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The BC Garage works better with scissor jacks. Gives us an excuse when simple tasks take 3 hoursOriginally Posted by _jb
You guys need to get a nice low-slung floor jack.
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or you could find a new excuse...still take 3 hrs but cut your actual work time in half 
although danny boy can jack up the car in about 30seconds
although danny boy can jack up the car in about 30seconds
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It seems like you two really know how to jack together.Originally Posted by g8tor20
Dan and I have probably jacked up a G35 about 50 times and Dan's jack is well used all the time. This was Lightweight's jack first action and it buckeled on the very first crank. I was there and the jack just failed.
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Yeah...its a seamless interaction between us now...Originally Posted by Gilley
It seems like you two really know how to jack together.
Homo
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yeh......i'm always accepting donationsOriginally Posted by _jb
You guys need to get a nice low-slung floor jack.
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if the car rolled down the street u can blame the parking brake....if the car falls straight to the ground the brake had nothing to do with it....
Dude, you've got an auto... With the parking brake on the car WILL NOT ROLL. With the parking brake off the car will roll a few inches until the tranny locks up because there are NO BRAKES ON. Remember the parking brake is INSIDE of the rear hub, preventing the car from rolling AT ALL. The tranny gears have slop (backlash) which allows the cars to roll slightly when jacking up a car... Originally Posted by dabomb
its an automatic...parking brake is just an added bonus....if the car rolled down the street u can blame the parking brake....if the car falls straight to the ground the brake had nothing to do with it....
If the car rolls, the jack bends or falls or both. 
BTW, the chocks are for the front wheels since there is no brake applied to them at all...
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Dr. Nutz is this an attempt to sway more votes your way for the most informative posts.
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that might all be good but when the jack lifts up the whole side of the car chocks wont do a bit of good
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Danny, according to the owners manual there are only 6 approved jack points. The 4 corners which only jack up one tire, the pumpkin (rear diff.) which jacks up both rear tires and the front suspension point under the front of the car which jacks up the two front tires.Originally Posted by SFLG35
that might all be good but when the jack lifts up the whole side of the car chocks wont do a bit of good
NONE of these points lift the entire side of the vehicle, hence this was, by your own admission, 100% user error.
Plus the parking brake still would have kept the car from rolling if one of the two rear tires was on the ground and the chocks could have been put under the other tire so you lose on both counts..........
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wrong toddy
i was using one of the 6 jack points. i was using the front driver side one and it did lift the whole side of the car up. so its not user error
stop being a d!ck
i was using one of the 6 jack points. i was using the front driver side one and it did lift the whole side of the car up. so its not user error
stop being a d!ck
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ps: Regarding your avatar: Bring Back Heidi!!!
just for you jbOriginally Posted by _jb
I'm glad you're OK and the car didn't fall on you!!!ps: Regarding your avatar: Bring Back Heidi!!!
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Good choice!!!Originally Posted by SFLG35
just for you jb
Geez... she's hot!!!