What you should use if you jack your car up from the side

cossie1600 · 04-26-2010, 12:53 AM

To protect the side sill, you really should have something like this. I don't recommend wood as they can split easily, my friend ended up making it for me in trex

Shot at 2010-04-04

teejnut · 04-27-2010, 12:33 AM

nice! you can also just use a hockey puck with a similar cut. that's what i did.

djpathfinder · 04-27-2010, 12:45 AM

I bought a pinch weld jack adapter before reading about using a hockey puck. The adapter looks like this:
Grip Pinchweld Jack Adapter

Hockey puck is cheaper and doesn't deform like how I initially feared it would. If you use a piece of wood, make sure you cut the groove across the grain (not with the grain). Also watch that the piece of wood doesn't compress (soft wood)...a piece of hardwood would be better.

abakja1 · 04-27-2010, 02:52 PM

Padded floor jack pad good enough so far,....
Free,..not many hockey pucks in Hawaii...

teejnut · 04-27-2010, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djpathfinder

Hockey puck is cheaper and doesn't deform like how I initially feared it would. If you use a piece of wood, make sure you cut the groove across the grain (not with the grain). Also watch that the piece of wood doesn't compress (soft wood)...a piece of hardwood would be better.

Yep, the hockey puck doesn't deform. It's pretty sturdy, more then I expected. I had wood crumble or break apart on me before.

cossie1600 · 04-28-2010, 12:01 PM

That is synthetic wood, not really wood

G Fo12ce · 04-28-2010, 12:11 PM

There is a guy on G35 Driver who molded some jack pads for the factory jack location. I was thinking of getting some. You have to go a few pages but it's located here:

Jack Pads

kenchan · 04-29-2010, 11:53 AM

one thing i noticed that the Z has less clearance on the inside vs my G35C so for me, i made a narrower pad by maybe 1cm on the inner side of the rail.

BobQ · 04-30-2010, 03:22 PM

I don't get it? How do you use it? I just put my jack under some sturdy frame parts and jack it up. I only did it once so far for my fist oil change. Anyone willing to put up a pic of it in use?

Thanks Bob

04-26-2010, 12:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 29	What you should use if you jack your car up from the side To protect the side sill, you really should have something like this. I don't recommend wood as they can split easily, my friend ended up making it for me in trex Shot at 2010-04-04

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djpathfinder A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 12,910 Drives: 2012 GT-R BE Rep Power: 733	I bought a pinch weld jack adapter before reading about using a hockey puck. The adapter looks like this: Grip Pinchweld Jack Adapter Hockey puck is cheaper and doesn't deform like how I initially feared it would. If you use a piece of wood, make sure you cut the groove across the grain (not with the grain). Also watch that the piece of wood doesn't compress (soft wood)...a piece of hardwood would be better. __________________ 2012 GT-R Black Edition Jet Black 2010 370Z 40th Anniversary // SOLD

04-27-2010, 02:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
abakja1 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Hawaii Posts: 351 Drives: STI, MDX, Titan Rep Power: 304	Padded floor jack pad good enough so far,.... Free,..not many hockey pucks in Hawaii... __________________ 2009 370z PG MODS: 19x9.5 & 19x10.5 Volk GTS Injen CAI, 5k HIDs, FI CF Catback, FI Hi-Flow Cat, Clazzio. Links: CLAZZIO, HID CHANGE Volk GTS Rims, Brembo

04-28-2010, 12:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
G Fo12ce Premium Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Socal Posts: 996 Drives: Sold! Rep Power: 51	There is a guy on G35 Driver who molded some jack pads for the factory jack location. I was thinking of getting some. You have to go a few pages but it's located here: Jack Pads __________________ Nismo Suspension: New Owners Check Here!

04-28-2010, 12:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 29	That is synthetic wood, not really wood

04-29-2010, 11:53 AM	#8 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141520	one thing i noticed that the Z has less clearance on the inside vs my G35C so for me, i made a narrower pad by maybe 1cm on the inner side of the rail.

04-30-2010, 03:22 PM	#9 (permalink)
BobQ Base Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Conn Posts: 20 Drives: 370 Z Nizmo Rep Power: 15	I don't get it? How do you use it? I just put my jack under some sturdy frame parts and jack it up. I only did it once so far for my fist oil change. Anyone willing to put up a pic of it in use? Thanks Bob

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