Is your Vette Lowered??? HELP!!
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Is your Vette Lowered??? HELP!!
I purchased my vette lowered by about 1 1/2 inches and now im having trouble getting anybody to work on it because they cant get it up on the lift.
I did change the rotors and pads but that was a pain because the jack wouldnt get underneath. I had to pull up on some 2X10s then up again on 2 more just to get the jack underneath..
Anybody figure out a better way of getting the racks underneath to lift it.
I need to get my O2s sensors changed but Chevy cant get it up on the lift.
Any thought on how other people are getting these cars up in the air would be appreciated.....
I did change the rotors and pads but that was a pain because the jack wouldnt get underneath. I had to pull up on some 2X10s then up again on 2 more just to get the jack underneath..
Anybody figure out a better way of getting the racks underneath to lift it.
I need to get my O2s sensors changed but Chevy cant get it up on the lift.
Any thought on how other people are getting these cars up in the air would be appreciated.....
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Originally Posted by ToTheFloor
I purchased my vette lowered by about 1 1/2 inches and now im having trouble getting anybody to work on it because they cant get it up on the lift.
I did change the rotors and pads but that was a pain because the jack wouldnt get underneath. I had to pull up on some 2X10s then up again on 2 more just to get the jack underneath..
Anybody figure out a better way of getting the racks underneath to lift it.
I need to get my O2s sensors changed but Chevy cant get it up on the lift.
Any thought on how other people are getting these cars up in the air would be appreciated.....
I did change the rotors and pads but that was a pain because the jack wouldnt get underneath. I had to pull up on some 2X10s then up again on 2 more just to get the jack underneath..
Anybody figure out a better way of getting the racks underneath to lift it.
I need to get my O2s sensors changed but Chevy cant get it up on the lift.
Any thought on how other people are getting these cars up in the air would be appreciated.....
Been there, Done that.....
Below is the basic idea. This is an extreme sitation using my Kwik Lift but I have done it at a tire shop for some guys and they do it all the time now. ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
Last edited by Glennm27; Jan 22, 2006 at 02:15 PM.
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That's the only way you can unless you get an extremely low profile jack for it, but they're quite expensive for a good quality one. It shouldnt' be a problem to drive up on boards though, place them under the wheels, drive up, stack another 2 up, drive up them, done deal.
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use a different chevy dealer.
if they do any volume in vette service at all, they should have experience with at least one or two other lowered vettes. lowered vettes are just too common not to have seen one before in their shop. the three shops ive used (classic chevy in grapevine, moritz chevrolet in Fort worth, and corvettes of dallas all knwo exactly what to do in order to get the car on the lift. ) discount tire has had no problems with mine either, and even the exhaust shop i have been going to since high school had plenty of boards to get it on the rack to adjust my SLP's once. bottom line, either educate them or go somehwere that does more vette service and no problems should arise.
if they do any volume in vette service at all, they should have experience with at least one or two other lowered vettes. lowered vettes are just too common not to have seen one before in their shop. the three shops ive used (classic chevy in grapevine, moritz chevrolet in Fort worth, and corvettes of dallas all knwo exactly what to do in order to get the car on the lift. ) discount tire has had no problems with mine either, and even the exhaust shop i have been going to since high school had plenty of boards to get it on the rack to adjust my SLP's once. bottom line, either educate them or go somehwere that does more vette service and no problems should arise.
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Originally Posted by sebringsilver97coupe
use a different chevy dealer.
if they do any volume in vette service at all, they should have experience with at least one or two other lowered vettes. lowered vettes are just too common not to have seen one before in their shop. the three shops ive used (classic chevy in grapevine, moritz chevrolet in Fort worth, and corvettes of dallas all knwo exactly what to do in order to get the car on the lift. ) discount tire has had no problems with mine either, and even the exhaust shop i have been going to since high school had plenty of boards to get it on the rack to adjust my SLP's once. bottom line, either educate them or go somehwere that does more vette service and no problems should arise.
if they do any volume in vette service at all, they should have experience with at least one or two other lowered vettes. lowered vettes are just too common not to have seen one before in their shop. the three shops ive used (classic chevy in grapevine, moritz chevrolet in Fort worth, and corvettes of dallas all knwo exactly what to do in order to get the car on the lift. ) discount tire has had no problems with mine either, and even the exhaust shop i have been going to since high school had plenty of boards to get it on the rack to adjust my SLP's once. bottom line, either educate them or go somehwere that does more vette service and no problems should arise.
Go elsewhere lowered Vettes are the norm 
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Originally Posted by DJN
You could just leave it stock.
of ride it up on boards, jack it up get it on jack stands and then go under, not a bad job at all
