Are the Corvette jack pads a good investment?
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Are the Corvette jack pads a good investment?
New to the CTS-V.
Thinking about various jacking and stand options and ran across something called Corvette Jack Pucks/Pads. Several "versions" all the way from fairly expensive pre-formed pucks to homemade from bolts and hockey pucks.
Anybody have any experience with these on the V1 and did you find them worth the investment?
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Thinking about various jacking and stand options and ran across something called Corvette Jack Pucks/Pads. Several "versions" all the way from fairly expensive pre-formed pucks to homemade from bolts and hockey pucks.
Anybody have any experience with these on the V1 and did you find them worth the investment?
Corvette Lifting Pucks
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No, they're not worth it. I have the ones sold by Race Ramps. They work--don't get me wrong. But they take time to install and that time could've been spent lifting the car.
If you have a good jack with a polyurethane saddle cover and you pick your jacking points correctly, the jack pads won't save you time or paint damage. I bought them hoping that I could leave them installed, but the places where they fit into the frame rails are prime for getting nailed by speed bumps.
If you have money to burn and want to decrease your set up time, buy four ESCO 10498 jack stands. They're lighter and more forgiving than Torin T40062A stands, and they won't leave marks on the ground.
If you have a good jack with a polyurethane saddle cover and you pick your jacking points correctly, the jack pads won't save you time or paint damage. I bought them hoping that I could leave them installed, but the places where they fit into the frame rails are prime for getting nailed by speed bumps.
If you have money to burn and want to decrease your set up time, buy four ESCO 10498 jack stands. They're lighter and more forgiving than Torin T40062A stands, and they won't leave marks on the ground.
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New to the CTS-V.
Thinking about various jacking and stand options and ran across something called Corvette Jack Pucks/Pads. Several "versions" all the way from fairly expensive pre-formed pucks to homemade from bolts and hockey pucks.
Anybody have any experience with these on the V1 and did you find them worth the investment?
Corvette Lifting Pucks
Thinking about various jacking and stand options and ran across something called Corvette Jack Pucks/Pads. Several "versions" all the way from fairly expensive pre-formed pucks to homemade from bolts and hockey pucks.
Anybody have any experience with these on the V1 and did you find them worth the investment?
Corvette Lifting Pucks
https://m.harborfreight.com/rubber-pads-for-jack-stand-2-pc-63373.html?utm_referrer=direct%2Fnot%20provided
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Yup, hockey pucks work great, no need to modify them at all. I just sit 1 or 2 (depending on which jack I'm using and which vehicle I'm lifting) on the jack pad.
I've had poly pads for my jack stands for years, but never bother to use them.
I've had poly pads for my jack stands for years, but never bother to use them.
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I've always used a single puck on my jack and put the pads on my jack stand based on where I'm placing the stand. I'll keep doing that but it looked like 4 "twist lock" pucks would be good for when going on a lift. Will save my money on this one.
Thanks all.
Thanks all.
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I used these. Cheap and effective.
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...=3261777&jsn=1
ÜRO PARTS 51711960752
$4.50 per pad when I got them months ago. Plug N Play in the rear and leave them in. Put the fronts in when I jack up the car.
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo...=3261777&jsn=1
ÜRO PARTS 51711960752
$4.50 per pad when I got them months ago. Plug N Play in the rear and leave them in. Put the fronts in when I jack up the car.
Last edited by kra86; 09-19-2017 at 12:49 PM. Reason: added name and part number
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I'm with kra86.
Simple, cheap, effective. When I got mine years ago they came from the BMW parts counter... I got them for a C5 Z06. They don't stick out bad so I just left them plugged in all the time. I have a set in my V too. Can't got wrong with them.
Simple, cheap, effective. When I got mine years ago they came from the BMW parts counter... I got them for a C5 Z06. They don't stick out bad so I just left them plugged in all the time. I have a set in my V too. Can't got wrong with them.
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