Lifting Tip: Rubber Flooring Panels

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  1. PixelRogue

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    All, I had issues with jacks where low profile jacks didn’t have enough lift to get Jack stands in place. I eventually went with a bottle jack, and the key was using rubber flooring mats we had available. Stack up 4-5 mats, drive onto it, then use some wood to give extra lift to the bottle jack. This provided enough lift to install jack stands.
     
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    Bottle jacks are not as stable as floor jacks, a tall/narrow pedestal. Also, to raise at either the front or rear proscribed jacking point the car with a bottle jack, particularly the rear, you're in a situation where you're partially under the car while jacking it up, which is not smart.

    Anyway, some stuff I use:

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    (The two wood pieces are keyed together)
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    (heavy, rubber wheel chocks, always good to have on the end not being raised, fore and aft of each wheel, tapped in like wedges)
     
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    that looks like a hockey puck, eh? :cool:
     
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