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Offline TurboTrev

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Jacking up one side of a car?
« on: 29 August 2021, 12:43 »
Using the correct jacking points, has anyone used 2 trolley jacks to jack up one side of their car to swop wheels front to back?  Is a car able to stand the stress of doing that?  Thanks.

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Re: Jacking up one side of a car?
« Reply #1 on: 29 August 2021, 12:55 »
It's stiff enough that if you place the jack at the front jacking point, it will lift both wheels on that side, assuming the jack goes high enough.
You could always place the spare on briefly, and then move the jack to the back jacking point or vice versa.
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Re: Jacking up one side of a car?
« Reply #2 on: 30 August 2021, 10:46 »
If your using a trolley jack on the jacking points might be worth investing in something like this to protect the jack from damaging the underseal.

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Re: Jacking up one side of a car?
« Reply #3 on: 30 August 2021, 13:03 »
If your using a trolley jack on the jacking points might be worth investing in something like this to protect the jack from damaging the underseal.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274923824792?hash=item4002bca698:g:6NcAAOSwyt9g-m~E
Yes, thanks, used those for quite a few years now.

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Re: Jacking up one side of a car?
« Reply #4 on: 01 September 2021, 00:33 »
Using the correct jacking points, has anyone used 2 trolley jacks to jack up one side of their car to swop wheels front to back?  Is a car able to stand the stress of doing that?  Thanks.

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Re: Jacking up one side of a car?
« Reply #5 on: 01 September 2021, 06:57 »
Using the correct jacking points, has anyone used 2 trolley jacks to jack up one side of their car to swop wheels front to back?  Is a car able to stand the stress of doing that?  Thanks.

It is less stress on the chassis to lift up one side via two jacks than to lift up one corner via one jack, as it doesn't twist the chassis.
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Re: Jacking up one side of a car?
« Reply #6 on: 01 September 2021, 09:39 »
^^^^ Excellent chaps, many thanks for your replies.