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Old 02-22-2011, 06:35 AM
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Lowered with body kits?? Floor Jack??

Anyone with a Lowered F-Body & a full body kit (front valence, side skirts)??

How do you lift the car? Do you need a low profile floor jack?

Wouldn't you have thought by now they would have come up with something like a electric, or pneumatic powered floor jack?

Or that they would be everywhere by now, & cheap?
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Old 02-22-2011, 06:45 AM
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Re: Lowered with body kits?? Floor Jack??

Make ramps out of plywood.
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Old 02-22-2011, 03:46 PM
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Re: Lowered with body kits?? Floor Jack??

I use the camaro jack, which seems to work best for me.
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Old 02-22-2011, 03:55 PM
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Re: Lowered with body kits?? Floor Jack??

Use either plywood or 2x6's to make some ramps to drive on so you can jack up you car. I personally use both- a 'racing' style jack has a low nose on it making easy to get under most cars.
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Re: Lowered with body kits?? Floor Jack??

2x10's cut, tapered and stacked. In addition to getting the car off the floor to allow a floor jack under it, also makes it possible to use 10" ramps for heavy duty work.

http://www.injuneer.com/images/photo.../DCP03111b.jpg
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Old 02-23-2011, 12:29 PM
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Re: Lowered with body kits?? Floor Jack??

If you do the above make sure the ramp portion are adjustable or cut to allow 2x10's under them- otherwise the ramp won't be stable on the ground or strong enough.

I know it seems silly but some people just starting out in auto work might not think about it...for instance- everyone saying jack stands under the axle are always the way to go..until you work on vehicle with a spring-under suspension and you are putting in new u-bolts.
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Old 03-06-2011, 09:10 PM
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Re: Lowered with body kits?? Floor Jack??

i have no body kit but my is really low....i use the stock jack and then a regular jack..here are the some pics of mine is really low...
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