Jacking Pucks
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Le Mans Master
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Jacking Pucks
I'm looking to buy these
Should I get 2, or 4 in case the car is on a lift?
What have you guys found to be the best bang for the buck pucks?
I assume they are all about the same so Im just looking for the best price?
Thanks!
Should I get 2, or 4 in case the car is on a lift?
What have you guys found to be the best bang for the buck pucks?
I assume they are all about the same so Im just looking for the best price?
Thanks!
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Elite Engineering makes some great aluminum pucks. Or you can go to the BMW dealer and get a set that works well too.
If it were me, I'd get 4 of them - you never know when the car will need to be put on a lift.
If it were me, I'd get 4 of them - you never know when the car will need to be put on a lift.
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I've been using the BMW pucks for 4 years, you just snap them in and they stay in. You don't have to remove them like the aluminum ones because they only stick down about 3/4", and once you snap them in they won't fall out when you drive, as I said mine have been in for 4 years. Plus they're cheaper than the aluminum ones, $28 as opposed to about $50. Here a link to a thread where you can get all the info, go to the second page, it's got the part number and a link to bavarian auto where you can buy them.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...king+pucks+bmw
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...king+pucks+bmw
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Melting Slicks
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if you're going to be continually using the pucks then go with the high dollar units, they might hold up better. but for occassional use the inexpensive hockey pucks will last you a life time. in the last year I've used my "cheapies" maybe ten times and they show no wear. put the difference in price in some other mod.
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I bought pucks because of the comments here at the forum. However, when I went to get a tire fixed at Discount tire, they laughed. They never use them. I offered to get them out so that they could jack up the car and they insisted on not using them. At any rate, they jacked the car up, and fixed the tire for free. No problem, no damage. So it seems that the jack pucks are yet another corvette dump @ss cost. A lot of hype to sell yet another useless item. I'm sure that they are nice to use, but not a necessity. 
Melting Slicks
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I've been using the BMW pucks for 4 years, you just snap them in and they stay in. You don't have to remove them like the aluminum ones because they only stick down about 3/4", and once you snap them in they won't fall out when you drive, as I said mine have been in for 4 years. Plus they're cheaper than the aluminum ones, $28 as opposed to about $50. Here a link to a thread where you can get all the info, go to the second page, it's got the part number and a link to bavarian auto where you can buy them.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ight=bmw+pucks
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Discount tire did mine that way too, however that was before I had bought a set of the EE aluminum ones. They didn't do any damage, but I'm curious that they preferred you didn't use them. So what happens when they cause damage, yeah they are out a few bucks but your car has been damaged and then repaired. So I wonder then is their lift different, or their method... I wonder what it is that they don't want to use them. What would have happened if you stuck them in while in the parking spot before pulling it in to the bay?
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Discount tire did mine that way too, however that was before I had bought a set of the EE aluminum ones. They didn't do any damage, but I'm curious that they preferred you didn't use them. So what happens when they cause damage, yeah they are out a few bucks but your car has been damaged and then repaired. So I wonder then is their lift different, or their method... I wonder what it is that they don't want to use them. What would have happened if you stuck them in while in the parking spot before pulling it in to the bay?
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http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...king+pucks+bmw
Drifting
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I've been using the BMW pucks for 4 years, you just snap them in and they stay in. You don't have to remove them like the aluminum ones because they only stick down about 3/4", and once you snap them in they won't fall out when you drive, as I said mine have been in for 4 years. Plus they're cheaper than the aluminum ones, $28 as opposed to about $50. Here a link to a thread where you can get all the info, go to the second page, it's got the part number and a link to bavarian auto where you can buy them.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...king+pucks+bmw
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...king+pucks+bmw
I second that. had mine for less than a year. They work great. Used them over the weekend changing oil. Put them in and forget about em.
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I put a set of rocker savers with built-in jacking pads on my '02 Z06 - never need pucks again. Plus they already saved my rocker panels once! 
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cracked rockers don't heal by themselves.
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I bought the EE's as well. When I needed the tires replaced on my '03, I raised the car up on jack stands and took the wheels to the tire dealers. The trick was the jack I was using wasn't quite low enough, so I had to drive one wheel up on a 2x6 board!
When I took my '03 to the
dealership to have the rear end leak checked, I showed the mechanic mine to use, but he said he had a set he usually used. See? Sometimes even the dealership mechanics care about the Corvettes as much as we do!
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This is what happens when you do not use the pucks.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=2110025
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=2110025