Help! Safe method to raise car for header install
Thread Starter
Launching!
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 242
Likes: 0
Help! Safe method to raise car for header install Going to try installing my headers. I know the car has to be raised pretty high to do the install. What is a safe method to do this? I have seen a couple of pictures that looked VERY unsafe. Such as 4 x 4's under and on top of the jack stands. Don't want to get killed! Thank you
Going to try installing my headers. I know the car has to be raised pretty high to do the install. What is a safe method to do this? I have seen a couple of pictures that looked VERY unsafe. Such as 4 x 4's under and on top of the jack stands. Don't want to get killed! Thank you
Yeah, texas99z28 and I really want to try and tackle this stuff ourselves to save money. As by the time you buy all the equipment, pay for labor, and a tune, it gets expensive quick.
Our main concern as he stated is safety. So far getting some ramps to back onto sounds like a good idea. Is there a write up on tech on the procedure? I have a very good idea on how everything comes apart, but always nice what to know loosen or what not before putting the car up.
Our main concern as he stated is safety. So far getting some ramps to back onto sounds like a good idea. Is there a write up on tech on the procedure? I have a very good idea on how everything comes apart, but always nice what to know loosen or what not before putting the car up.
You need to remove the dip stick, plugs & wires from the top as well as the manifold bolts. You pretty much need to work from under the hood to under tha car and back again then bakc under. You get the picture. Don't put it up high enough where you can't work under the hood.
Trending Topics
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo
Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power
Verdad Gallardo
10 Camaros You Should Never Buy
10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die
Verdad Gallardo
but to the op......jacks and wood up front work and the ramps for the rear help a ton....
Go to Menards and get two sets of 6 Ton Jack Stands. One set to put under the rear axle housings, and the other set under the frame rails toward the front of the car. If you would like to see take a look at this video at youtube.com:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46pkvbenaQo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46pkvbenaQo
Do you think these would be high enough to do a header install?
http://fasttoys.net/shop/product_inf...oducts_id=1366
http://fasttoys.net/shop/product_inf...oducts_id=1366
well im doing mine in the driveway with a jack and a couple jackstands....so you should be fine....everyone makes headers out to be this huge ordeal when if you have any knowledge how to turn a wrench ull figure it out...
TECH Fanatic
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 1,869
Likes: 99
well most of us will remove plugs and wires while headers are out since we have enough miles for it to be replaced....but you dont HAVE to....when i get my long tubes on i'll be doing some NGK TR55s and a set of wires prob MSD but not sure....need to look around for what brand wires to use...
but to the op......jacks and wood up front work and the ramps for the rear help a ton....
but to the op......jacks and wood up front work and the ramps for the rear help a ton....
Lastly - DON'T reinstall the plugs without putting anti-seize on each plug.
If you use 6 ton jackstands, you'll be able to get it high enough. 3 ton stands aren't tall enough. You'll have to use some blocks of wood on the floor jack to jack it high enough and jacking on the k member is the way to go.
I liked the idea of the ramps better, as I am not to confident in jacking the car that high up. Jacking on the K-Member is just to get the front end higher correct? I'm not to familiar with stuff under the car =p As in bracing and suspension. Just basic knowledge in this area of the car..
Last edited by TurdsOfMayhem; Apr 16, 2009 at 08:52 AM.
I did my with a pair of ramps in the back some stands in the front but had the jack with lots of wood to jack it up when need. Then had the stands so i can keep it high enough the ground to be able to work on the car and it made jacking up the car alot easier.
ohhh if it makes you feel any safer, try shaking the car a little ( i mean a little) when its jacked up and if it looks unsafe then redo it but keep the stand in place as a safety precaution when the car is jack up 4ft in the air. I worked for me and It was pretty safe. Im still here!!!HAHAHA
ohhh if it makes you feel any safer, try shaking the car a little ( i mean a little) when its jacked up and if it looks unsafe then redo it but keep the stand in place as a safety precaution when the car is jack up 4ft in the air. I worked for me and It was pretty safe. Im still here!!!HAHAHA
This is true but just to play it safe its better to just have on ramps in the back your not wasting anytime in do so. You'll waste more time having to jack it up from the back later when your install the header and dont have any room.
well most of us will remove plugs and wires while headers are out since we have enough miles for it to be replaced....but you dont HAVE to....when i get my long tubes on i'll be doing some NGK TR55s and a set of wires prob MSD but not sure....need to look around for what brand wires to use...
but to the op......jacks and wood up front work and the ramps for the rear help a ton....
but to the op......jacks and wood up front work and the ramps for the rear help a ton....