Jacking up a lowered car

[VT_II_Calais]

Might seem a bit dumb, but what do you guys do to jack your cars up when your car is lowered?

The other day I went to swap over some mags, but I couldn't physically get the jack to fit under my VT so I paid a tyre shop $20 to change them over for me!

 

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

We have two trolley jacks. On one of our cars you can't get it under the side it is so low, so I go in from just in front of the wheel at an angle and jack it up under the radius rod mount on the K frame.

 

[Bax]

Get a jack that fits under - Problem solved.

 

[BXHD]

not a stupid question.. i wedge a plank of wood, about 3-5 cms high i think? infront of the front wheel (which ever side u wanna jack up first) and slow roll to the point where ur wheel is sitting safely on it. the wood should be fat enough to support ur tyre. then go for ur life :thumbsup: and make sure ur car is in park, handbrake on AND in gear if manual.

MAKE SURE THE WOOD IS THERE WHEN U LOWER IT BACK DOWN OR YOU WILL CRY!!!!!!!!!

 

[Jesterarts]

Dude, how low is your car?? lol!

I could get my jack under my old VX and that was low.

But yeah... a trolley jack should sort you out... but make sure you get one that fits under the car.

My have had a HD one and we couldn't roll it under the VX. But I would have though getting the standard one under then would be easy enough.

 

[HoldrodeoLT]

I can army crawl under my car.. Does that make me cool?

 

[yZoH]

not a stupid question.. i wedge a plank of wood, about 3-5 cms high i think? infront of the front wheel (which ever side u wanna jack up first) and slow roll to the point where ur wheel is sitting safely on it. the wood should be fat enough to support ur tyre. then go for ur life :thumbsup: and make sure ur car is in park, handbrake on AND in gear if manual.

MAKE SURE THE WOOD IS THERE WHEN U LOWER IT BACK DOWN OR YOU WILL CRY!!!!!!!!!

The way I have to do it ^_^

Stato's so stupidly low lmfao

 

[Kal123]

The standard jack is what.. like 4cm's tall lol? How bloody low is your car?

 

[BXHD]

The way I have to do it ^_^

Stato's so stupidly low lmfao

TWINNERSSS :beer chug:

 

[VT_II_Calais]

Thanks guys, some good advice there. I'll probably go the wood idea next time. :thumbsup:

My car isn't stupidly low, it's on SSL's. The problem is it didn't come with a standard tooth pick thin jack, but I own a decent size one (and that obviously doens't roll underneath).

Cheers
Dan