Jack pads

[johnc61]

Is it really necessary to buy the Jack pads that are specifically being made for the v8 vantage or will a flat piece of rubber do just as good a job ? . Have found the two jacking points under the car and am I correct in thinking the rubber holes are purely location holes to stop the pads from moving if the pads have a locating boss ? . The specific designed pads seem rather expensive if a normal pad of rubber will do the same job . Red pants shows jacking between these two points , mid way down the same rail , has anyone else done this , thanks in advance .

[bogie]

You can use whatever you like so long as it has the effect of not letting the jack rest on the bodywork of the car. The jack pads just make it easy to locate the position and are cut perfectly to fit in each location.

When I got my first Vantage there were no custom jack pads, I picked up a single rubber generic jack pad off ebay for £5 , it has a raised oblong section. Its worked fine for brake services, wheel cleaning etc over the last 13 years. I dont jack the car regularly, maybe once year so haven't bothered to upgrade. If i was working on the car more regularly I might get a set of custom pads.

[johnc61]

bogie said:

You can use whatever you like so long as it has the effect of not letting the jack rest on the bodywork of the car. The jack pads just make it easy to locate the position and are cut perfectly to fit in each location.

When I got my first Vantage there were no custom jack pads, I picked up a single rubber generic jack pad off ebay for £5 , it has a raised oblong section. Its worked fine for brake services, wheel cleaning etc over the last 13 years. I dont jack the car regularly, maybe once year so haven't bothered to upgrade. If i was working on the car more regularly I might get a set of custom pads.

The rubber pad you used didn’t mark or damage the car in any way ?

[bogie]

No damage at all. Its really not that difficult to achieve with a little care of jack placement. The oblong rubber pad is only touching the chassis at the jack point. Some people have used a hockey puck or piece of wood cut into shape .


you can see in this thread the number of options for jacking the car.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=99...

or redpants guide here for getting the car onto jackstands

https://www.redpants.lol/diy-jack-stands

[Jon39]

The custom jacking pads are obviously more expensive than hockey pucks. There are several different shapes, because the plastic sills changed over the years.

Having the locating pegs is a reassurance, should a roadside rescue ever occur. The worst example we have heard about, where a mechanic was ignorant about where to jack up an Aston Martin, I think took place in USA. In just a few minutes the car became an economic write off, and it only needed new tyres!

Edited by Jon39 on Sunday 9th May 11:13

[bogie]

Oh Yes, I forgot about the obvious benefit of custom jack pads for when someone else is jacking the car up when you are not present.

[johnc61]

Just to throw a spanner in the works , red pants shows jacking the car up between the two jacking points so you can put axle stands under the jacking points , this is fine however mine has the n400 sills and therefore the plastic trim runs the full length except for the jacking points . Any ideas how to get it up onto the stands ?

[AstonV]

I bought some polyurethane Porsche jack pads of Amazon and cut the down to fit. They work well and are cheap.

[bogie]

johnc61 said:

Just to throw a spanner in the works , red pants shows jacking the car up between the two jacking points so you can put axle stands under the jacking points , this is fine however mine has the n400 sills and therefore the plastic trim runs the full length except for the jacking points . Any ideas how to get it up onto the stands ?

This method should work for you, havnt tried it myself

https://bernardembden.com/am/jacking/index.htm

this is the pad ive been using

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264970821809?

[Kotteab]

If you’re looking for jacking pads for your Aston or I suppose any other vehicle, I just received my jacking pads and tested them out. They work perfect and appear to be a very sturdy and rugged design. Good manufacturing quality also! I ordered the AM6 which are made for the Vanquish and ordered the keep safe bag as well to store them in my trunk. I got them from trolleyjackpad in the UK. Arrived in California about 5 days after ordering. Great customer service which I wanted to share.

[HeWhoDaresRoy]

Kotteab said:

If you’re looking for jacking pads for your Aston or I suppose any other vehicle, I just received my jacking pads and tested them out. They work perfect and appear to be a very sturdy and rugged design. Good manufacturing quality also! I ordered the AM6 which are made for the Vanquish and ordered the keep safe bag as well to store them in my trunk. I got them from trolleyjackpad in the UK. Arrived in California about 5 days after ordering. Great customer service which I wanted to share.

I’ve recently ordered the AM1 pads for my Vantage as it’s going to a non specialist for some exhaust work. Would rather have these than risk the car being damaged if lifted incorrectly by me or anyone else. Look like a great product.