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I made a stand from 2x4s to hold my pancake compressor and a hose on a reel. I left enough room underneath for a bay to slide the jack under from the side.
Seeing what you have there, I’d make a slot to slide the long jack upright nearest the wall. Make it just wide enough to slide the other jack underneath. Crude drawing of possible plans to store jacks and house compressor.
I store them under my 73 and am able to drive in and out of the garage with no clearance issues.When I lift my c7 I put the pucks in the lifting points then slide the lifts under with the rubber blocks in place.
how often does everybody refill the air cylinder on the quickjack?
I've checked the air pressure a couple of times and it's always been fine. Although checking the pressure usually drops it enough that I have to top it up.
I ordered the QJ wall hooks and they sent the pinch weld blocks... Called back and the sent the wall hooks and I got to keep the pinch weld blocks!
don't stack the pinch weld blocks on top of the soft blocks. The instruction video says you can do that. I did it and the hard pinch weld block caused the softer block to compress slightly and because it doesn't compress perfectly evenly it created a bit of a ramp and with repeated pulling and pushing on the wrenches it created enough torque for the car to fall off the block. The car only fell the distance of the pinch weld block and landed on the larger soft block so no damage was done and I learned my lesson while sitting next to it (doing brakes) but still...
P.S. once I got the pinch weld directly on the plate of the jack and the jack up in the air the car was rock solid and didn't move at all.
I ran two ibolts into the wall studs in my garage wall well above the standup height of my quick jacks. A couple of carabiners or D clips and old chain were used to run chain from a carbine clipped to an ibolt down through the then top of the quick jack standing on end with wheels and back up to the carabiner. Done. I do coil all the hydronic lines and use wire ties to hold them in a loop. Then left over chain from one used carabiner to the other as a sling to hold the lines. Easy and used with parts in the garage.
I also have the 7000slx and my car is supposed to be stock ride height but I have to jack each side up individually before the will slip under the jack points. Leaving under the car is not an option for me.
You could always drive the car up on small wood blocks for the needed clearance.
All of you that drive your car on top of the quick jacks, is there any risk for, I don't know, stuff like connectors or hoses on quickjack to be damaged from heat under the car (exhaust etc).
Quick Jacks aren't designed to be driven over. I would imagine that the hydraulic and air cylinders would be damaged if you did. I have slid them under the center of the car and driven over them like that, but to be honest it's just easier to keep them up against the wall and roll them into place.
All of you that drive your car on top of the quick jacks, is there any risk for, I don't know, stuff like connectors or hoses on quickjack to be damaged from heat under the car (exhaust etc).
Been doing it for 2 years
Lowered C5 with headers etc
no issues
Ok great
I am about to go and buy one within an hour and it would help a lot if it could be placed in middle under the car when not used, as my garage is tighter than a frogs ***.
Ok great
I am about to go and buy one within an hour and it would help a lot if it could be placed in middle under the car when not used, as my garage is tighter than a frogs ***.
Thanks Acroy
you bet, good luck!
Hope you & the car survive the winter... I work for a Swedish company, been there a couple times, don't know how you handle it!!
I keep mine under the center of the car and just drive over them. The front air dam does slightly touch them but not a problem. It is easy to just slide them out to the lift points when I want to lift the car and then push them back under the middle of the car when finished. Stock 08 Z51
