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A Quick and Most Likely Stupid Question.
You know those ramps people use in pairs, usually on the front two tires to work on their car?
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Ramps. You know 'em. Most of you have 'em.
Well, so my ignorant question is that if you wanted more room to change the oil, would it be okay to use 4, one on each tire (since you want the car to be level)?
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Ramps. You know 'em. Most of you have 'em.
Well, so my ignorant question is that if you wanted more room to change the oil, would it be okay to use 4, one on each tire (since you want the car to be level)?
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I've done it. Although, it's a unlikely you'll be able to just place the ramps on all four corners, then proceed to drive up ALL of them at the same time. I just drive the front up like normal, then carefully jack up the rear until I can slide the other two ramps under the rear tires. Make sure you do this on a level surface, concrete prefered. I have an asphult driveway, and things like ramps and jackstands tend to sink into the pavement if I don't lay some plywood under them. Just like dirt.
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1. You should be able to do oil without jacking up the car. There's plenty of room.
2. I'd prefer a jack and jackstands as opposed to those things.
2. I'd prefer a jack and jackstands as opposed to those things.
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I tried once. I just pushed the ramps with the bumper.
4 high jack stands + high-lift SUV floor jack = about a foot to 15 inches of clearance between the ground and the rocker panel.
4 high jack stands + high-lift SUV floor jack = about a foot to 15 inches of clearance between the ground and the rocker panel.
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to that, AWD_addict. What kind of jack would you recommend?
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Standard hydraulic should work. Most are 2-3 tons. Just get one with a big handle on it, not one of those rocker styles.Soul Shinobi wrote: to that, AWD_addict. What kind of jack would you recommend?
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How much higher than the stands should the jack be able to lift? And if I'm jacking all four tires, in what order should I put them up?
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The jack will go just as high as the stands. I always do back first, use the two stands I have (I put them under the swaybar frame mounts) then I jack up the front with the jack. That gives me plenty of room to do whatever I want.Soul Shinobi wrote:How much higher than the stands should the jack be able to lift? And if I'm jacking all four tires, in what order should I put them up?
1995 Polo Green Subaru SVX (189k miles - 08/2007-Present)Manarius wrote:The Neo-Cons would call me a defeatist. I'd call me a realist. I'm realistically saying that a snowball has better chances in the blazes of hell than democracy has in Iraq.
So you crawl around under the car, supported only by the jack? If you did that around me, I'd kick your ass.Manarius wrote:The jack will go just as high as the stands. I always do back first, use the two stands I have (I put them under the swaybar frame mounts) then I jack up the front with the jack. That gives me plenty of room to do whatever I want.Soul Shinobi wrote:How much higher than the stands should the jack be able to lift? And if I'm jacking all four tires, in what order should I put them up?
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I don't like getting under the car much as it is. I don't have 4 jack stands so I make do with two. I rarely need the jack except to get the wheels off anyways. And in that case, I'm not getting under the car.vrg3 wrote:Yeah, dude, never get under a car if it's being held up by a jack! Jackstands, ramps, or a proper lift are mandatory.
And cinderblocks do not count as jackstands.
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Shit dude... Just, shit--that's rough. We can only hope the rest of us will learn from this thread.
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I agree. The longer the handle, the easier it is. Long handle is good for using the center jacking points.Manarius wrote:Standard hydraulic should work. Most are 2-3 tons. Just get one with a big handle on it, not one of those rocker styles.
If I was buying another jack, I'd get a fancy one that raises the seat (saddle?) to the car with one pump of the handle.
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I'm a lazy piece of shit. I just drive the front of my car onto the ramps and go to town. I'd be able to change my oil without ramps if a) the car wasn't lowered(1.5 inches DO make a difference) or b) I didn't have breasts.
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Errrr. Yeah. I've got a friend with those and she has no problem...LaureltheQueen wrote:b) I didn't have breasts.
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that's your problem right there.... the creeper adds unnecessary height... I lay on my back in the driveway with no ramps or jack and have no problems...LaureltheQueen wrote:getting under her lowered legacy on a creeper to change the oil?
and my car is essentially lowered because it has the stock '91 junk suspension..
sans-boobs still though
yo mang, can I get a rootshell?
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My car is essentielly lifted and I can't stand to be under there without more room. I like doing things the easy way, and using ramps is easier than fighting space constraints.
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