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Title: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: whileoceanasleeps 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:
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: JC on 19 November 2012, 21:57
2 planks of wood - drive on, jack fits

or,

low entry jack

 :smiley:
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: Steve_PD on 19 November 2012, 22:00
Or in my case 2 scaffold planks and a low entry jack
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: archie837 on 19 November 2012, 22:15
Widow maker then a normal jack once high enough
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: murraymint on 19 November 2012, 22:17
Get a mate to pull on the arches and lift the car then slide jack under  :cool:
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: DCmk3 on 19 November 2012, 22:45
With great looks comes great agony.  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: whileoceanasleeps 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:
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: Wayne on 19 November 2012, 23:09
I always used to drive onto wood then jack up.
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: Lewy on 20 November 2012, 00:14
Air.........
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: whileoceanasleeps on 20 November 2012, 00:22
Quote from: Lewy on 20 November 2012, 00:14
Air.........
that's the dream!!!
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: tweed on 20 November 2012, 05:45
3" stepped ramps I made
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7059/6903960169_109ceeedd3_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59145949@N03/6903960169/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59145949@N03/6903960169/) by tweedub (http://www.flickr.com/people/59145949@N03/), on Flickr
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: mcgee9t2 on 20 November 2012, 08:54
Wood or bricks as previously states. or if i have a mate get them to lift the arch
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: Millhausen on 20 November 2012, 16:05
Use wood like Tweed suggested, there's never any need to have a mate lift your car by the arches.  :huh: :rolleyes:
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: leigh_harty on 20 November 2012, 16:56
Quote from: tweed on 20 November 2012, 05:45
3" stepped ramps I made
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7059/6903960169_109ceeedd3_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59145949@N03/6903960169/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59145949@N03/6903960169/) by tweedub (http://www.flickr.com/people/59145949@N03/), on Flickr

Twin sets for working under the car  :smiley:
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: scarr89 on 20 November 2012, 18:15
(http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/299459_10151281094658832_1539161439_n.jpg)

Deal with that!!
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: DCmk3 on 20 November 2012, 19:05
 :grin: Awesome!
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: JC on 20 November 2012, 21:10
Quote from: tweed on 20 November 2012, 05:45
3" stepped ramps I made
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7059/6903960169_109ceeedd3_b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59145949@N03/6903960169/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/59145949@N03/6903960169/) by tweedub (http://www.flickr.com/people/59145949@N03/), on Flickr

posh git, some of just just lobbed the planks down and went for it  :laugh:

(http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp359/chuffs69/DSCF3182.jpg)
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: tweed on 20 November 2012, 21:13
 :grin: :grin: :grin:

Braver man than me  :laugh:
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: JC on 20 November 2012, 21:14
was ok really, when the longer plank rocked over to level u knew to stop  :laugh:
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: JC on 20 November 2012, 21:34
worked on mk3s too  :whistle:

(http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp359/chuffs69/DSCF3012.jpg)
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: tweed on 20 November 2012, 22:01
 :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: whileoceanasleeps on 20 November 2012, 22:07
Quote from: Chuff on 20 November 2012, 21:34
worked on mk3s too  :whistle:

(http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp359/chuffs69/DSCF3012.jpg)

you have a lovely dub house sir  :cool:
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: JC on 20 November 2012, 22:08
2 were mine, one was visiting  :laugh:

should never have sold either of them  :lipsrsealed: :whistle:
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: whileoceanasleeps on 20 November 2012, 22:11
mmm well as they say there's plenty more dubs in the sea  :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: tweed on 20 November 2012, 22:47
I love a b3  :cool:
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: Millhausen on 21 November 2012, 11:36
Quote from: whileoceanasleeps on 20 November 2012, 22:07
Quote from: Chuff on 20 November 2012, 21:34
worked on mk3s too  :whistle:

(http://i427.photobucket.com/albums/pp359/chuffs69/DSCF3012.jpg)

you have a lovely dub house sir  :cool:

I adore that B3! Except the headlights. Is that steel blue metallic?
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: Len on 21 November 2012, 12:45
tweed - you need a planer mate and plane out those steps!
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: tweed on 21 November 2012, 15:28
Quote from: Len on 21 November 2012, 12:45
tweed - you need a planer mate and plane out those steps!


Now that's a idea! Ill get on it  :smiley:
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: danny_p on 26 November 2012, 00:35
Quote from: whileoceanasleeps on 20 November 2012, 22:11
mmm well as they say there's plenty more mk3's on the sea  :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: tweed on 26 November 2012, 01:33
Quote from: danny_p on 26 November 2012, 00:35
Quote from: whileoceanasleeps on 20 November 2012, 22:11
mmm well as they say there's plenty more mk3's on the sea  :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

No, in the sea. mk3's have rust holes  :grin:
Title: Re: how do you jack your car after it's been made LOW!?
Post by: whileoceanasleeps on 26 November 2012, 13:34
yeah in the sea and out of the sea!!  :grin: