Lifting the back end

[Barreti]

Alright. Lets see if we can do this without being smutty

I have ramps and its easier to lift the whole back end in the air with the jack on the centre beam than to try and squeeze a jack on the runway to lift using the outrigger corners.

But its so damned low I've been struggling to get even my machine mart low level jack ( this) under with something across onto the end of both chassis rails

So, if anybody come up with a clever solution to lifting both back wheels up at the same time, now is your chance for fame and an opportunity to show off a bit!
How do you do it?

[haircutmike]

2 trolley jacks + wife using the outriggers then 2 axle stands on chassis.

[5.0ltr]

This sort of thing, Ian?
http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/290753287741?var=lv...
Or this?
http://www.cjautosheywood.co.uk/hyramp.shtml

[Ant.]

One 2ft length of 4x4 timber.
Cut at an angle half way down.

Drive onto them with the rear wheels and use a normal trolley jack on the underneath of the diff.....




Easy.

[carsy]

Drive the car onto some pieces of wood, rear wheels obviously. This will give you a fighting chance. You should then be able to get that trolley jack under. I have a piece of wood with two blocks at either end of it. Its like a U shape if you will. Both ends fit onto the main chassis rails and then it runs under the exhausts. Lifts the car nice and balanced.

[Barreti]

Ah. Sorry Bob, when I said I have ramps I mean I have a Hamer Car Lift
http://www.hamercarlift.com/

So when its on there if I have to lift the car its a royal PITA to get a jack under somewhere so I can get an axle stand under the outrigger corner too.

With the Hamer I also have 2 jacking platforms and a bridge.
The bridge is like the crossbar on rugby posts, it drops across the centre of the ramps, then half length 'runways' can be dropped in either at the front or the back.
I generally just use one of these and slide it left or right to suit.

The car is driven on so I have this effect

front

1     1
1     1
1-----1
1  1  1
1  1  1

back

I can drop the exhaust easier because it lands on the centre 'runway' and I can even put it back on by myself by putting a jack under the silencer and lifting it up to the car.

I now want to put the jack under the centre of the car and lift using the chassis ends.
I'll put it on axle stands at the rear outrigger corners.

I tried making your U shaped piece Carsy after reading about it somewhere else.
I used 4x4 for the bottom of the U and 2x2 for the ends but its just too big and I didn't dare use anything smaller. What is yours made of?

Edited by Barreti on Thursday 23 August 23:58

[Barreti]

Incidentally, if anyone gets one of these ramps for gods sake rig something up to attach the drive-up wooden ramps to the Hamer.

The Griff is so powerful I managed to fire both ramps out of the back of the car and leave the Griff stranded with front wheels on and back wheels off the Hamer.

With the step into the garage adding to the complication it made it an interesting challenge getting the Griff onto the ramp from where it landed.

[Loubaruch]

A bit pricey but a jacking beam should solve your problem, does the lift manufacturer offer one?

I picked one up from the local garage FOC, had to replace the seals and it leaks a bit but does the job.

Or a couple of small bottle jacks on your cross beam, cheap and cheerful but effective.

Edited by Loubaruch on Friday 24th August 10:01

[FlipFlopGriff]

I use 2 pieces of wood for under the tyres at either end for jacking. Approx 8" wide by 2 foot long and about 2" thick. Enough space then to get the jack under. Mines not a low level one either.
FFG

[anonymous-user]

I use a plain old scissor jack, offset from the centre, for the first 3-4 inches, which then gives enough space to get the trolley jack in.

[yellowgriff]

2 x paving slabs behind the rear wheels, reverse car up on top of them, Then most trolly jacks fit underneath, also leaves the diff in clear veiw.

[griff50tvr]

dod said:

I use a plain old scissor jack, offset from the centre, for the first 3-4 inches, which then gives enough space to get the trolley jack in.

+1

[LordGrover]

Ant. said:

One 2ft length of 4x4 timber.
Cut at an angle half way down.

Drive onto them with the rear wheels and use a normal trolley jack on the underneath of the diff.....




Easy.

This.