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09-25-2005, 11:05 PM
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suspension installation
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No more obstacles
Join Date: Jul 2005
City: Marin County, Nor Cal
State: California
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ok on the how to article on this site it suggest using the differential and K member as a jacking point. but in my owners manual it says in i think 2 different locations to never jack the car up under the diff or k member. will the stress on these parts cause any problems? or is it just written like that in the manual so nobody attempts to try it?
i'm not saying his how to article is wrong by any means, just want to know the best way to install my suspension package in the future. |
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09-25-2005, 11:08 PM
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Re: suspension installation
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Eyes So Tight I Pass For An Asian
Join Date: May 2003
City: Huntsville
State: Alabama
Posts: 27,132
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I always jack my car up on the front K member and the rear up on the pumpkin of the differential. |
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09-25-2005, 11:12 PM
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Re: suspension installation
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No more obstacles
Join Date: Jul 2005
City: Marin County, Nor Cal
State: California
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yea i've done it before too until i read in the manual to not do it ever. I'm just extremely paranoid about everything now and don't want to put stress on the wrong part of the car. |
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09-25-2005, 11:22 PM
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Re: suspension installation
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postarama
Join Date: Aug 2003
City: Southaven
State: Mississippi
Posts: 24,292
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I jack my car up on the K member all the time....lol. Never read that before.
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09-25-2005, 11:37 PM
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Re: suspension installation
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Eyes So Tight I Pass For An Asian
Join Date: May 2003
City: Huntsville
State: Alabama
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I would not worry about it... |
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09-25-2005, 11:48 PM
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Re: suspension installation
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2003
City: Gulf Breeze
State: Florida
Posts: 4,689
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'99 cobra 'vert
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09-25-2005, 11:48 PM
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Re: suspension installation
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No more obstacles
Join Date: Jul 2005
City: Marin County, Nor Cal
State: California
Posts: 893
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ok but if something goes wrong you guys owe me a new car. lol
i'll take an 03 cobra in that dark dark blue. |
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09-26-2005, 12:21 AM
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Re: suspension installation
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2003
City: Gulf Breeze
State: Florida
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good choice 
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'99 cobra 'vert
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09-26-2005, 12:22 AM
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Re: suspension installation
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Eyes So Tight I Pass For An Asian
Join Date: May 2003
City: Huntsville
State: Alabama
Posts: 27,132
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Yea 01mineralgrey6 with be sure to get it for you |
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09-26-2005, 12:23 AM
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Re: suspension installation
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2003
City: Gulf Breeze
State: Florida
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'99 cobra 'vert
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09-26-2005, 12:26 AM
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Re: suspension installation
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2004
State: California
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i have heard that when you jack from the pumkin it makes it go like this ( because the support is on the middle and you allow the sides to sag
but i dont know if it is true |
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09-26-2005, 12:33 AM
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Re: suspension installation
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Eyes So Tight I Pass For An Asian
Join Date: May 2003
City: Huntsville
State: Alabama
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Where do you suggest jacking it up from |
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09-26-2005, 06:15 AM
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Re: suspension installation
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Taking life one day at a time
Join Date: May 2003
City: Simpsonville
State: South Carolina
Posts: 10,970
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It would be better to jack the front at the jack body point and then if you need to raise or lower the front spindle or A arm you use a second jack. Jacking from the pumkin is fine but I would stress not keeping it there for your safety and put Jack stands on the axle housings.
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09-26-2005, 04:36 PM
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Re: suspension installation
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2004
State: California
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i always jack from the pumpkin, like i said i dont know if its true its just something i have heard, but i have never had a problrm. of course its only there while i position jack stands |
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09-26-2005, 06:30 PM
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Re: suspension installation
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postarama
Join Date: Aug 2003
City: Southaven
State: Mississippi
Posts: 24,292
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Yeh..good point, I only lift my car at those points while I place jack stands, I never leave the car up on the jack, don't trust it near that much.
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"I'm not driving too fast...just flying too low"
Mine:
-87 ranger- broke
-03 SB Cobra vert- 2552 of 5082 Born 02/25/03
Our's:
90 7up vert - new project
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09-26-2005, 06:54 PM
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Re: suspension installation
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WTF^^...
Join Date: May 2003
City: Hoover / Florence
State: Alabama
Posts: 27,117
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If you need to raise the front end to place the car on jack stands its nearly impossible to do so with out jacking from under the K member. You cant evenly raise both sides of the car at the same time from another point. You could jack each side by the frame rail jack points, but you try putting a jack stand under one side at a time.....
Just take it easy on it and you wont have a problem jacking the car from the K member.
As far as the rear of tthe car, you can jake by the pumpkin if you make sure to put no stress on the rear end cover. Make sure no jack teeth are pushing on it or what not and you should be fine.
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