Rear End lifting
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Instructor
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From: Hagerstown MD
Rear End lifting
anybody tell me the proper way to get all four wheels on ramps
is it as simple has driving front wheels on ramp each of the rear sides up to put ramps underneath
going to do my exhaust install and i have never had to put all 4 wheels off of the ground
is it as simple has driving front wheels on ramp each of the rear sides up to put ramps underneath
going to do my exhaust install and i have never had to put all 4 wheels off of the ground
Safety Car
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From: St Marys GA
Will ramps get you the elevation you need? I've always just stuck with a jack and jackstands, that way I can put it as high as I want. This won't apply for ramps, but here's what I do to jack it up:
Jack one of the front jacking points until I can fit a jackstand under the spring mount for that side (the solid metal piece), then do the same for the other front side. Then jack the rear not on the jacking point, but on the 'triangle' of frame bead just behind it, so I can put the jackstand on the jacking point. Then repeat. I do that all for the lowest jackstand elevation, then go around again if I want to go higher, just because I don't like the car being precariously perched at some weird angle.
Jack one of the front jacking points until I can fit a jackstand under the spring mount for that side (the solid metal piece), then do the same for the other front side. Then jack the rear not on the jacking point, but on the 'triangle' of frame bead just behind it, so I can put the jackstand on the jacking point. Then repeat. I do that all for the lowest jackstand elevation, then go around again if I want to go higher, just because I don't like the car being precariously perched at some weird angle.
Race Director
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My big jack is too tall to fit under the front. I either drive the car onto boards or use my two little jacks to get the front high enough for the big jack to reach the large steel crossmember under the front. Then I jack it high enough to slide the ramps in backward. I have and will use 2"x12" lumber under the ramps to give me an extra 1.5" in height. I have used two sets of 2"x12"s to get an extra 3" lift. I do the same for the rear or use jack stands. I never have had a problem with jack stands but I prefer the weight to be on the wheels if I can have it setup that way and still get to what I need. It isn't logical and I can't defend the position but they scare me a little even though each jackstand I have can support the full weight of the car.
Safety Car
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From: Sandhills of North Carolina
That's the way I do it also. 
The rear will raise enough from the front jack point to get both stands under the car. Then move to the other side.
