Jack lifting Pucks
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True, I've used ice hockey pucks for years for the same purpose, and they work well for a careful DIY person. But, if you leave your car at a shop, you can't guarantee your ice hockey pucks will be used. There's no question the leave-in pucks will be used.
It's just an added convenience for about the cost of a cheap shirt.
It's just an added convenience for about the cost of a cheap shirt.
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From: Bluffton SC via Canton Oh
True, I've used ice hockey pucks for years for the same purpose, and they work well for a careful DIY person. But, if you leave your car at a shop, you can't guarantee your ice hockey pucks will be used. There's no question the leave-in pucks will be used.
It's just an added convenience for about the cost of a cheap shirt.
It's just an added convenience for about the cost of a cheap shirt.
Sort of like not having Mobil 1......but how would you know what oil they use once its in?!?!
Last edited by Greg00Coupe; Aug 22, 2016 at 02:33 PM.
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From: Bluffton SC via Canton Oh
I'm sure they are. Thicker lifting pucks help clear the rockers and skirts, thats the purpose of the pucks. The trannie pan is protected by the axle. The rockers are not. You go over a neighborhood or parking lot slow down strip tell me which is more exposed?
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They do clear the rockers just enough, and I dislike skirts of all kinds. The trannie pan I'm talking about starts well before the rear axle about where the rear pucks are located. I'm not going to have any clearance problems because of the pucks, and if I encounter the "mother of all speed bumps," it won't be the pucks hitting first. They are just behind the front axle, and just in front of the rear, so they are protected too.
Usually, there's no single solution that meets everyone's needs and desires, but I like to help people searching for their best solution by putting all the considerations out there.
Usually, there's no single solution that meets everyone's needs and desires, but I like to help people searching for their best solution by putting all the considerations out there.
Last edited by Foosh; Aug 23, 2016 at 09:24 AM.
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I'm with him. ^ I bought and installed mine early on, used them yesterday, 2 years after the install. I think they are a good idea for peace of mind.