Jacking pucks
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From: Fremont CA
St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17-'18-'19-'20
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I had jacking pucks before, but my car is so low that I couldn't fit my low profile jack under the car with the puck installed. Now I have the Elite Engineering rails with built in jacking areas. Best of all, you really don't even need to use the jacking points. The aluminum rails are lower than the rocker panels, so you can jack anywhere along the rails. They distribute the pressure over a wider area, so you can jack almost anywhere along the side of the car. Best of all, they are always installed - AND protect your car. 
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From: Foxtrot Delta Tango
Save your money...Go to a big box sports store that sells hockey pucks.
I've bought 4 of them for between 99-1.99. Then measure the slot in your frame rail....go buy 4 eye bolts with the heads just a tad smaller than the length of the slot. Drill a center hole. in the puck..screw the eye bolt into the hole and cut off the excess bolt sticking out the other side....Save those bucks for the things you can't make yourself.....
I've bought 4 of them for between 99-1.99. Then measure the slot in your frame rail....go buy 4 eye bolts with the heads just a tad smaller than the length of the slot. Drill a center hole. in the puck..screw the eye bolt into the hole and cut off the excess bolt sticking out the other side....Save those bucks for the things you can't make yourself.....
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I had jacking pucks before, but my car is so low that I couldn't fit my low profile jack under the car with the puck installed. Now I have the Elite Engineering rails with built in jacking areas. Best of all, you really don't even need to use the jacking points. The aluminum rails are lower than the rocker panels, so you can jack anywhere along the rails. They distribute the pressure over a wider area, so you can jack almost anywhere along the side of the car. Best of all, they are always installed - AND protect your car. Steve
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St. Jude Donor '08-'09-'10
I purchased four (4) C6-Red from Elite Engineering, LLC.
Carry them in my vehicle at all times.
www.eliteengineeringusa.com
Regards,
GSRANDY
Carry them in my vehicle at all times.
www.eliteengineeringusa.com
Regards,
GSRANDY
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From: Fremont CA
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I used to think the same thing until my car broke down in a little Podunk town in the Sierra Mountains. The only Repair shop within 70 miles had a two post lift - and no jacking pucks. Now I have the rails, so I never have to worry again.
Drifting
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From: Cambridge Illinois
What to do? I like the rail thingys and the nylon looking pucks. But, there seems to be something satisfying about making them yourself from hockey pucks.
I think I will have to sleep on this one.
I think I will have to sleep on this one.
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From: Foresters Falls(near Ottawa) Ont
Drifting
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From: Olathe, Kansas
The nice thing about the rails is the dual function. It protects your rocker panels from damage, and acts as a jacking point for lifting.
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From: SW Nuh Hampsha
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Yep, cost me less than $6.50 to make four. I only use one at a time at home, but keep all four in the storage bin in case I end up at a shop that uses a 4-point lift.
