before you lift to make sure the jack saddle is not pinching them or any bolts. Place concrete blocks under the tires AND jack stands under the two jack points that are actually recommended. Leave the stands at their lowest setting. Set the car down on them.
Go around to the driver's side and repeat, this time being mindful that the saddle doesn't strike the brake lines. Jack up until you can fit the stands at their highest setting. Set the car down on the stands, making sure the majority of the load is on the stands and not the blocks. Go back around to the passenger side and raise it up to full jack stand height.
Safety note: The blocks help eliminate the chances that the stands topple over, which I have seen happen numerous times during this very process when they are side-loaded like this. Using a floor jack alone would probably result in a crushed head because those tend to release their pressure at unexpected times. Likewise for using blocks alone, since they tend to crack and shatter unexpectedly under load. Make sure the majority of the load is on the stands. With this level of redundancy, plus keeping the floor jack nearby in case of a mishap, there should be no chance of injury.
Car must be e-braked and in reverse gear. Jack up the passenger side of the car by jacking the thin rocker panel lip that sticks down. Position the jack saddle on this metal lip right as it passes under the mirror and the whole passenger side of the car will come up. Look at your fuel lines before you lift to make sure the jack saddle is not pinching them or any bolts. Place concrete blocks under the tires AND jack stands under the two jack points that are actually recommended. Leave the stands at their lowest setting. Set the car down on them.
Go around to the driver's side and repeat, this time being mindful that the saddle doesn't strike the brake lines. Jack up until you can fit the stands at their highest setting. Set the car down on the stands, making sure the majority of the load is on the stands and not the blocks. Go back around to the passenger side and raise it up to full jack stand height.
Safety note: The blocks help eliminate the chances that the stands topple over, which I have seen happen numerous times during this very process when they are side-loaded like this. Using a floor jack alone would probably result in a crushed head because those tend to release their pressure at unexpected times. Likewise for using blocks alone, since they tend to crack and shatter unexpectedly under load. Make sure the majority of the load is on the stands. With this level of redundancy, plus keeping the floor jack nearby in case of a mishap, there should be no chance of injury.
