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There are 2 types, the billet aluminum ones that are put in place only when you need them and the plastic ones that snap into the slot and can only be removed by unsnapping them. The ones you buy should be identified as "leave in" if they are intended to be "left in"....
Thanks for the reply and photos. For me the snap in ones would be best.
Keep in mind that some users have reported these missing when they needed to jack up (apparently one/more fell off while driving). I choose the ones to insert only when jacking to avoid that. Just an FYI.
Keep in mind that some users have reported these missing when they needed to jack up (apparently one/more fell off while driving). I choose the ones to insert only when jacking to avoid that. Just an FYI.
Mine have been on a year with no problems. Hope they stay put.
Like the C6, do you need thicker pucks if you have side skirts installed ?
Depends on the skirts. I have LG Motorsports Carbon Fiber skirts that are contoured vertically (great product, matches the OEM CF roof.). They need higher pucks with the jacks I use. I have Katech which come in a 2 inch high version as well as 1 inch and are the 2 1/2 inch diameter recommended by GM for the Stingray not the older 3 inch.
Work great.
I had made a set of rubber pucks that I used for my C6 but have the plastic, leave in place style in my C7. They have been installed a few thousand miles and have held tight.
I made mine own for < $10 from hockey pucks and a few nuts and bolts and a utility knife.
Keep them in a pouch in the storage area.
There a plenty of posts with pictures if you do a search.
Have had them for 15 years and 3 cars. Needed to shave them down for the C7 but I'd never leave pucks in the frame.............and drive the car..........just something to catch road crap or cause harm to the undercarraiage.
Why would you leave them in? Dealers have their own?
I use mine when I work on the car at home or in an emergency since I don't run runflats.
I made mine own for < $10 from hockey pucks and a few nuts and bolts and a utility knife.
Keep them in a pouch in the storage area.
There a plenty of posts with pictures if you do a search.
Have had them for 15 years and 3 cars. Needed to shave them down for the C7 but I'd never leave pucks in the frame.............and drive the car..........just something to catch road crap or cause harm to the undercarraiage.
Why would you leave them in? Dealers have their own?
I use mine when I work on the car at home or in an emergency since I don't run runflats.
Catch road crap or cause harm to the undercarriage? Really?
I'd rather pop them in and forget about them than have hockey pucks rattling around in my car.
I have enough stuff to carry around in that little trunk. There is not much real-estate in a C7 convertible trunk. If the pop-ins stay in that is good for me. It is not like you can even see them.
Catch road crap or cause harm to the undercarriage? Really?
I'd rather pop them in and forget about them than have hockey pucks rattling around in my car.
Once upon a time in my C5 I was at a golf course pulling into an overflow parking area and scraped a lip of a curb. Scraped the heck out of the rocker panels. If I had pucks under there it would have done a number.
No thanks ...I've had my hockey pucks in the back storage area for 15 years and never took them out other when changing cars.
Why I'd hang something in a frame rail and chance damage from a snag when the jacking pucks are rarely needed is beyond me.
I've never understood the whole jacking puck concept. I'm on my third Corvette and have never used one. A simple 3 inch piece of 2 x 4 works great. Besides, it's free.
I've never understood the whole jacking puck concept. I'm on my third Corvette and have never used one. A simple 3 inch piece of 2 x 4 works great. Besides, it's free.
Perhaps if you use a scissor jack and are careful not to have the 2x4 piece hit the bottom of the rocker panel, that works. Although clearance on the C7 is small compared to the C6, which is no doubt why the manual says max 2 1/2 inch diameter pads!
However on the small low profile jacks I use they must be placed perpendicular to the car side and roll into the car as it's raised. That puts a load on the pad that if not locked to the frame could cause it to slip- not good! Guess depends on what you do and how high you raise the car. I change my own oil, etc. and can watch as the jack moves in quite a distance.
Just a note about clearance with the rocker panel. When I went to the dealer at GM's request to check rear end fluid in October 2013 I mentioed to the service scheduler that they should be sure to use my jack pads I let in the passenger seat. She is very good and was a real help with a few issues on my C6. She said, don't worry I will be sure we use our alignment rack we already cracked a rocker panel on a C7 using one of our post lifts (they have about 12 post lifts!). She also introduced me to the newly trained C7 mechanic that they may not not have had when the cracked the rocker panel.
6+ years using the stay in BMW pucks on my C6 and all 4 were there when traded. I just picked up a set from Bavauto for 8 bucks a piece. Think I spent about 40 bucks in total with shipping.
The part number is 51711960752 "Jack Pad". These are OEM on 2003 BMW 325cxi models. they are actually made by Uro Parts for BMW. www.uroparts.com
Potentially dumb question:
I have snap-in, stay-in pucks on order from CorvetteMods.
When they arrive, can they easily be installed without lifting the car, which, if not, would defeat the whole point?
