secrets to Jacking up your dropped car?

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03-23-10, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by lobuxracer

I made ramps out of stacked 2x10s. Jack rolls under like nothing so I can hit the front and rear jack points and use the floor pan seams for jack stands.

That's exactly what I did - got the wood at Lowe's (since Home Depot wouldn't cut it for me...)

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Originally Posted by Proper 350

get a low profile jack..if not then use the hand jack and jack it up till you can fit a hydralic jack under it...iss a ***** but it does the job..

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Originally Posted by wolverine

if your lowered and no body kit a low profile jack would be enough. (it was for me) but lowered and with a body kit 2x4 is a must. so yea get that wood.

After I use my wooden "ramps", I'm then able to use my low profile jack and clear my front lip and/or side skirts. For the rear my low profile jack is low enough to use the rear differential as a jack point.

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Originally Posted by nMeOnE

how do you guys place your jackstand without bending the little seam ridge that indicates the jackpoints?

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Originally Posted by DJKIBBLES

where do you place your spare tire jack to jack it up? it always hit my sideskirts....

My jackstands have a crescent-shaped end that will clear the tab for the OEM jack point, but I don't use the jack points for the jackstands. I use the frame rails for that.

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03-23-10, 11:27 AM

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See my post below for more helpful info with jack points..

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Originally Posted by Joe Z

Founds these pics using the search...

For the front, its a spot just in front of the oil pan.. for the rear, its the center of the rear differential..

This is what it looks like in the manual..

There is a spot for the 2WD and 4WD