Crap. Done it again. Wheels...not tires
On Feb 10, 2012 10:32 PM, "Chris Simo" <ccsimonsen@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm guilty of surviving more than a few non text book support techniques.
>
> Not any more. I have a wife and relatives who depend on me. So I support
> the car and shove the tires underneath just in case....
> On Feb 10, 2012 9:55 PM, "Bud Rolofson" <levilevi@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> I jack the front first using the radiator shield and then jack one frame
>> rail (usually the drivers side) right behind the tire high enough to get
>> two more jack stands under it. Never had a problem with raising the rear
>> that way since the engine weight is all on/in front of the front jack
>> stands. This is the quickest I've founded and I've done side to side
>> jacking also but it takes a lot of jockeying back and forth with the jack
>> as you get real nervous see your car that tilted to one side so much, so
>> its back and forth a couple of times on both sides.
>>
>> I always use two spare tires on wheels and inflated (unfortunately or
>> fortunately I have two spares I salvaged from the last two cars my wife
>> totaled) and slide them under the frame rails just in case the jack stands
>> fail. I figure it at least gives me 8-10 inches of space even if the jack
>> stands fail and a shot at surviving. For years I did cinder blocks until
>> this list educated me. Nevermore.
>>
>> Bud Rolofson
>>
>> 71TR6 CC57365 (Good 6)
>> 66TR4A CTC57806 (The Wreck-Almost parts)
>> 66TR4A CTC57529 (The Project)
>> 71F-250 Camper Special (Triumph Support Vehicle)
>> Z-50A Hardly Davidson 1977 Honda Mini-Trail Bike (Triumph Pit Bike)
>> levilevi@comcast.net
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Feb 8, 2012, at 4:20 PM, Jeff wrote:
>>
>> So, I've managed to get my '75 TR6 up on stands several times, but it's
>>> not clear to me where I can lift the thing. On the front I see the
>>> crossmember under the oil pan, but there's also the radiator support that
>>> looks pretty stout. At the rear, there's no place obvious except the
>>> "t-shirt" area, but I can see that would be a bad idea. Plus, it's hard to
>>> slide the jack that far underneath.
>>>
>>> So...what's the best way to get a TR6 up on jack stands?
>>>
>>> Jeff Scarbrough
>>> Corrosion Acres, Ga.
>>>
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