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Jason
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9th Jan 04 at 15:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
from the front...

cars kitted yada yada yada...

if i drive it onto blocks what point from the front (going under bumper)

can i jack it up off?
wezjax
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9th Jan 04 at 15:29   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
can't you jack the rear up first, place on an axle stand, then jack front up???
Jason
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9th Jan 04 at 15:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
m8 if i jack the rear up it'll be 1 inch if not less of the ground at front uv same bumper u shud know!

its front tyres i want 2 change...

so what point at front can jack it??
Mo
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9th Jan 04 at 15:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i usually put a brick behind the front wheel and reverse onto the brick, then jack the car up with a trolly jack
Jason
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9th Jan 04 at 15:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
no no no... its the front i need done!!

cant understand why ya'd jack the back up 2 do the front??
wezjax
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9th Jan 04 at 15:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well i do it in the procedure i've said.
DanielJ
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wen they changed my wheels jackd back up, then jackd either side at the front
Jason
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9th Jan 04 at 15:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
rite well the last time i jacked it up front end was drivin onto some blocks then with the extra clearance the jack was slid under the front bumper... but dunno what it was jacked up on??? dont wanna break anythnig putting extra pressure on it
Jason
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9th Jan 04 at 15:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote


as u can see how low the front is with back jacked
GavW
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9th Jan 04 at 17:00   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
if you drive onto or reverse onto some blocks with a sort of ramp (if you can understand that) then jack it up off the gear box mount just off centre of the middle. Thats ll that I do. safe enough as well.
Corsa Sport Gav
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9th Jan 04 at 17:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
erm... dont jack the back so high?

 
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