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I am trying to figure out which jacking pads I need for my 427 that has side skirts. I have looked at several and am now thoroughly confused, please help! I know they all fit the frame but what thickness do I need to clear the side skirt?
I also use pucks on my jack or piece of 2x4.... there are those $45 inserts that push into the frame, i think they are on corvette mods and guys silicon them in to avoid them dropping out over time.
I would recommend the low profile stay in place pucks. I have the plastic ones that just pop in and stay there, but if I had to purchase them again I would probably go with the aluminum ones. Look real nice and come in different colors and low profile.
I would recommend the low profile stay in place pucks. I have the plastic ones that just pop in and stay there, but if I had to purchase them again I would probably go with the aluminum ones. Look real nice and come in different colors and low profile.
Don't know what the odds are, but I went plastic so that if I do come close to highcentering on something, the pucks will give up without fight and leave the frame intact.
I have used a piece of 2x4 in the past but with the skirts on the new vette I thought I would try the pads. No where close to me to buy hockey pucks, maybe I will just order off amazon and make my own.
If you buy the aluminum bolt in pads about 3/4 of the time you have to run a tap through the threads before installing, typical crappy Chinese quality control.
I've used both the aluminum and plastic pads you leave in place and they both work just great. I prefer the leave in place pads over hockey pucks because I'm always playing with my cars and have them in the air and the leave in place pads just make life a little easier. YMMV
I dunno. Been lifting mine for almost 10 years now and never used a puck and never had an issue......
They are a luxury for sure. Personally, I've heard enough C6 corvettes cracking on 2-post lifts to supply a lifetime of nightmares, so spending $50 on a set of aluminum pucks was an easy decision... just having them on hand so you can give them to a mechanic or tire shop servicing your car is reason enough.
They are a luxury for sure. Personally, I've heard enough C6 corvettes cracking on 2-post lifts to supply a lifetime of nightmares, so spending $50 on a set of aluminum pucks was an easy decision... just having them on hand so you can give them to a mechanic or tire shop servicing your car is reason enough.
WOW !! I've never heard of a frame cracking just from using a 2 post lift. I assume that the person using the lift knows how to use it ? Don't even 2 post lifts have swingouts to apply evenly spaced on the frame? And not sure how pucks help distribute the load any better. For instance, my floor jacks have pads that are wider than the pucks thus spreading the load over a wider area than a puck would.......what am I missing......
the "Snap in" permanent pucks work very well. What I like about them is the simplicity of the product. No worry about if a shop or dealer has the proper pucks, they are always there when you need them.
I dunno. Been lifting mine for almost 10 years now and never used a puck and never had an issue......
I never used pucks with my base either but with the skirts on the 427 I wanted them to give some room when using a floor Jack. I also have access to a 2 post lift and the pucks give me room to keep the lift arms away from contacting the skirts.
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Originally Posted by TorchRedFred
I would recommend the low profile stay in place pucks. I have the plastic ones that just pop in and stay there, but if I had to purchase them again I would probably go with the aluminum ones. Look real nice and come in different colors and low profile.
WOW !! I've never heard of a frame cracking just from using a 2 post lift. I assume that the person using the lift knows how to use it ? Don't even 2 post lifts have swingouts to apply evenly spaced on the frame? And not sure how pucks help distribute the load any better. For instance, my floor jacks have pads that are wider than the pucks thus spreading the load over a wider area than a puck would.......what am I missing......
Cracking noises from lift pads touching fiberglass on underside of body, most 2-post lift pads are so wide it takes a lot of effort to line them up clear of the fiberglass perfect - if even possible; just seems like pucks would be nice to have and show to whoever is servicing your car. My current C6 has an almost 1" body fiberglass crack underneath next to a lift point, most likely a lift did that while being serviced.
I am trying to figure out which jacking pads I need for my 427 that has side skirts. I have looked at several and am now thoroughly confused, please help! I know they all fit the frame but what thickness do I need to clear the side skirt?
I saw these on ebay that looked great for Z06 type setups, I actually just bought the smaller type like pictured on the right from another seller as these big ones seem overkill for my base C6, but they look perfect for anyone with side skirts; only caution would be that these are so big I have my doubts that a 2-post lift pad could fit under them; they're ebay item# 280962689310
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