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Is it safe to jack up the car from the rear diff?

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Old 05-18-08, 03:41 AM
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What you need is an AC Hydraulic DK13HLQ (left). $650+ though haha.




I'm using an AFF 200T myself. It'll reach the rear differential with no problem.

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^^^ There ya go. Hmm, i'll have to get one of those...
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Originally Posted by GSteg
Get yourself some ballin' floor jack. I can jack up Crispy's car from the rear even though he's all the way lowered on his coilovers
need to see some updated piics of his car
(hmmmm, is he lower than me?)
Old 05-19-08, 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by GSteg

I'm using an AFF 200T myself. It'll reach the rear differential with no problem.


What's the price on this jack?
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Originally Posted by 4ntvings
need to see some updated piics of his car
(hmmmm, is he lower than me?)
Not yet.
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[QUOTE=Caoboy;3533934]I do have a floor jack. It's not deep enough. I can get under the sides just fine, but the car is too low to reach the cross member or differential and still have enough room to move the handle to jack the car up. Have any suggestions?

Try to use some 2x8's and place in front of the tires then drive up on them. If you need more height, stagger them like they are stairs and screw them together. The bottom one would be the longest. You could also make ramps out of these and then would not need a jack unless you have to take off your wheels.
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Originally Posted by Caoboy
What's the price on this jack?
I bought mine for $180 shipped and that was a STEAL. They're normally $250 + freight shipping.
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That's a decent deal, but I'll get one when I REALLY get lazy. For now I'll deal with one side at a time... i've thought about the wood ramps idea for a while, I've seen low ramps, but those are WAY over-priced. I'll probably end up building some super long ramps lol.
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