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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 10:27 PM
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Just recently moved away from my home town, while I was there I always had access to a lift to change my oil, tried to change it tonight on the floor of my garage and WOW, where the hell do I jack this thing up at? I have a Craftsman floor jack and on the garage floor do not have sufficient clearance to jack the thing up, where does everyone else/how does everyone else jack the car up without giving additional clearance? I am going to run out tomorrow and buy some 2x4's and drive up on them to give me a little clearance I just wondered if anyone else has had this problem.

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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 10:31 PM
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Thats what i do..drive it up on boards. Gives you just enough room to get under the k member
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 10:34 PM
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I used bricks. My LS1 Trans Am was so low that th brick wouldn't fit so what i had to do was cut a brick in half length wise, squeeze it between the wheel and wheel well, then back onto that. Once the car was on the little half brick, I would put another two bricks next to it, and one in the middle of them like a pyramid. Then back onto that. At this point i had the ground clearance as well as the 2 bricks' worth of clearance and it was great! Or you can go to sears and buy a specific car jack for lowered cars, you only need 1/2" of clearence, but at $129.99 compared to my GM jack for $19.99 that hant failed me yet in 6 years, i'll just keep backing over bricks. Only takes a few minutes and they only cost $0.44 each.

Red Bricks- $0.44 each,.....


GM performance jack- $19.99......


Having to cut a brick in half to back onto, in order to back onto more bricks, just to be able to jack up your bad *** Trans Am.....priceless. lol
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 10:46 PM
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Haha thanks guys, didn't know jacking a car up could be such chore
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 11:02 PM
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And i thought it sucked before i lowered it.. Thats the only time i miss the 4x4 look
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Old Nov 2, 2009 | 11:32 PM
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Mine is lowered AND has the RS body kit. FML!
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Old Nov 3, 2009 | 07:16 AM
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I work at an airport, so i use 2 sets of wheel chocks, drive up onto them, and then i can jack it from the k member. I have ramps that i could use if i didnt have the rs kit. I use the chocks to get on the ramps if its going to be up for awhile. You can cut down some
2x4's to make your own set of chocks.
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Old Nov 5, 2009 | 03:08 PM
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fbodys suck when it comes to jacking them up...haha
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Amen brother
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piece of cake untill you own a 2nd gen S10 with a 4/5 drop, I had to lift at each wheel well to get the four pickups for a two post lift under the frame.
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