Lifting a C6 is like this ?
05-16-2020, 01:41 PM
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Lifting a C6 is like this ?
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05-16-2020, 04:47 PM
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There are easier ways. I have some low profile ramps that I drive the car onto and then use a jack and a 2x6 to lift the front or the rear using the subframes. If I need to get the car high in the air, I will lift the front then the rear a little bit at a time going back and forth like in the video. Don't want to damage my baby.
You do what you think is best with your own car.
05-16-2020, 05:30 PM
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Stacking up the hockey pucks is a disaster waiting to happen, DON'T do this!
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05-16-2020, 08:33 PM
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And I already had my axle-back exhaust off the car with the rear on jack stands in less time than it took him to get his car up on all the blocks. I also sprung a big $79 for a 2nd Harbor Freight 3-ton low-profile jack so I don’t have to move one from one side to the other.
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05-17-2020, 10:06 AM
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NEVER EVER stack pucks! the bottom of the pucks are slick, hockey pucks are the worst. what happens is when you begin the jacking process the angle of contact with the puck will change and pull the puck forward. If there is nothing to stop it the puck will slip off and you will break the rocker panel and or the fender when it hits the jack on the way down. Ask me how I know this!
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05-17-2020, 12:36 PM
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I put the jack pad on the frame between the two preferred jacking points and lift the entire side of the car to put jack stands at the preferred jack points.
05-17-2020, 05:09 PM
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I almost hate to admit I watched the middle few minutes of the video, because it was kinda weird seeing him do lots of short strokes with the jack handle to get it up. 
05-17-2020, 05:45 PM
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I rarely put the whole car in the air at the same time. I have a set of wide Rhino Ramps that I either drive the front onto or back the rear onto. That lets me do pretty much what I need to do. If I need the whole car in the air I put the front on the Rhino Ramps, then jack the rear up and put it on jackstands.
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05-18-2020, 10:01 AM
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My car is around 1/2" lower than stock ride height and there is around 1" to 1.5" clearance between the QuickJack and the pucks. With the shortest blocks on the lifts, there's just enough room to slide the lift under each side.
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05-18-2020, 10:19 AM
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Couldn't see the video.
I jack the rear from the center (HF 3.5T low profile) put that on stands. Then jack both front pucks at the same (similar) time and put stands under the front cradle. Using the HF jack and a crappy little Husky 2-Ton Trolly Jack. Done in 3min. Probably $250 worth of jacks and stands. Offffff! Did you loosen the lugs? Six minutes! ha!
I jack the rear from the center (HF 3.5T low profile) put that on stands. Then jack both front pucks at the same (similar) time and put stands under the front cradle. Using the HF jack and a crappy little Husky 2-Ton Trolly Jack. Done in 3min. Probably $250 worth of jacks and stands. Offffff! Did you loosen the lugs? Six minutes! ha!
05-18-2020, 10:39 AM
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That guy made a whole bunch of videos for YouTube on that car. Think he posted it for sale not that long ago too.
He had... Unique ways of doing things. There are crtai ly easier ways than what he did for most of them. Creating content isn't about the best ways, it's about the most impactful way. He was trying to build a channel, so everyone who commented on his videos of a better way did more for that than actually showing a fast easy way to do it.
To answer the question, I just jack it up one side at a time. Jack one side, put in stands, jack the other side. Put in stands. Easy peasy. Harbor freight low pro long reach jack makes quick work of it.
He had... Unique ways of doing things. There are crtai ly easier ways than what he did for most of them. Creating content isn't about the best ways, it's about the most impactful way. He was trying to build a channel, so everyone who commented on his videos of a better way did more for that than actually showing a fast easy way to do it.
To answer the question, I just jack it up one side at a time. Jack one side, put in stands, jack the other side. Put in stands. Easy peasy. Harbor freight low pro long reach jack makes quick work of it.
05-18-2020, 01:24 PM
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NEVER EVER stack pucks! the bottom of the pucks are slick, hockey pucks are the worst. what happens is when you begin the jacking process the angle of contact with the puck will change and pull the puck forward. If there is nothing to stop it the puck will slip off and you will break the rocker panel and or the fender when it hits the jack on the way down. Ask me how I know this!