Don't use cinder or cement blocks! They crack easily. Use cribbing made out
of short lengths of 2x4 or 4x4. Wood is an excellent blocking material. If
you have ever seen a building being moved, you will notice that all of the
cribbing is wood.
Alex Thomson
-----Original Message-----
From: triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Tim Gaines
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 6:29 PM
To: Triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: [TR] Fwd: Re: TR6 Jacking Points
Well, I certainly wouldn't get under or reach far under the car while
jacking no matter where the jack is placed. My floor jack handle reaches to
the side and lets me pump it without being underneath, though I have to
admit there is little range of motion at first. Those rails are close, and
I've never had a hint that the board (a sturdy one of course) was close to
failing; no creaks or cracks. The fact that the car goes straight up means
that the front stands, already in place, don't tip to the side at all. That
was something that always scared me. Believe me, when I contemplate going
underneath my car, I have a healthy fear. I don't rely on just the jack
stands either. I slide cinder blocks underneath once the stands are set.
Tim
>wow - you jack your car up on a 2x6 bridging the frame rails? Seems a
>little light to me - please be careful.
>
>On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 12:52 PM, Tim Gaines <mtgaines@presby.edu> wrote:
> > I do the same, with a 2X6 about 16" long. My exhaust hangs down
> > just below the level of the rails, so I also add a short 2X4 under
> > each rail to bridge the exhaust. It works well, and as Dave says,
> > the car goes up evenly. So, one lift at the front cross and one in the
back with a temporary cross.
> >
> > Tim
> >
> >> The two frame rails come pretty close together at the T-shirt area
> >> so you can lift there setting the jack under one of the rails. But
> >> that is a little bit unstable. I use a 2X4 to span the gap and up
> >> it goes. But with the jack lifting from the side the car wants to
> >> move sideways on the front stands so I lift in stages and square
> >> things up once it is up.
> >>
> >> Dave
> >>
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