So, let's get this straight. While you were sitting comfortably on the floor,
with some lug nuts in your hand, you called your wife over to 'lift the car'.
Hummmm, am I the only one or does something seem 'wrong' here???
;-> Bryan Vandiver (59-bugeye)
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>Here's what I did:
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>I jacked the car up at the frame support. I took the spare rear wheel off
>and tried to replace the regular one. I got two or three of the lugs into
>the wheel holes, but the car was not quite high enough to just slide the
>wheel straight on to all four lugs. With the wheel partially supporting the
>rear of the car, the load that Mrs. Sorkin was able to relieve from the jack
>was sufficient for me to place the wheel onto the hub and tighten the lug
>nuts. We would be glad to demonstrate at any future Spridget event. It
>only requires a modest amount of effort.
>
>Had I simply requested that she lift the car off of the jack, I'm sure that
>she would have had a difficult time. So you are correct with what you
>envisioned.
>
>But she did lift a Spridget.
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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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