<VV> Jacking Points / Talking Points

Dave Thompson dave.thompson at verizon.net
Mon Apr 21 19:39:07 EDT 2008


Seth wrote:

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All US cars, and almost all imports, have recommended jacking/tie down
points

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Yup! That's where I jack from. I put the Jack stands as close to that point
as possible. I have a pad made from 1in rubber mounted to my floor jack lift
disk. I punched a hole in the floor of my Mustang back in High School. I
learned the hard way.

 

Dave

 

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From: Sethracer at aol.com [mailto:Sethracer at aol.com] 
Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 10:36 AM
To: kovacsmj at sbcglobal.net; dave.thompson at verizon.net
Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
Subject: Jacking Points / Talking Points

 

In a message dated 4/21/2008 10:02:39 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
kovacsmj at sbcglobal.net writes:

I always jack my LMs up on one side to get both tires up. I use a 2 foot 2x4
and put it about 1/2 way down the rocker with a bias to the rear. If you
have rotted rockers, this is NOT a good idea. I'm sure someone will have a
horror story about doing this, but I've been doing this since '65 and never
a problem.

MIKE KOVACS

All US cars, and almost all imports, have recommended jacking/tie down
points They need them to be tied down for trucking travel. I am sure there
is some kind of Automotive "standard". In their never ending quest to make
the Corvette a "World-Class" performance car, Chevrolet designed the C6
Corvette with 4 accessible jacking points. (and only four) The frame has
slots where tie-downs enter and snap/twist into place. Since I sometimes
change tires on my Corvette (for Sunday use only!) I use these tie-down
points often. I purchased a set of four snap-in jacking pads which present
an easy to identify point for a floor jack. (If you miss on the side, the
jack will happily go straight up through the Corvette's wooden floor,
really). I leave the jacking pads in place, and I haven't lost one yet. 

    The late model (And maybe the early model) Corvair has the same slots
for tie-downs. In the front, the slot is in the middle of the subframe box
that extends rearward from the front suspension. In the rear, the slots are
hidden up in the triangular shaped weld seam. The front slots can accept the
same jacking pads I use on my C6. Unfortunately, the rear pads cannot snap
in (at least in their original shape) because of interference of adjacent
sub-frame metal. But it is easy to look under and see the slot locations. I
suppose you could customize a pair of jacking plates for the rear of the
Corvair. On my Corvette, I jack it up on the front pad and both the front
and rear wheels on that side come off the ground, just the opposite of the
Corvair. 

 

- Seth Emerson  





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