Anyone ever use these? http://www.jackpointjackstands.com/Home_It_Works.html

Debating on getting a pair for the rear when I have to pull the wheels. Haven't liked the jack points on the c4 vs other cars so far, especially the rear or maybe I've been doing it wrong. If I don't need to pull the rear wheels I used ramps/cribs. When I did my halfshafts there was no rear exhaust on the car so I just used the diff n jack stand at jackpoints.

 

I like!! I'm gonna git me summa that!!!
Good idea. Thank you for sharing.

EDIT!!
I just noticed the price!!! Ouch. I guess my old jackstands will work

 

Jack point jack stands are a neat concept however, I can only imagine what they cost so I personally wouldn't waste my money on them. They only lift the car 12" which would be fine for simple wheel changing etc, but if you need to get under the car 12" won't cut it.
The old wooden block or hockey puck still work like a charm, and I've lifted my car that way many many times and then use a normal jack stand to support it.

 

Yah I use wood blocks to lift my car atm but other than the knuckle where do you put the stands?

 

Yah I wasn't too happy when I saw the price.


Also didn't see the 12" mentioned anywhere and didn't watch the vids. I emailed them to ask the height and weight.

 

I place the rear jack stand in the narrow channel 1 1/2" opening just in front of the rear tire.

The front jack stand is placed on the forward angled frame rail just behind the lower control arm. My C4 will sit in my shop all winter on those jack stands as I work on it, and I've never had any issues with the positioning.

I will say, I had cocerns about the frame etc when I first started lifting the car but not anymore, it's pretty ridged and strong just don't lift or hit the glass floor pans.

 

Not only are they very expensive for what they are they only listed them available for C5/C6 and C7 cars.

 

I almost buy those, but they are only one height.

 

They appear to be well-made sturdy. Great concept but, very limited. And, expensive.

 

Anywhere along the frame rail's under the pinch weld/seam.

 

Someone a while back posted a picture of a Lift block that was made to insert between the exhaust pipes so that a hydraulic jack could lift the rear of a C4 under the differential. I decided to make one and have used it a few times now. It works great and was very inexpensive to make.



I made it out of a piece of 4" I-beam, 4 inches long. Bead-blasted it, primed and painted it, and viola, a C4 Lift Block...

Good luck... GUSTO

 

Front is not an issue. I am pretty sure that is where I jack from. Also I have single exhaust so I can't use that jack piece like Gusto mentioned.

I'd prob have to see a pic, tried to research it all out but all I could find was the jack point I am already using.

 

This is the reply I got from them

"Hi - the jack stands with the standard pad are 13" at the lift point. They weigh 34 lbs/pair with the pads (the bases are about 14.5 lbs each). As for the C4 Corvette - it has pinch welds at the lift points. My only concern with the '86/C4 is some of them have a fuel line that runs along the inside of the chassis pinch weld on the driver's side that could be pinched. I'm not sure if that was factory location for the fuel line or if that is something that occurs with modifications/repairs. You might want to check your car before ordering to be sure.




Thanks - John"

 

Why can't you just jack from the factory recommended jacking point...and then put the stand right next to the jack? Front and rear? That's what I do. I had my car in the air and jack stand'ed in ~4 minutes a couple weeks ago.

 

I jack for the jack point and that is the same spot I see for jackstand, so unless someone post a pic then idk what your talking bout.

 

I'm not going to take a pic for you, but if you jack from the front jack point (which will lift the entire side of the car off the ground), then use your eyeballs to look under the car, you'll see that you're jacking on what is essentially a frame rail. The rail is made from stampings spot welded together forming a seam that protrudes downward 3/4" or so. That is what your jack is lifting the car on. From the front jacking point where your jack pad is, follow that seam forward (and it bends inward too). Put your jackstand anywhere along that seam...but why not as close to the jack as possible? Cool?

Then if you use your eyeballs again and look under the rear of the rocker area, you'll see that the rear jack point is currently unused; since you've already jacked the whole side of the car from the front jacking point. So, throw your rear stand directly under the rear jack point. Lower the jack (still at the front jack point), the frame will settle onto the two jackstands and one side is done.

Roll your jack around to the other side, jack car from front jack point, place stands in the same relative positions, lower jack, try to push car off stands as a test...car is stand'ed. Less than 5 minutes.

 

Didn't ask you and not gonna read your post after that comment. idk why your so unhappy and have to be a dick.

 

Ah...name calling. A common reaction from people who don't "get it". That's OK. I'm used to it.

Go ahead and not read my post. Excellent strategy.

Here is a pic I found on this very forum, that shows where you can put a jack stand. If you jack from teh recommended jacking point, then you can set your (front) stand about where the lift pad is on this two-post. Easy.