jacking pads vs. jacking pads
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Melting Slicks
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jacking pads vs. jacking pads
Just looking for some info on the various types of jacking pads available out there. is any type known to be better or safer to use than the others? I've seen rubber types, billet aluminum types, and then the do it yourself style made out of hockey pucks. the rubber ones might be more resistant to falling off of jack stands. is such a thing ever an issue? I like to be twice as careful as I really need to be anytime a car is off the ground and I may be under it!
I think they are an essential part of a corvette owner's garage, but with the variety of styles and prices, I could use some guidance before opening the wallet!
thanks!
I think they are an essential part of a corvette owner's garage, but with the variety of styles and prices, I could use some guidance before opening the wallet!
thanks!
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Just looking for some info on the various types of jacking pads available out there. is any type known to be better or safer to use than the others? I've seen rubber types, billet aluminum types, and then the do it yourself style made out of hockey pucks. the rubber ones might be more resistant to falling off of jack stands. is such a thing ever an issue? I like to be twice as careful as I really need to be anytime a car is off the ground and I may be under it!
I think they are an essential part of a corvette owner's garage, but with the variety of styles and prices, I could use some guidance before opening the wallet!
thanks!
I think they are an essential part of a corvette owner's garage, but with the variety of styles and prices, I could use some guidance before opening the wallet!
thanks!
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I use the aluminum pucks. It fits into the hole in the lifting mechanism of the jack and into the original tie down holes of the car. No way that it's going to fall. Good luck in your decision making.
Melting Slicks
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get yourself 4 hockey pucks and then pick up some eye-bolts that fit perfectly into the shipping slots and have a corase wood-thread. screw the eye-bolts into the middle of the hockey pucks until when you put the big end into the shipping slots and turn they lock the puck in place. now cut off the excess eye-bolt sticking out the bottom of the puck and you are done. this will both ensure that the puck will stay in place via the bolt, and it will conform both to the jack stand and your car without doing any damage. they hold in place so well that you can forget they are under the car and come back a month later to work on the car and they are magically still in place.... trust me, I've left them underneath more than one time...
Melting Slicks
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From: The 7th layer of hell - Western Washington
^^^ same thig I did but I only went a single puck thick.
Also FWIW I never jack the car up via the puck locations, only support it using the front 2 pucks with jackstands and under the rear crossmember with jackstands. I drive the front on ramps, jack up the front (under crossmember), lower front down on jackstands/pucks, jack up the back (via crossmember) and lower back down on jackstands/crossmember...
Also FWIW I never jack the car up via the puck locations, only support it using the front 2 pucks with jackstands and under the rear crossmember with jackstands. I drive the front on ramps, jack up the front (under crossmember), lower front down on jackstands/pucks, jack up the back (via crossmember) and lower back down on jackstands/crossmember...
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I've been using hockey puck lifting pads for several years with my hoist. They've seen lot's of use, I even hoist the car to wash the rocker panel area ..... at my age I can't bend over ... <G>
The pucks have never failed or slipped in any way!
RonJ ...
The pucks have never failed or slipped in any way!
RonJ ...
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Made mine with 4 REAL hockey pucks ($2.00 ea) and 4 eyebolts and NUTS ($0.50 ea). Drill the hole thru the hockey puck (one is enough why in the world would you use 2?) counteresink for the nuts and use some red Locktite. Keep them in your trunk in one of the small compartments in case you need to jack up the car away from home. 
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I have the billet ones and they are fine, but I am now down to 3 because I ALWAYS forget to take them out when I am done. They fit loosely enough that they can fall out if you drive with them in place. I think I'll make some out of pucks next time.
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Highly recommend the lifting pucks from Elite Enginneering. High quality and they are great people to do business with.
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Highly recommend the lifting pucks from Elite Enginneering. High quality and they are great people to do business with.
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If you want quality these are the ones I now have rocker rails so they cover the jacking holes but I could lift the car on those if needed. Must say, I normally lift it from the front or rear frame in any case.
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Get the ones from Elite Engineering. High quality product.