Low profile jack??
Instructor
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From: Cincinnati Ohio
Re: Low profile jack?? (NoMercy)
There are several who offer a low profile saddle hydraulic jack. Griot's has them I think. So does ASE, link below.
http://www.asedeals.com/hydraulicjacks.html
Is this what you're looking for?
http://www.asedeals.com/hydraulicjacks.html
Is this what you're looking for?
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2001
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From: Frisco TX
Re: Low profile jack?? (NoMercy)
Since you are a big baller - I know you can appreciate this jack.. :lol: :cheers:
http://www.westcoastcorvette.com/pro...il.cfm?iid=500
[Modified by bparker, 6:08 PM 6/6/2002]
http://www.westcoastcorvette.com/pro...il.cfm?iid=500
[Modified by bparker, 6:08 PM 6/6/2002]
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jun 2001
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From: Republic of Texas
Re: Low profile jack?? (NoMercy)
You may not need one. I was ready to buy one until I saw someone else simply take the pad off of a standard 3-ton jack and use it with no problems. That's what I do now, my car has been lowered about 1" and I still have about 3/4 inch of clearance w/o the pad.
Just a thought
Just a thought
Burning Brakes
Joined: Mar 2002
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From: Lake Havasu, AZ.
Re: Low profile jack?? (bparker)
Last weekend I went to use my "El Cheapo" $20 floor jack with the jacking pucks and it was way to high by about an inch with the puck installed.
Scratched my head a bit, and then drove the car wheel onto a 2" or so high piece of flat wood I happened to have and problem solved.
No need for a $200-600 jack, although they sure are cool, I'll use the coin for mods ! Like the other poster stated, you could "mod" a cheapo jack to lower the height and drive the car on something.
Scratched my head a bit, and then drove the car wheel onto a 2" or so high piece of flat wood I happened to have and problem solved.
No need for a $200-600 jack, although they sure are cool, I'll use the coin for mods ! Like the other poster stated, you could "mod" a cheapo jack to lower the height and drive the car on something.
Melting Slicks
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From: Republic of Texas
Re: Low profile jack?? (zcobra1)
you could "mod" a cheapo jack to lower the height and drive the car on something.
Advanced
Joined: Apr 2002
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From: kansas city
Re: Low profile jack?? (91mongoose)
Get a $30 set of Rhino ramps and then any jack will work and you won't need a high dollar low profile jack.
I never raise the vette from the side rails, only from the front or rear axle center as recommended in the shop manual.
I never raise the vette from the side rails, only from the front or rear axle center as recommended in the shop manual.
Drifting
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From: Rockford IL
Re: Low profile jack?? (KC98C5)
Get a $30 set of Rhino ramps and then any jack will work and you won't need a high dollar low profile jack.
I never raise the vette from the side rails, only from the front or rear axle center as recommended in the shop manual.
I never raise the vette from the side rails, only from the front or rear axle center as recommended in the shop manual.
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From: Cleveland OH
Re: Low profile jack?? (bparker)
Since you are a big baller - I know you can appreciate this jack.. :lol: :cheers:
http://www.westcoastcorvette.com/pro...il.cfm?iid=500
WOW ... that jack would have a better paint job than my car ... but for NoMercy ... that would be a cool jack!
[Modified by bparker, 6:08 PM 6/6/2002]
http://www.westcoastcorvette.com/pro...il.cfm?iid=500
WOW ... that jack would have a better paint job than my car ... but for NoMercy ... that would be a cool jack!
[Modified by bparker, 6:08 PM 6/6/2002]
Team Owner
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From: The NW corner of the NW corner
Re: Low profile jack?? (The Black Knight)
There are several who offer a low profile saddle hydraulic jack. Griot's has them I think. So does ASE, link below.
http://www.asedeals.com/hydraulicjacks.html
Is this what you're looking for?
http://www.asedeals.com/hydraulicjacks.html
Is this what you're looking for?
Safety Car
Joined: Feb 2001
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From: Greenville NC
Re: Low profile jack?? (NoMercy)
I just use a cheapo floor jack and a block of wood and lift from the front and rear crossmembers.... the points where the owners manuel says to lift from. Although plenty of people have lifted from the side points one at a time, GM does not recommend it, they say to lift at all 4 side points at once.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2001
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From: Southern California
Re: Low profile jack??
The nice thing about the DK13HLQ is that you can place it deep underneath the car, to help support heavy things like rear differentials, when you're popping the springs out, or replacing shocks or sway bars.
I like the DK13HLQ because I can lift the 'vette onto the Rhino Ramps - no problems driving up them, only drive down them. And since it's lifting arm is so long, you can lift other heavy things around the house with it too. I last used mine to lift and transport some concrete benches at my parent's house.
The only downside to the DK13HLQ is the size. It's gigantic and heavy, so it's a hassle to transport. And it itself is slammed, so it scrapes over small bumps. My driveway's got little blue scratches where the jack bottomed out.
I like the DK13HLQ because I can lift the 'vette onto the Rhino Ramps - no problems driving up them, only drive down them. And since it's lifting arm is so long, you can lift other heavy things around the house with it too. I last used mine to lift and transport some concrete benches at my parent's house.
The only downside to the DK13HLQ is the size. It's gigantic and heavy, so it's a hassle to transport. And it itself is slammed, so it scrapes over small bumps. My driveway's got little blue scratches where the jack bottomed out.
Instructor
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From: McKinney Tx
Re: Low profile jack?? (NoMercy)
Melting Slicks
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From: Collin County Texas
Re: Low profile jack?? (jeffh355)
>I never raise the vette from the side rails, only from the front or rear axle >center as recommended in the shop manual.
The shop manual has both locations (axle and side) as recommended lifting locations.
The shop manual has both locations (axle and side) as recommended lifting locations.
Advanced
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From: Norristown PA
Re: Low profile jack?? (NoMercy)
Sort of ashamed to admit this. But after searching around I looked in the trunk of a 94 Chevy lumina we had kicking around. Lo and behold I found a low profile scissors jack that is probably not more than 3 1/2 " high, when fully collapsed. The top of the jack is designed to fit on a body seam. By grinding this into sort of a blunt triangle about an inch wide, it fits nicely into one of the four jacking points on the Vette frame. I tried it, it works. There are probably a million of these jacks in old junk yards, abandoned cars, etc. Not as a regular tool, but as an emergency jack for the guys not running run flats, I think it will work fine. I replaced my run flats and am carrying it. Not fancy, but it gets the job done. :bb
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From: Plano TX
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