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Predator Corsa
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Registered: 29th Sep 03
Location: Kent
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14th Mar 04 at 16:27   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I cant jack my car up at the sides cos of the sideskirts hang to low.

How many people can actually jack there car up???

Adam
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14th Mar 04 at 16:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

put the wheels on full lock and you can get to the jacking point from the wheel arch
PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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14th Mar 04 at 16:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote



but I had to remove the front bumper to jack it up once lowered, as only had a trolley jack & it wouldnt fit under the sides either!
Kerry
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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Norwich
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14th Mar 04 at 16:30   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i jack my car up by the leg
Drew
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Registered: 24th Nov 01
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14th Mar 04 at 16:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

drive onto a brick then use trolly jack
Davido
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14th Mar 04 at 16:31   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Adam
put the wheels on full lock and you can get to the jacking point from the wheel arch



^^^^
thats the way to do it
LukeGSi
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14th Mar 04 at 16:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Drew
drive onto a brick then use trolly jack


thats the way i had to jack my old frst up!!
PaulW
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14th Mar 04 at 16:36   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by Drew
drive onto a brick then use trolly jack


in my case, 1" thick concrete slab
Predator Corsa
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14th Mar 04 at 16:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

+ Gettin my car lowered soon, hehe all part of the fun
Drew
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14th Mar 04 at 16:52   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

quote:
Originally posted by PaulW
quote:
Originally posted by Drew
drive onto a brick then use trolly jack


in my case, 1" thick concrete slab


1 inch thick slab?
PaulW
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14th Mar 04 at 16:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

pathing slab
Drew
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14th Mar 04 at 16:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

why would ya need to lift it by an inch? or was that a joke

[Edited on 14-03-2004 by Drew]
PaulW
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14th Mar 04 at 16:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i'd never get it onto a brick, even without the bumper on!
R Lee
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14th Mar 04 at 17:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

bricks or paving slabs for me
leni
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14th Mar 04 at 18:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

i put mine on bricks then get the jack under the front bumper piece of pisssssh
leni
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14th Mar 04 at 18:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

^^^^^^^^^^^^^
this is rob
Drew
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14th Mar 04 at 18:03   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

alternativly i use this method

Joff
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14th Mar 04 at 18:05   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

^^^^^^^^^^^^^
this is leni

 
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