[Z06] Jack Pads
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Intermediate
Joined: Nov 2010
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From: Mountain View CA
Jack Pads
I am new to the Corvette world and my first oil change is coming up.
Where is a good place to get these jack pads?
It would also be nice to get a recommendation on a good online parts business. What do you guys recommend?
Any info would help. Thanks!
Where is a good place to get these jack pads?
It would also be nice to get a recommendation on a good online parts business. What do you guys recommend?
Any info would help. Thanks!
Burning Brakes
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From: Loveland CO
Elite Engineering is about 15 min from my house. (gotta support my local guys!)
http://www.eliteengineeringusa.com/jacking-pads.html
But you can find them all over the place. Google search... I like EE design.
http://www.eliteengineeringusa.com/jacking-pads.html
But you can find them all over the place. Google search... I like EE design.
Last edited by RedZMonte; Nov 29, 2010 at 08:13 PM.
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You don't need pads
I think this thread explains it all.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...-question.html
I think this thread explains it all.http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-g...-question.html
Racer
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They snap into place tightly. Maybe there's been different sized versions available from BMW? I know they make them in the round and square versions. My round versions have been installed permanently for 4 1/2 years...never lost one yet. When I drive up on my four post lift, the drivers side BMW pucks scrape on the ramp/runway and while they've been gouged, they haven't fallen out.
If you inadvertently leave an aluminum or hockey puck version in place and it falls out, someone behind you is going to be upset.
The aluminum and hockey puck versions are twice as thick as the plastic BMW versions, so you need a lower profile jack to get under them. And if you carry them with you all the time, they take up valuable storage space. Some have mentioned the hockey puck versions give off a foul odor over time.
Last edited by hotwheels57; Dec 1, 2010 at 09:21 AM.
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