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Offline whileoceanasleeps

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how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
« on: 19 November 2012, 21:56 »
this occurred to me today trying to lift my car with a trolley that now doesn't fit under the sills even! what is your driveway technique for jacking?!  :huh:
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Offline JC

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Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
« Reply #1 on: 19 November 2012, 21:57 »
2 planks of wood - drive on, jack fits

or,

low entry jack

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Offline Steve_PD

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Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
« Reply #2 on: 19 November 2012, 22:00 »
Or in my case 2 scaffold planks and a low entry jack
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Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
« Reply #3 on: 19 November 2012, 22:15 »
Widow maker then a normal jack once high enough
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Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
« Reply #4 on: 19 November 2012, 22:17 »
Get a mate to pull on the arches and lift the car then slide jack under  :cool:
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Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
« Reply #5 on: 19 November 2012, 22:45 »
With great looks comes great agony.  :rolleyes:
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Offline whileoceanasleeps

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Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
« Reply #6 on: 19 November 2012, 22:53 »
Quote from: DCmk3 on 19 November 2012, 22:45
With great looks comes great agony.  :rolleyes:

yep! managed to use the crap spare wheel jack to jack up the BACK so i could get a trolley under the FRONT lol. I'm thinking of hanging a big magnet from the ceiling and turning it on when i want to get under the car  :laugh:
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Offline Wayne

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Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
« Reply #7 on: 19 November 2012, 23:09 »
I always used to drive onto wood then jack up.
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Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
« Reply #8 on: 20 November 2012, 00:14 »
Air.........
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Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
« Reply #9 on: 20 November 2012, 00:22 »
Quote from: Lewy on 20 November 2012, 00:14
Air.........
that's the dream!!!
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