What floor jack do you use on your lowered Camaro - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

kga10734 · 03-14-2010, 11:58 PM

I want to know what brand and or type of floor jack you use on your Camaro after it is lowered. I went to jack up the front end to put my new Pfadt sway bars on and ran into a issue. By the way I highly recommend the Pfadt sway bars to anyone. I put them to a real nice test today out on a nice curvy road and it handled fantastic.

I have the 2LT and I couldn't get my floor jack under the front end because it sits low at stock height. I had to drive it up onto a 2" x 6" to get it a little further off the ground and was then able to get the jack under the front. If the SS is supposed to sit lower then the LT's how in the world do you get a floor jack under yours? I have the old school kind of floor jack that goes up on a angle toward the handle so it sits higher in that area. This height is with the stock struts, I will never get a floor jack under after my coil-overs come in.

I can get the jack under the rear end just fine. It's when I go to put the jack under the front end that is giving me trouble. I have about 6 inches of clearance from the ground up to the little black piece that runs across the bottom of the front fascia. The jack hits that black piece before I even come close to getting the jack under the front cross member. Maybe you can see what I'm talking about in this photo. After I drop the car 2 more inches that's only going to leave me 4 inches of clearance and I'll never get either one of my 2 floor jacks under it then.

Looks like I have a good excuse to hunt down a new floor jack to me. If you look toward the upper right part of the photo, you can see the silver bar that is my new front Pfadt sway bar.

jeffny09 · 03-15-2010, 12:04 AM

u need ramps

riverrattcom · 03-15-2010, 12:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kga10734

I want to know what brand and or type of floor jack you use on your Camaro after it is lowered. I went to jack up the front end to put my new Pfadt sway bars on and ran into a issue. By the way I highly recommend the Pfadt sway bars to anyone. I put them to a real nice test today out on a nice curvy road and it handled fantastic.

I have the 2LT and I couldn't get my floor jack under the front end because it sits low at stock height. I had to drive it up onto a 2" x 6" to get it a little further off the ground and was then able to get the jack under the front. If the SS is supposed to sit lower then the LT's how in the world do you get a floor jack under yours? I have the old school kind of floor jack that goes up on a angle toward the handle so it sits higher in that area. This height is with the stock struts, I will never get a floor jack under after my coil-overs come in.

I can get the jack under the rear end just fine. It's when I go to put the jack under the front end that is giving me trouble. I have about 6 inches of clearance from the ground up to the little black piece that runs across the bottom of the front fascia. The jack hits that black piece before I even come close to getting the jack under the front cross member. Maybe you can see what I'm talking about in this photo. After I drop the car 2 more inches that's only going to leave me 4 inches of clearance and I'll never get either one of my 2 floor jacks under it then.

Looks like I have a good excuse to hunt down a new floor jack to me. If you look toward the upper right part of the photo, you can see the silver bar that is my new front Pfadt sway bar.

Im Interested in what kind of Jacks people are using also.

Check out my thread on ramps

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69034

PQ · 03-15-2010, 12:33 AM

Mine went just fine with the Pfadt drop springs. I'll have to take a picture of it.

silverfox · 03-15-2010, 05:46 AM

Go to harbor freight they have a aluminum racing jack for 60 dollars that sits real low with one wide wheel on the front. I have one it works great.

toehead93 · 03-15-2010, 07:33 AM

You know, I have not jacked my car up since I've had it. Let me try and see if my jack works on my lowered SS. I'll get back to you.

klatterblast · 03-15-2010, 07:38 AM

auto zone low profile aluminum jack and jack it up from the side.

2010 SSRS · 03-15-2010, 08:33 AM

nice

PAUL SS · 03-15-2010, 09:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by silverfox

Go to harbor freight they have a aluminum racing jack for 60 dollars that sits real low with one wide wheel on the front. I have one it works great.

They also have an insert that sits in the saddle that in made of rubber so you wont scratch your under carriage.

kga10734 · 03-15-2010, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by riverrattcom

Im Interested in what kind of Jacks people are using also.

Check out my thread on ramps

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69034

Ramps would be fine except I have to pull the wheels off and it would be hard to do with them sitting on ramps.

Quote:

Originally Posted by klatterblast

auto zone low profile aluminum jack and jack it up from the side.

I have always jacked the front end up on my other Camaros by putting the floor jack under the front cross member. I'm not comfortable jacking one side up and then the other. This gives the car a chance to slide off the jack stand when your jacking the other side up.

Quote:

Originally Posted by silverfox

Go to harbor freight they have a aluminum racing jack for 60 dollars that sits real low with one wide wheel on the front. I have one it works great.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul SS

They also have an insert that sits in the saddle that in made of rubber so you wont scratch your under carriage.

Good stuff here. I didn't think about Harbor Freight, I saw Northern Tool carries a low profile that should work. I'll compare the 2 jacks.

thekid96 · 03-15-2010, 11:39 AM

I take an 18" 2x4 and cut a 45 on the end, then take a 12" 2x4 with a 45 and screw them together. Makes a perfect little ramp to pull up on so any jack will slide right under and you aren't banging on the underside of the bumper the whole time. Cheap and easy.

bpoirier · 03-15-2010, 01:15 PM

I use an American Forge and Foundry Low Rider floor jack. It has a nice rubber pad on the jack cradle. It slides under my car and lifts it with no problems. It is a little higher price but you get what you pay for. http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/int200t.html

Rafsanjani · 03-18-2010, 09:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bpoirier

I use an American Forge and Foundry Low Rider floor jack. It has a nice rubber pad on the jack cradle. It slides under my car and lifts it with no problems. It is a little higher price but you get what you pay for. http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/int200t.html

Still a lot cheaper than this one.

http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/...rrivals&page=1

I've been shopping for a jack for the past two weeks. This is a timely thread.

Kilo-9 · 03-18-2010, 10:51 PM

These may be an option, too:

http://www.raceramps.com/trakjax.html

03-14-2010, 11:58 PM	#1
kga10734 Don't Feed the Troll Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT/RS & 1999 Corvette Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Montgomery, TX Posts: 774	What floor jack do you use on your lowered Camaro I want to know what brand and or type of floor jack you use on your Camaro after it is lowered. I went to jack up the front end to put my new Pfadt sway bars on and ran into a issue. By the way I highly recommend the Pfadt sway bars to anyone. I put them to a real nice test today out on a nice curvy road and it handled fantastic. I have the 2LT and I couldn't get my floor jack under the front end because it sits low at stock height. I had to drive it up onto a 2" x 6" to get it a little further off the ground and was then able to get the jack under the front. If the SS is supposed to sit lower then the LT's how in the world do you get a floor jack under yours? I have the old school kind of floor jack that goes up on a angle toward the handle so it sits higher in that area. This height is with the stock struts, I will never get a floor jack under after my coil-overs come in. I can get the jack under the rear end just fine. It's when I go to put the jack under the front end that is giving me trouble. I have about 6 inches of clearance from the ground up to the little black piece that runs across the bottom of the front fascia. The jack hits that black piece before I even come close to getting the jack under the front cross member. Maybe you can see what I'm talking about in this photo. After I drop the car 2 more inches that's only going to leave me 4 inches of clearance and I'll never get either one of my 2 floor jacks under it then. Looks like I have a good excuse to hunt down a new floor jack to me. If you look toward the upper right part of the photo, you can see the silver bar that is my new front Pfadt sway bar. __________________

03-15-2010, 12:04 AM	#2
jeffny09 Drives: 2010 camaro Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: new york Posts: 5,618	u need ramps __________________ top 10 reason why real men drive stick. 10. A manual transmission is the ultimate in control 9. You can use automotive jargon and not sound like a total tool 8. You can't spell "manual" without "man" 7. Manual transmissions prove you can do more than one thing at a time 6. You can't drift in an auto 5. You can't pull fancy moves in an automatic 4. You get better fuel economy with a stick 3. You’ll never look like a chump if you can drive stick 2. Manual transmission cars are faster 1. Women like a guy who is good with his hands.

03-15-2010, 12:33 AM	#4
PQ Booooosted. Drives: 2010 Supercharged SS Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 36,716 View My Garage	Mine went just fine with the Pfadt drop springs. I'll have to take a picture of it. __________________

03-15-2010, 07:33 AM	#6
toehead93 Drives: 2014 2SS/1LE Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: wpb fl Posts: 3,136 View My Garage	You know, I have not jacked my car up since I've had it. Let me try and see if my jack works on my lowered SS. I'll get back to you. __________________ Used Racing Brake 2 Peice Rotors for sale: http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=344754 Summit White 2014 2SS 1LE Recaros, NPP exhaust, Nav 2010 2SS A6 - sold.

03-15-2010, 07:38 AM	#7
klatterblast Drives: 2010 camaro 2ssrs blk. Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: walker la. Posts: 1,732 View My Garage	auto zone low profile aluminum jack and jack it up from the side. __________________ 2010 Hennessey HPE650 2SSRS Blk/Blk Magnuson TVS2300,ported heads,cam,Hotchkis suspension. Weld 17”s, Mickey Thompson’s.

03-15-2010, 05:46 AM	#5
silverfox Drives: 2010 camaro ss Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: portsmouth,va. Posts: 502 View My Garage	Go to harbor freight they have a aluminum racing jack for 60 dollars that sits real low with one wide wheel on the front. I have one it works great.

03-15-2010, 08:33 AM	#8
2010 SSRS Drives: 3 V8 Camaros Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Ocean State Posts: 111,187 View My Garage	nice

03-15-2010, 11:39 AM	#11
thekid96 Drives: Z06, 69 Camaro Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Orange County Posts: 197	I take an 18" 2x4 and cut a 45 on the end, then take a 12" 2x4 with a 45 and screw them together. Makes a perfect little ramp to pull up on so any jack will slide right under and you aren't banging on the underside of the bumper the whole time. Cheap and easy.

03-15-2010, 01:15 PM	#12
bpoirier Drives: 2SS/RS IOM CGM Stripes Join Date: May 2009 Location: Haughton, LA Posts: 931	I use an American Forge and Foundry Low Rider floor jack. It has a nice rubber pad on the jack cradle. It slides under my car and lifts it with no problems. It is a little higher price but you get what you pay for. http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/int200t.html

03-18-2010, 10:51 PM	#14
Kilo-9 Dog Is My Copilot Drives: 2011 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,394	These may be an option, too: http://www.raceramps.com/trakjax.html __________________

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