ZL1 Addons Jackpad warning!
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Im glad your safe man. Sorry about your car. Im lowered 1.3F/2R and i use a normal size jack and just drive up onto 3/4in mdf to get it to were i can jack it up. Sometimes i use the jack in the trunk to get it up enough to get the jack under the k member and lift the whole front at once.
Johnf78
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Sure there is......Airlift!
Tell her you need it so you don't have to use those weird jacks anymore. That way you can just lift the car on air and get a normal jack anywhere you need it.
Where there is a will there is a way
blownGTvert
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This is the best tool investment I've ever made. Car is in the air in minutes.
http://www.bendpak.com/Shop-Equipment/QuickJack/BL-5000.aspx
http://www.bendpak.com/Shop-Equipment/QuickJack/BL-5000.aspx
For a little more one could could buy a 2 post lift.
I just installed BMR Subframe Connectors and they work great for jacking the car or as position for axle stands.
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Can you post a picture from the bottom of your car when it is on this lift? I saw those when they came out and didn't order one because they only had the 3500lb model available and there was some sort of delay in shipment. What do you think of it?
blownGTvert
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I can all routine maintenance I require with the BL5000. The car can be raised high enough to do header installs and clutch / transmission removal as well. In fact, I find myself using the BL5000 for transmission removal and clutch work over the 2 post lift.
blownGTvert
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Yes you can but the 2 post is permanent and in your way while not in use. Most won't or don't have the room in a residential garage for a 2 post lift.
The BL5000 is more versatile for a home mechanic. It stores out of the way and is great in pits at the track! I'll also say the BL5000 is easier for transmission/clutch work than using a 2 post.
I have access to both.... So just my opinion of pros / cons.
TGR96
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Dang man, this sucks. Sorry this happened, but like you said, at least you weren't underneath it when it happened.
UltraKla$$ic
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I just installed BMR Subframe Connectors and they work great for jacking the car or as position for axle stands.
Do you even DRIVE this car????? Way too clean underneath!!!
They make portable 2 post lifts.
I disagree with the clutch/trans work. I have done it both on the ground and on a lift and if you have a trans jack for the lift it makes that job 10x easier.
The track option is a good idea for the BL5000 so a +1 on that.
Do you even DRIVE this car????? Way too clean underneath!!!
Darren coming from you that is a considerable compliment because your car always looks immaculate!
Unreal
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Danmar MaxJax FTW. Had a full size 2 post lift at my last house. Was great but new house doesn't have the garage height for it.
The BL5000 looks like it would be a pain for me because of having to remove the torque tube/transaxle on the vette. Have to get to the middle of the car a lot.
The BL5000 looks like it would be a pain for me because of having to remove the torque tube/transaxle on the vette. Have to get to the middle of the car a lot.
I know the manufacturer of those 'pads' will claim user error but that looks to me like a flat out manufacturing or material defect. I would be emailing and calling them to ask them what are they going to do about fixing your car and are they even going to make an attempt to make it right before you threaten to sue them. That is bullshit. Those should have been recalled.
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Ouch. This thread is painful.
When my car was static, I drove onto 2x10 boards in order to slide a jack under the car and go straight to the subframe. I've seen people damage the underbody by placing the jack other places.
I suspect that a partial cause of the OP's failure was a jack which may not roll very well. When that happens (even something as simple as one of the wheels getting caught on a crack in the driveway) the pad tries to pull away from the car as the jack goes up.
When my car was static, I drove onto 2x10 boards in order to slide a jack under the car and go straight to the subframe. I've seen people damage the underbody by placing the jack other places.
I suspect that a partial cause of the OP's failure was a jack which may not roll very well. When that happens (even something as simple as one of the wheels getting caught on a crack in the driveway) the pad tries to pull away from the car as the jack goes up.
Sucks that it happen. But why anyone would use one is my question. If you think about it,with the jack almost at full extension you are trying to pick up over 2000 pounds of car with a plastic part that is split to begin with and only about a 1" wide. The force on the split part at that angle is to much and that is why it split. You are not the first one with this issue i will say that. As some have said ,just cause someone sells it don't mean it is a good ideal. For low cars we have 2x8 boards that are tapered and about a foot long stacked. Those work fine for driving on. If the car is backed in like yours is,a cheap set of go jacks works good. We use them to lift the car so you can get a jack under it also.
If you watch the video,it says they had issues and thats why they changed them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtJ6i4iVW2U
If you watch the video,it says they had issues and thats why they changed them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtJ6i4iVW2U
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I had something similar happen to me. After I finished installing the supercharger, I was jacking the front end up on the k member and opposing angle of the jack and car actually made it slip off. Unfortunately, it came crashing down on my oil pan causing a huge dent. I felt like I could have thrown up on the spot. End result was the purchase of a 2 post chassis lift.
Stay safe out there brother!
Stay safe out there brother!
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