Floor jack cross beam questions?
 

I have a 08 base convertible.
What are the widths of the cross beam for the front and the rear?
How big do the pads need to be?
Thanks in advance!

Dimensions and ideas in here:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-t...ting-bars.html

I use the old Northern Tool Crossbeam Adaptors. The actual beams (without the extending 'arms') are 20.5". For the front beam I removed both extending arms and affixed the pads directly to the ends of the beam (so the total length of the front beam is 20.5". For the rear beam I left the extending arms in-place....measuring the length at the ends of the metal/rubber pads it's 27.5". The actual metal/rubber pads are approximately 4 3/4" square.

Here's an old photo I took for a forum member years ago. BTW the Craftsman floor jack has been modified so the pin of the crossbeam adaptor seats fully into the jack. I hope it helps. Good luck.

Here is another option. I went this way because I wanted to get the car way up in the air and the put jack stands under the car. Like Wayne I also used the The Northern Tool cross beam adapter, but I cut down both the beam and the extending arms.

BJK

I also had the machine shop that cut down the beam and extending arm remove the center pin on the cross beam and turn it down on a lath from 1 1/4" to 1" and also cut the grove in the pin to match the stock lifting pad of my floor jack.

BJK

Thanks, good stuff to know.

:iagree:
Thanks
I just bought one from Harbor Freight, haven't taken it out of the box yet, but I was thinking I would have to cut it down. If I didn't cut it down, what could you use for a extra set of rubber pads?

A pair of hockey pucks for about $2. They would also double for use in the corner lifting points...


/r

Allen