Jack Stands
Safety Car
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While I haven't changed the oil on my C8 yet, I have had it up on the 8" cribs while installing my 5VM Carbon Fiber Ground effects side skirts and front splitter.
I would think it's high enough to slide under for oil and filter changes...... I mean you won't be able to sit up at all, unless you're a "little person", but you should still be able to do those type of tasks and get elbows moving and tools moving without issue.
If you are concerned, get the 10" ones, but I think you will see when you are jacking the car up to get those 10" cribs under the tires, that the rest of the car is pretty far up there. Kind of scary jacking that far up with a floor jack to me.......
I even changed the differential fluid on my Honda Pilot with NO jacking at all..... just slid underneath it with no lifting..... good thing I wasn't any bigger.
I would think it's high enough to slide under for oil and filter changes...... I mean you won't be able to sit up at all, unless you're a "little person", but you should still be able to do those type of tasks and get elbows moving and tools moving without issue.
If you are concerned, get the 10" ones, but I think you will see when you are jacking the car up to get those 10" cribs under the tires, that the rest of the car is pretty far up there. Kind of scary jacking that far up with a floor jack to me.......
I even changed the differential fluid on my Honda Pilot with NO jacking at all..... just slid underneath it with no lifting..... good thing I wasn't any bigger.
Last edited by MMD; Feb 4, 2021 at 10:53 AM.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2016
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From: Wilmington Ma
don't care for plastic ramps. I've used these on C5,C7 and will use on my C8.
https://www.titanramps.com/vehicle-r...ty-311432.html
https://www.titanramps.com/vehicle-r...ty-311432.html
E-Ray, 3LZ, ZER, LIFT
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 35,106
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From: NE South Carolina
Used 2 Jacks, with stanchions under the rear wheels and jack stands in the front to get the car level. Plenty of height for my drain pan, wrenches and me!
The C7 needed to be lifted on both ends to have the car level to get all oil drained and deal with the two plugs. The C8 only needs the rear lifted as the sincethe single drain plug is in the front of the pan.
The safest way to work on a lifted car is stanchions. Have these 12 inch high I used when building my street rod. It took a 2 step jacking process but since it was up in air several months installing exhaust, trans cooler etc it was worth the effort.
Used my ~7 inch stanchions to install side skirts, splitter and AC Condenser mesh protectors.
Last edited by JerryU; Mar 26, 2021 at 07:15 PM.
