Multiple Jacking Puck Failure!!
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Racer
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St. Jude Donor '08
Multiple Jacking Puck Failure!!
Those are the remnants of 2 of my jacking pucks. I was jaking up my car as usual to mount my race tires and while the car didnt drop off the jack or anything it was barely up in the air for a couple minutes before these failures happen. The left one just cracked a chunk off, the right one is hard to see but its cored out. Ive used them maybe 8 times at most, they are maybe 6 months old, they have been sitting in my front hallway however which has been like 100 degrees lately. I jacked up one side of the car and the left one happened, then i went for the other side and the right one happened.... Anyone else experience these kinds of failures?
Burning Brakes
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Originally Posted by Rogue Leader
Those are the remnants of 2 of my jacking pucks. I was jaking up my car as usual to mount my race tires and while the car didnt drop off the jack or anything it was barely up in the air for a couple minutes before these failures happen. The left one just cracked a chunk off, the right one is hard to see but its cored out. Ive used them maybe 8 times at most, they are maybe 6 months old, they have been sitting in my front hallway however which has been like 100 degrees lately. I jacked up one side of the car and the left one happened, then i went for the other side and the right one happened.... Anyone else experience these kinds of failures?
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St. Jude Donor '08
Originally Posted by Bounty
Are these the rubber ones made from hockey pucks or actual metal? Hard to tell from the pics....
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Racer
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St. Jude Donor '08
Originally Posted by briann510
I have billet ones. Rubber ones will dry out, crack and break as shown here.
Melting Slicks
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I forget where I bought my billet ones (4), but they were under $50. Probably Ebay since thats where I get my best deals. I know Corvette Garage sells 4 billet ones for $60.
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Drifting
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Originally Posted by vettenuts
for Elite Engineering! They make nice stuff and no one has better customer service than them! Their pucks looks so good they should sell them in sets of five (5) so you can use one on your desk as a paper weight!
Team Owner
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The problem with hockey pucks is if you are on the road and need your car lifted, they won't use them. I carry the billet ones with me at all times because most places won't have them.
Safety Car
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Originally Posted by vettenuts
The problem with hockey pucks is if you are on the road and need your car lifted, they won't use them. I carry the billet ones with me at all times because most places won't have them.
I just carry the stock pucks. Just drop one on the jack saddle. I do have the AA rails. In that I change to race wheels often I am sure I have lifted the car 100 times with them. If you lift just behind the mirror both wheels come up.
Drifting
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The thing I really like about the Elite Engineering pucks is they are tall and come in RED. It make it very easy to see hanging under the car. The last thing you want to do is Puck Up and drive down the road!
No one wants to become a member of the FPC "Flying Puck Club!
No one wants to become a member of the FPC "Flying Puck Club!
Melting Slicks
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Originally Posted by SpeedyZ
The thing I really like about the Elite Engineering pucks is they are tall and come in RED. It make it very easy to see hanging under the car. The last thing you want to do is Puck Up and drive down the road! No one wants to become a member of the FPC "Flying Puck Club!
No one wants to become a member of the FPC "Flying Puck Club!
03 Z06
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From: Russellville, Kentucky 1967 Sting Ray & 2001 C5
Originally Posted by StephenT
I got the lift pads made for the BMW. They install permanently and are not noticeable when installed.
on my z16 too...
