So I know where the side-jacking points are. I have bought a set of race ramps and plan to use them to get the car up high enough to use a floor jack to lift the car up higher. I am not sure where exactly I need to put the jack and should I also use a board to spread out the lift point?


Where on this photo would the jack go exactly to lift the front of the car?

 

On the roof.

 

At this point under the roof…..

Once up on ramps, I would use the “pink” sections front and rear, for the floor jack.

 

 

Look at the a arms where they meet the cradles front and back.

So you can either use 2X6s on top of the floor jack Front and back will be different lenghts), or get a floor jack top support to span that distance, so you can take the entire end up at the same time.



So front end up on the ramps so you have room to get under it later, start with the back end to take it up, then use floor jack stands to secure it up, drop the floor jack and go to the front and take the front up, install the floor jack stands on the front end, and now it safely up in the air.

As for the jacking puck points so the floor lift does not damage the lower skirt,


Pick a point either front or back,since you jack the car up via one of these points, the entire car that side is going up in the air (yes, the suspension with sway bars is that stiff).

So the set of 4 pucks that you want to leave in the car, is really for when you take the car to a shop, they do not have pucks or thir lift does not have raised point to not damage the lower skirt when they take the car up, so they can just use your jacking pucks to get the car in the air on the lift.


Skirt damage from shop not having pucks, and trying to lift the car via the skirt surface that is lower than the jacking points.

Note, we call them jacking points, but really are the strap tie down points for shipping the car. So GM installs shock limiters on the shocks so they can use the jacking points to pull the car hard down on the limited shock to ship the cars (why the jacking points have the slots, so the pull down straps can lock into the slots).

Shock limiters that are installed the shocks to ship it from the factory, which the dealer removes during his prep on the car to sell it (it least more of the time they remember to remove them).

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-with-f55.html

 

Thanks....very helpful. I will use the 2x6 setup for now. I want to get some electric controlled hydraulic lifts for use later....I ordered some but they never came. I will wait until the right deal comes along to order them again.

 

Quick Jacks is having a Father's Day sale, $250 off any jack through 6/20. I just ordered the 5000 after spending literally two days trying to get both ends of my new (to me) 2010 C6 on jack stands. My old jack stands and floor jack were made for 60's and 70's muscle cars I guess, just cannot get a combination under there safely. Thought about putting the stands under the jacking pucks, but....no. Started off to Home Depot for a couple 2x6's to make the cross beams as depicted above but....hell. I've wanted those Quick Jacks for some time. Now's as good as any. 65 next month so Happy Birthday to me, lol. So.....guess I'll do the coolant change anyway while waiting for QJ's.
Anyway, wanted to give a heads about the $250. Also free shipping in the 48.

Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there.

 

not seeing the discount. Is there a code?

 

Quick Jacks homepage "Fathers Day Sale" is the first thing you see. Click the "learn more" button. Code for discount is FATHER
https://www.quickjack.com

 

Thanks, but not valid on the TLX

 

Says valid on 5000TL and 7000TL only.