Jack Stands

Crash · 02-22-2009, 02:04 PM

You need all four off the ground to replace the wheels?

Well, if you do want to do it that way, you can get a set of flat jack stands and but some soft pine wood blocks between the stands and the rails. The pine wood will absorb all the sinking weight and will not damage your car.

Minicobra1 · 02-22-2009, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Crash

You need all four off the ground to replace the wheels?

Well, if you do want to do it that way, you can get a set of flat jack stands and but some soft pine wood blocks between the stands and the rails. The pine wood will absorb all the sinking weight and will not damage your car.

Yeah, there wont be any wheels on it for a week, it will just be sitting on the jack stands until they come back from the powder coater.
Ideally it would be great if I had a cheap set of spare wheels to fit on, but I doubt anything that would clear the sport brakes would be cheap.

So the pinch rails will sink into the pine wood then, doesn't sound like a bad Idea, I may have to do that. I was hoping for some sort or pinch rail pad with a groove cut into it, it's hard to believe that knowone makes something like this. I mean a lot of cars have this type of underbody.

Nikon FM · 02-22-2009, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Minicobra1

Yeah, there wont be any wheels on it for a week, it will just be sitting on the jack stands until they come back from the powder coater.
Ideally it would be great if I had a cheap set of spare wheels to fit on, but I doubt anything that would clear the sport brakes would be cheap.

So the pinch rails will sink into the pine wood then, doesn't sound like a bad Idea, I may have to do that. I was hoping for some sort or pinch rail pad with a groove cut into it, it's hard to believe that knowone makes something like this. I mean a lot of cars have this type of underbody.

When you are done with the powder coat work, please post some pics. Iv'e been considering powder coating the Sport wheels.

Minicobra1 · 02-22-2009, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikon FM

When you are done with the powder coat work, please post some pics. Iv'e been considering powder coating the Sport wheels.

Here you go, photoshop though, car lowered too.

I'll post real pics up after it's done.

Nikon FM · 02-22-2009, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Minicobra1

Here you go, photoshop though, car lowered too.

I'll post real pics up after it's done.

Great look!

Mine's black so I was thinking gunmetal gray for the wheels. Your photoshop looks really good though!

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