In a message dated 9/21/99 11:45:04 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
cdsorkin@ix.netcom.com writes:
<< Go ahead and try it. I'll bet a small child is strong enough to lift the
car an additional inch or so, which is enough to place the wheel onto the
lugs. >>
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So you had your rear (of the car) jacked up with the wheel off. I would
assume you jacked it up by the frame, and not the axle. Your wife came along
and lifted the corner of the car OFF THE JACK high enough to get the wheel
back on.
I can see lifting the sprung weight of just the body, if the car was jacked
up by the axle, but not lifting the entire car including the unsprung weight
of the axle. Lifting the body wouldn't change the position of the hub to
attach the wheel. You'd have to lift the axle too.
The rear corner of a Spridget must weigh about 400 lbs. How much can you
bench press...or did your wife clean and jerk that corner of the car?
Now we've started an "I've lifted my Spridget" thread!
Allen Hefner
'77 Midget
'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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