Jack question
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Instructor
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From: On the Coast Florida
Jack question
I am going to change my wheels and tires but prefer not to buy a jack just for that and have bother with storage space etc. Past the wheel change, I wont need to lift the car on any kind of regular basis for maintenance, etc.
Question is, my X5 has a low profile scissor jack that will fit under the C7. Any reason why I cant use that? It is rated to handle the weight of an X5 so weight shouldnt be an issue on the C7.
Thoughts?
Question is, my X5 has a low profile scissor jack that will fit under the C7. Any reason why I cant use that? It is rated to handle the weight of an X5 so weight shouldnt be an issue on the C7.
Thoughts?
Racer
Joined: Feb 2015
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From: Granbury Texas
As long as you use a sufficient jacking puck you shouldn't have a problem. When using a floor jack, because of the construction of the Vette, both wheels will lift off the ground using one jack point when jacked high enough. I don't think you will run into that as a scissors jack may not lift that high. IMHO, I could be wrong.
Last edited by Gvnski; Feb 12, 2017 at 06:11 PM.
Burning Brakes
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At some point, you're going to want to get under the car unless you are completely non-mechanically inclined. I don't do maintenance, but regularly end up doing mods.
Go to Harbor Freight, buy a race jack and stands. You'll walk out of there less than 100 bucks lighter and it doesn't take much space. Big deal.
Go to Harbor Freight, buy a race jack and stands. You'll walk out of there less than 100 bucks lighter and it doesn't take much space. Big deal.
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Instructor
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From: On the Coast Florida
X5 weighs ~5,000, C7 weighs ~3600 explain why the base would work on a higher weight car and not a lower weight one?
I do have pucks attached to the car. The cost of the jack is not the issue. It is storage of something that I doubt I will use again. I dont plan any additional mods under the car and dont do my own maintenance.
I am not going to do something stupid and get hurt I am just exploring options and in theory, dont see why the X5 jack wont work. If the scenario was reversed and I was using a jack intended for a lower weight car on a heavier car I would not even ask the question.
I do have pucks attached to the car. The cost of the jack is not the issue. It is storage of something that I doubt I will use again. I dont plan any additional mods under the car and dont do my own maintenance.
I am not going to do something stupid and get hurt I am just exploring options and in theory, dont see why the X5 jack wont work. If the scenario was reversed and I was using a jack intended for a lower weight car on a heavier car I would not even ask the question.
Burning Brakes
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From: Connecticut
Nobody is going to know without having tried it themselves and I think you might not get too many replies.
Don't you know anyone with a floor jack that will let you borrow it? And get an old hockey puck.
Don't you know anyone with a floor jack that will let you borrow it? And get an old hockey puck.
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Scissor Jack's are crap and meant only to be used in an emergency. The one from my BMW a few years ago gave out when I jacked the car. Luckily I had jack stands under it.
I would invest in a proper jack. Not very expensive and much safer.
I would invest in a proper jack. Not very expensive and much safer.
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I am going to change my wheels and tires but prefer not to buy a jack just for that and have bother with storage space etc. Past the wheel change, I wont need to lift the car on any kind of regular basis for maintenance, etc.
Question is, my X5 has a low profile scissor jack that will fit under the C7. Any reason why I cant use that? It is rated to handle the weight of an X5 so weight shouldnt be an issue on the C7.
Thoughts?
Question is, my X5 has a low profile scissor jack that will fit under the C7. Any reason why I cant use that? It is rated to handle the weight of an X5 so weight shouldnt be an issue on the C7.
Thoughts?
Believe if I had a metal puck and a jack shape that is designed to fit a spot welded seam, I'd use a piece of wood in-between. You're not jacking very high-but be careful. To be safe get a pair of jack stands from Harbor Freight for <$25, they don't take up much room.
Was looking for a quality scissor jack that had a low profile and high lift. Few made. Harbor Freight has a very cheap one but it took a lot of force to use-not really functional. Recently bought a long arm low profile hydraulic jack from Harbor Freight that fits my need but it weighs 90 pounds and takes up room!
Replaced my Old Scissor Jack I had used successfully with my C6 with a 2nd Harbor Freight hydraulic jack. PS: Recently bought a large hydraulic jack that has a much longer arm. It needs to move in only ~1 inch at the lift needed to put my stanchions under the wheels. This small jack was near max lift and had to move in ~2 1/2 inches to stay centered on the jack pad!
Last edited by JerryU; Feb 13, 2017 at 12:51 PM.