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Rear Crossmember Jacking Adapter?
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Le Mans Master
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Rear Crossmember Jacking Adapter?
Does anyone have any good dimensions or photos of a custom adapter they had built to go between their floor jack and the rear crossmember to lift the car by the appropriate jacking points? Guess I need to get one welded up?
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Try this link. http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...-1st-time.html
The cross beam adapters are adjustable. I have one set up (fixed width) for the front and another set for the rear. They have a pin on the bottom center that fits right into my 3 ton floor jack. I did a search and every place I found was out of stock. I don't know if that means they have stopped making them or not.
Hope this helps.
The cross beam adapters are adjustable. I have one set up (fixed width) for the front and another set for the rear. They have a pin on the bottom center that fits right into my 3 ton floor jack. I did a search and every place I found was out of stock. I don't know if that means they have stopped making them or not.
Hope this helps.
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Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2006
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From: Midland TX
Try this link. http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...-1st-time.html
The cross beam adapters are adjustable. I have one set up (fixed width) for the front and another set for the rear. They have a pin on the bottom center that fits right into my 3 ton floor jack. I did a search and every place I found was out of stock. I don't know if that means they have stopped making them or not.
Hope this helps.
The cross beam adapters are adjustable. I have one set up (fixed width) for the front and another set for the rear. They have a pin on the bottom center that fits right into my 3 ton floor jack. I did a search and every place I found was out of stock. I don't know if that means they have stopped making them or not.
Hope this helps.
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Here's what I had made - an 8"x8", 1/4" thick piece of steel plate that I place on the jacking pad. I then lift from the center of the crossmember. Has worked fine for years.
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Isn't it better to lift supporting the entire cross member instead of at just one pressure point, that being the center? Wouldn't spreading the support across the entire cross member lessen the risk of it cracking? Just seems safer to me doing it this way.
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Several guys that go to the track every weekend and are swapping out wheels don't use anything. I've never seen or heard of any probs.
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i've never used anything for mine.. the crossmember is pretty damn structurally sound.. if it offers peace of mind, then toss a board under there.. if not, it won't hurt anything.. my opinion anyways
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I drive the front two wheels up onto two 2"x14"x24" pressure treated boards. Then slide the low profile jack under the center of the cross beam, and jack from there. No boards.