changing fluids on lowered cars
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changing fluids on lowered cars
ima need to change my trans, diff, and coolant soon. how important is it for the car to be level? i have home made wooden ramps i use when i change my oil. but ima need the car to be higher in order to do the other fluids.
how do u guys do it? i cant slide the jack under the car up unless its on the ramp first lol any tips?
how do u guys do it? i cant slide the jack under the car up unless its on the ramp first lol any tips?
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Drive it up on the ramps jack up the rear and put jack stands under the rear. I wouldn't worry too much about it being level the tranny would be hard to fill if you are leaning to the passenger side but other wise go by the manual for volumes. Be sure when doing the trans to make sure you try to loosen the fill bolt before draining the trans fluid.
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so majority of u guys with lowered cars have not been doing the fluid changes at home?
my cars not super low jus bout an inch but the ings front and sides is whats making it harder. i guess ima do wat someone suggested and drive up the ramp and jack up the rear (everyone jacking it up using the rear diff right?).
the oem jack doesnt work well even though the cars on the ramp i still cant jack up the side with the oem jack without putting pressure on the side skirts and it doesnt jack up very high anyway when the cars already on the ramp
my cars not super low jus bout an inch but the ings front and sides is whats making it harder. i guess ima do wat someone suggested and drive up the ramp and jack up the rear (everyone jacking it up using the rear diff right?).
the oem jack doesnt work well even though the cars on the ramp i still cant jack up the side with the oem jack without putting pressure on the side skirts and it doesnt jack up very high anyway when the cars already on the ramp
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with the jack i have im able to squeeze it in between the front bumper and tire while the cars on the ramps and jus jack up the entire front up
idk how im gonna do the coolant tho. cut the front will have to be jacked up to even get to the drain plug and the car wont be level at all. then theres the lip that might be in the way of the fluid draining. i havent gotten a good look yet but thats wat im assuming is going to happen
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For the front I use the side points, my jack has a small lift point so I can get it set without touching the OEM side skirts. For the rear I usually just use the diff. Most military bases have lifts available which is what I always use, still need to jack the car up to get a 4-point under it though.
Despite how strong a jack is there's always a small chance of it failing so I wouldn't use one as a jack stand. You could jack up a certain section and use wood/blocks under the tires, then repeat until all 4 wheels are off the ground.
Despite how strong a jack is there's always a small chance of it failing so I wouldn't use one as a jack stand. You could jack up a certain section and use wood/blocks under the tires, then repeat until all 4 wheels are off the ground.
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