Cant jack up car.
07-21-2003, 01:39 PM
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Cant jack up car.
I cant drive my car up onto those ramp things cause the bumper hits. and i cant jack it up highenough to get the ramps under the tires . i tried using wood and all that but its not working any other ideas?
07-21-2003, 01:46 PM
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Re: Cant jack up car. (eeeeeeeek!)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by eeeeeeeek! »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Use your factory jack man. It will fit right under there. Common sense buddy.</TD></TR></TABLE>
is your car lowered/how low is it? hondas are generally sit low to begin with anyways...if it is moderately lowered, you can put some 2x4's in front of each ramp, and that should give you enough clearance. if your car is hammered, just use the stock jack to raise it off the ground, then use a floor jack to lift up the car the rest of the way...good luck
is your car lowered/how low is it? hondas are generally sit low to begin with anyways...if it is moderately lowered, you can put some 2x4's in front of each ramp, and that should give you enough clearance. if your car is hammered, just use the stock jack to raise it off the ground, then use a floor jack to lift up the car the rest of the way...good luck
07-21-2003, 01:51 PM
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Re: Cant jack up car. (opi)
just turn a 2x4 sideways, on it's long side, and stick the edge of one under the front wheels....then use your factory or other jack, depending how many different things you need to work on.
BTW, how big is your big mouth bumper anyways?.... j/k....
BTW, how big is your big mouth bumper anyways?.... j/k....
07-21-2003, 01:57 PM
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Re: Cant jack up car. (opi)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by opi »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
is your car lowered/how low is it? hondas are generally sit low to begin with anyways...if it is moderately lowered, you can put some 2x4's in front of each ramp, and that should give you enough clearance. if your car is hammered, just use the stock jack to raise it off the ground, then use a floor jack to lift up the car the rest of the way...good luck </TD></TR></TABLE>
i couldn't even get up on ramps when my civic was STOCK height. and when i changed my oil at my friends house, we had to jack up the car and then put his ramps under the tires
is your car lowered/how low is it? hondas are generally sit low to begin with anyways...if it is moderately lowered, you can put some 2x4's in front of each ramp, and that should give you enough clearance. if your car is hammered, just use the stock jack to raise it off the ground, then use a floor jack to lift up the car the rest of the way...good luck
</TD></TR></TABLE>i couldn't even get up on ramps when my civic was STOCK height. and when i changed my oil at my friends house, we had to jack up the car and then put his ramps under the tires
07-21-2003, 02:04 PM
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Re: Cant jack up car. (00CIVICwB18C1)
k i just found more wood and kept jacking and stacking. its lowered kinda low.. theres no more wheel gap on stock tires... i lowered it about as low as i could on coiovers. i have jack stands, ramps, wood, floor jack. took me a while but i fianly got it.
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07-21-2003, 02:22 PM
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Re: Cant jack up car. (92civicsi)
that's good to hear...my car is pretty hammered, and what i normally do now for any oil changes/maintenance/etc is:
1) use the stock jack to raise the car from the factory location enough to get my floor jack on the tow hook(whichever side you decide to jack up first)
2)use the floor jack to elevate the car high enough, remove the factory jack, and place a jack stand/ramp under the factory location.
i'm so used to doing it this way, it's like second nature
1) use the stock jack to raise the car from the factory location enough to get my floor jack on the tow hook(whichever side you decide to jack up first)
2)use the floor jack to elevate the car high enough, remove the factory jack, and place a jack stand/ramp under the factory location.
i'm so used to doing it this way, it's like second nature
07-21-2003, 02:51 PM
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Re: (1 point 6)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 1 point 6 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I stack some 2x4s, ontop of each other. Drive right up on that.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yeah, seriouly..use some common sense.
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Yeah, seriouly..use some common sense.
I can't believe im seeing this post.
07-21-2003, 02:55 PM
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Maybe my car was missing some parts, but I only had 7 screws holding the front bumper on... I just took the bumper off in like 2 minutes and drove up on the ramps
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