<VV> Jacking question

[Norman C. Witte]

I use a large floor jack and routinely lift the rear of the car by jacking
just inboard of the kink in the strut rod, first one side and then the
other.  I learned this from Ken Hand, and it works great.

Norm 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Padgett [mailto:pp2 at 6007.us]
> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 3:09 PM
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re:<VV> Jacking question
> 
> OK I know what the manuals say but that assumes jacking from the side.
> What
> is the preferred method of jacking up the rear of a LM when in a narrow
> space ? I have two hydraulic jacks so can put one on each side of the car
> but both will be underneath and facing back. How about jacking on the
> lower
> suspension bars as close to the wheel as I can get ? Am planning to put on
> ramps but floor is too slick to just drive on (is quite disconcerting to
> have one ramp suddenly translate to the other end of the garage as the
> differential differentials).
> 
> Padgett
> 
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