Quickjack with a C7
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Heel & Toe
Joined: Jan 2022
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From: Ohio
Quickjack with a C7
I’m trying to choose between a Quickjack 7000TL vs a 7000TLX. The TLX will work with all my other vehicles, except the Vette. The minimum spread on the lift points of a TLX is 43” and the puck spacing on a C7 is 39”. Has anyone figured out how to “work around” that? My only other option would be to buy a TL to use on the Vette, then have to spend more to get the extensions for my other vehicles.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
Racer
Joined: Mar 2015
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This is just a corollary item of note when using a Quickjack 7000 on a C7 Corvette.
If you plan to install casters for improved mobility on the floor as discussed in this thread [ https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...with-ease.html ], the additional height of the casters may not allow the 7000 pound lift to clear the rocker panels and/or side skirts if they are installed, in which case the car has to be lifted off the floor first. I fabricated four square pads from three 3/4 inch thick pieces of high density particle board.glued together for a total thickness of 2-1/4 inches to provide sufficient clearance for the Quickjack. Granted, placing these is an additional step that renders the jack to be not so quick but that is the tradeoff for the ease of moving and positioning the Quickjack sections under the car more easily.
If you plan to install casters for improved mobility on the floor as discussed in this thread [ https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...with-ease.html ], the additional height of the casters may not allow the 7000 pound lift to clear the rocker panels and/or side skirts if they are installed, in which case the car has to be lifted off the floor first. I fabricated four square pads from three 3/4 inch thick pieces of high density particle board.glued together for a total thickness of 2-1/4 inches to provide sufficient clearance for the Quickjack. Granted, placing these is an additional step that renders the jack to be not so quick but that is the tradeoff for the ease of moving and positioning the Quickjack sections under the car more easily.
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From: Colo Spgs, CO
Have you checked measurements with it rotated, so it's perpendicular rather than parallel, to the frame?
Is it safe to turn QuickJack frames sideways?
Is it safe to turn QuickJack frames sideways?