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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 04:28 PM
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my 2 ton jack can't fit under my integra because it's to low. anybody have any ideas on what to do...what i do now is take out my stock one use it then put the 2 ton under it once the car is lifted enough, but it's kind of a hassle. What do you guys do
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 04:34 PM
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I drive up onto old phone books so my jack fits.
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 07:55 PM
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i line up the jack with the front jack point, move it it as far as possible, then reach down and lift up the front of my car slightly while i use my foot to push in the jack into place. hey, it works for me
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 08:30 PM
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Drive up onto a piece of wood or phone book like the above post.

Works for me.
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 08:30 PM
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Default Re: jackin up a lowered car (ridnmyhonda)

get some wood and make a small ramp to keep in your trunk.
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 09:48 PM
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i personally use 2 2x4's. Place them in front of your front tires and drive your car up on them and the wow a jack fits under your car
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 11:10 PM
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Default Re: jackin up a lowered car (gambit33)

use the beam under the front of the motor to start with
and then fit the 2 ton on the side...
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Old Jul 25, 2002 | 11:49 PM
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i have heard the OEM jack works great even on lowered car

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Old Jul 26, 2002 | 05:35 AM
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all yo uneed is a couple small pieces of wood, wider than the rim, you can keep them in the back. you may need 1 if the ires are good but if you have a flat on the road a couple will guarantee you can get a jack under it if need be.


[Modified by virginia_dude, 9:36 AM 7/26/2002]
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Old Jul 26, 2002 | 06:19 AM
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Get the rhino low pro ramps. You car can drive right up that biznitch. I use it on my M3 as well and that is pretty damn low...

Walmart or Target: 30 bones...
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Old Jul 26, 2002 | 11:17 AM
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Default Re: jackin up a lowered car (xbird)

i have heard the OEM jack works great even on lowered car
It does.....but it's hard to get jack stands under anything with the OEM jack because it doesn't go that high. You also don't really want to be under the car with just that little scissor jack holding it up.
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Old Jul 26, 2002 | 12:08 PM
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Default Re: jackin up a lowered car (shamoo)

just slide it under through the wheel well and it works fine, thats hwat i did with my friends lowered integra
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Old Jul 26, 2002 | 12:10 PM
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I use the little factory jack on one of the side reinforcements and jack it up just high enough to get the hydraulic jack under the front.
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Old Jul 26, 2002 | 05:50 PM
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like what he said
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Old Jul 26, 2002 | 06:46 PM
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Default Re: jackin up a lowered car (ridnmyhonda)

drive it up on two bricks in the front and the jack it up from the side. As far as the back goes, i jack it using the tow hooks or drive it up bricks also.
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Old Jul 26, 2002 | 10:13 PM
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Default Re: jackin up a lowered car (ridnmyhonda)

[edit]Yeah, I do the drive up wood or jack one side with OEM technique[/edit]



[Modified by ALF, 2:14 AM 7/27/2002]
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