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Leejo2005 · Member Joined: 12 Jul 2009 Posts: 466 Location: Kennewick

My dad just bought a 4 post car lift for his garage up in Chimicum. It should be here in 4-6 weeks. Now I'll have so much more room for activities!

Dewey316 · Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:10 am Post subject:

Nice. I am more than a little jealous.

Alphius · Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:03 am Post subject:

No fair... I'm jealous.

83Z28BlackBetty · Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:36 am Post subject:

i want

Leejo2005 · Member Joined: 12 Jul 2009 Posts: 466 Location: Kennewick

I think I earned the right to use my dad's lift after while in high school my '83 Z/28 fell on me while I was changing the tranny filter. Hurt like 8 bitches at a bitchfest.

It was $1,600 from costco my dad tells me.

He normally never buys stuff like this so it's like "whoa"

83Z28BlackBetty · Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:18 am Post subject:

HAHAH my 83 Z28 fell on me too! while i was working on my tranny no less. I almost had my head crushed by the cross member Shocked

let this be a lesson kids, always chalk your tires...always

~JAKE

blue89 · Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:53 am Post subject:

I almost ALWAYS toss a few 8x10 blocks of wood under the car that I keep beside me when I crawl under a car. I hope in the situation where the car falls that wood will be a savior. Other than that, if you aren't comfortable vigorously shaking a car before you crawl under it, DON'T.

83Z28BlackBetty · Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:33 am Post subject:

I DID! thats why it took me by surprise! While wrenching on the tranny. I ended up shifting it out of park and into neutral. Then it came rolling on down the jackstands! Shocked

But good call on the big block of wood. Now i always try and have something as thick as me under there just in case!
~JAKE

Twilightoptics · Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:14 am Post subject:

I tend to like getting it up off all the tires all together on 4 - 6 ton jack stands. Like a rock.

Al Hasse · Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 11:49 am Post subject:

GREG DAVIDSON · Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 11:57 am Post subject:

i always put mine up on all four corners to for that reason. it just seams a little safer to me

Quasi-Traction · Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 12:56 pm Post subject:

I about ran myself over with my old 85 z/28. Had ramps on the front wheels, and was jacking up the rear of the car. Missed me but sucked the jack under the car. Moral: Always turn your ramps in opposite directions when jacking the rear of a car up.

Twilightoptics · Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 2:24 pm Post subject:

I've never had trouble with ramps that have built in lips. As long as your jack rolls smoothly the car wont move. When jacking, always remember.... the jack or the car has to move as it's being lifted!

Weren't you on crappy road in the street chris? Jacks don't like to wheel on chunky road.

Leejo2005 · Member Joined: 12 Jul 2009 Posts: 466 Location: Kennewick

I did have my car on 4 large jack stands but the rear ones sank into the driveway and the front ones tipped backwards and the car fell. Now I make sure to put something strong to distribute the load of the stands if it's sitting on something other than cement/asphalt.

DBL_TKE · Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:47 pm Post subject: