Rusted and bent jack lift points
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Rusted and bent jack lift points
Hey guys, so i go to jack up my car the other day when i realized the points where u put the jack and lift the car have now rusted to hell. They were already bent when i bought the car 4 years ago(where the front fenders bolt, yeah i cant remove my fenders either since the its all bent out of shape where the bolts are) Anyway I really wanted to do my oil change so i tried jacking up from a point near where it was bent and rusted and it just bent as well, What can i do? Also LMK if you need me to post pics...its not pretty though
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if your going to jack the car up the best place to do it is on the front cross member (not the radiator support) those jack points were intended for your tire jack and not your floor jack...
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Originally Posted by SportBikeMike
Buy ramps!
Have you ever tried to drive a 280zx up on ramps? Backing the rear up the ramps usually goes ok but the front is far too low...unless you don't mind pushing the ramps down the street.
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ahh...yeah my uncle said use the crossmember too, glad to have found a solution
im about to start my turbo install in the coming weeks and i started to panic when i realized the rust, one thing though...my car is lowered how do you guys slip your floor jacks under the car to the crossmember?
im about to start my turbo install in the coming weeks and i started to panic when i realized the rust, one thing though...my car is lowered how do you guys slip your floor jacks under the car to the crossmember?
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Originally Posted by thxone
LOL Have you ever tried to drive a 280zx up on ramps? Backing the rear up the ramps usually goes ok but the front is far too low...unless you don't mind pushing the ramps down the street.
Have you ever tried to drive a 280zx up on ramps? Backing the rear up the ramps usually goes ok but the front is far too low...unless you don't mind pushing the ramps down the street.
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use 2 2x4 or 2 bricks.. put the 2x4s in front of the front tire and drive the car over it.. it should raise the car high enough to get the floor jack under the cross member.. my car is lowered too and thats the method i use..
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From: Bay Area, CA
Originally Posted by thxone
LOL Have you ever tried to drive a 280zx up on ramps? Backing the rear up the ramps usually goes ok but the front is far too low...unless you don't mind pushing the ramps down the street.
Have you ever tried to drive a 280zx up on ramps? Backing the rear up the ramps usually goes ok but the front is far too low...unless you don't mind pushing the ramps down the street.
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