Stephen Pope

My Scooby is getting its wheels powder over the next couple of weeks. My spare and jack are unused and I want to keep them that way(anorak) and so I propose in doing two wheels at once (company can guarantee an exact match) using a trolley jack to support the car (back/ front) while. Where are the best parts to support it. Any photos with annotation would be ideal!!



I will posty some befroe/ during/ after pictures for you all when I am done (in gold - again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

d4ve_h4y

why not just chuck it on axel stands and put bricks/tyres in certain locations to help keep car steady?

uncles 3 door cossie is in bits in his garage just sitting on axel stands!

Stephen Pope

Unfortunately, I do not have axle stands and (anorak) do not want to mark the underside of the car at all. If it was for my Peugeot on the other hand!!! This was sitting on bricks a few weeks ago!!
Cheers fort he reply anyway!

tath

rear = diff

front = crossmember under engine but you might leave a tiny mark as it's painted.

d4ve_h4y

just use plenty of rags

tath

wrap 'em round the car, then tip it on its side?

d4ve_h4y

Stephen Pope

I wonder if that would actually work!!!!!!!

the diff - gen up?

tath

diff casing - just stick a trolley jack and rags/wood under it and lift. I think it's the workshop manual recommended safe place, or at least I hope it is

Jay m A

iTrader: (2)

Use wood/rags on the subframe right next to the front jacking point, a decent trolly jack will get both wheels on one side in the air,

GC8

Ali-B has a line drawing showing the jacking points.

5cby

just jack it up its only a feckin car
not like its a rare ferarri is it

steve

stewby2202

i,ll bet you park your car right at the end of tesco where no one else parks don,t cha don,t cha

bluto22b

Well I do seeing as some chuff dinted my wing

Stephen Pope

Yip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well it cost me £17k so I ain't letting it go to ruin!!!

For the record, I ended up using my spare

http://forum.205gtidrivers.com/index...howtopic=58784

Doh, wrong piccie

[Davey]

The Chassis members are weak as buggery on the Impreza, just about everysingle classic we looked at before buying had deformed chassis members where people had used bottle jacks.

Zip Boing Arial Whoop

We used to roll a Rally mini on its side onto a pile of tyres. Never did 'much' harm...