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CamaroNoob · 03-16-2015, 06:11 PM

I am gonna jack my car up from the front and I'm going to put to jack stands under. I know where to put them as shown in this picture. But does someone have a picture with the jack stands placed to see exactly the position and how it sets?

CamaroNoob · 03-16-2015, 08:27 PM

I don't see how the U part of the jacket and hooks into Camaro

JCunningham · 03-16-2015, 08:38 PM

it doesnt hook onto the car. i put a piece of wood between the 2 so the jacks dont scratch the car. Be careful jacking up the camaro. watch for the jack stands to tip.

CamaroNoob · 03-16-2015, 08:47 PM

What do u mean? There's a chance they might tip?

ZiG · 03-16-2015, 08:51 PM

Yup, always is. The car will always settle as it comes down and the floor jack will generally cause it to move a bit forward or back, so yeah if it comes down wrong it can tip the stand. That's why you always push on the car from every angle to check that it's stable before going under. Also, if you are doing them in corners, you have to watch the first one as you're lifting/setting the second one, then the third etc.

JCunningham · 03-16-2015, 08:52 PM

just about everytime i try to raise the car. You get one jack stand under it. as your jacking up the other side the jack stand that is under there will start to tip. I think its because the car is so stiff.

CamaroNoob · 03-16-2015, 10:40 PM

I'm just gonna jack the front up and put 2 jack stands down at the same time. A guy in a video had jack stands in front of that bolt right where the longtubes headers start going up.

TurboNarwhal · 03-16-2015, 11:57 PM

Personally, when jacking my car up, I use the largest cross member on the front sub-frame for the front and then I use the mount for the differential to jack the rear up. Jack stand locations I use what is listed on the picture you posted. Front is a bulkier part of the subframe and the the rear is cradle bushings.

Jsafe17 · 03-17-2015, 12:56 AM

I have a two post lift and these are the approximate lift points I usually use.

PalmerGA · 03-17-2015, 04:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CamaroNoob

I don't see how the U part of the jacket and hooks into Camaro

I don't understand this statement.

Taco Time · 03-17-2015, 06:28 AM

Invest in a good quality low profile floor jack. In the front of the vehicle, the black bar that runs side to side between your two arrow tips, lift with the floor jack there. Then you can place two jack stands in the front. Put the floor jack under the diff in the rear.

CamaroCracka · 03-17-2015, 06:33 AM

I used to think these "how do I jack my car up" threads were ridiculous, then I started putting my car on jackstands and realized what a science it is. I start by lifting the front from the cross member under the engine to place the first two stands. Then I lift each side of the rear by the front cradle bushing location. The car will generally lift off one of the front stands while doing this, and if you go high enough, it will start balancing on two points of contact (not recommended).

dklowrider · 03-17-2015, 04:21 PM

I use two lightweight low profile jacks. It takes a little more time but seems safer. Use the two points in front where the rocker panels are cut out (my car is lowered and I can't reach anything else), and the two rear cradle bushings in the rear (x marks the spot in above pic). Your jacks are at 90 degrees to the car in front, and almost that in the rear so you don't have the rocking on the jack stands front and back to contend with. You simply have to make a couple pumps at a time alternating sides til it's as high as you need.
It's not perfect but it works well for me.

Spec · 03-17-2015, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CamaroCracka

I used to think these "how do I jack my car up" threads were ridiculous, then I started putting my car on jackstands and realized what a science it is. I start by lifting the front from the cross member under the engine to place the first two stands. Then I lift each side of the rear by the front cradle bushing location. The car will generally lift off one of the front stands while doing this, and if you go high enough, it will start balancing on two points of contact (not recommended).

Yep, similar to what I do...for the front, you can do both jackstands at once, the rears I would do individually like you stated.

03-16-2015, 06:11 PM	#1
CamaroNoob Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS Manual Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: USA Posts: 28	Can someone show me how to position floor jack I am gonna jack my car up from the front and I'm going to put to jack stands under. I know where to put them as shown in this picture. But does someone have a picture with the jack stands placed to see exactly the position and how it sets? Attached Images

03-16-2015, 08:38 PM	#3
JCunningham Drives: 2017 2SS M6 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: WNY Posts: 7,071	it doesnt hook onto the car. i put a piece of wood between the 2 so the jacks dont scratch the car. Be careful jacking up the camaro. watch for the jack stands to tip. __________________ real ZL1 wheels and brakes, 285/305 Michelin Pilot Super Sports, Pray ported Intake manifold, Soler Throttle Body, Rotofab intake, EFI Tuning Flex fuel kit, full American Racing Headers Exhaust, 1 7/8" w/ cats H pipe and mufflers. Full 1LE suspension, with BMR adjustable sway bars and links, GM aluminum cradle bushings, Hurst shifter with lighter reverse spring, TWM shifter knob, Tick level 1 transmission. I should have bought a ZL1

03-16-2015, 08:52 PM	#6
JCunningham Drives: 2017 2SS M6 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: WNY Posts: 7,071	just about everytime i try to raise the car. You get one jack stand under it. as your jacking up the other side the jack stand that is under there will start to tip. I think its because the car is so stiff. __________________ real ZL1 wheels and brakes, 285/305 Michelin Pilot Super Sports, Pray ported Intake manifold, Soler Throttle Body, Rotofab intake, EFI Tuning Flex fuel kit, full American Racing Headers Exhaust, 1 7/8" w/ cats H pipe and mufflers. Full 1LE suspension, with BMR adjustable sway bars and links, GM aluminum cradle bushings, Hurst shifter with lighter reverse spring, TWM shifter knob, Tick level 1 transmission. I should have bought a ZL1

03-16-2015, 11:57 PM	#8
TurboNarwhal Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Twin Turbo Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Elizabethtown, KY Posts: 240	Personally, when jacking my car up, I use the largest cross member on the front sub-frame for the front and then I use the mount for the differential to jack the rear up. Jack stand locations I use what is listed on the picture you posted. Front is a bulkier part of the subframe and the the rear is cradle bushings. __________________

03-17-2015, 12:56 AM	#9
Jsafe17 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS 6spd LS3 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Oregon Posts: 581	I have a two post lift and these are the approximate lift points I usually use. Attached Images

03-16-2015, 08:27 PM	#2
CamaroNoob Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS Manual Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: USA Posts: 28	I don't see how the U part of the jacket and hooks into Camaro

03-16-2015, 08:47 PM	#4
CamaroNoob Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS Manual Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: USA Posts: 28	What do u mean? There's a chance they might tip?

03-16-2015, 08:51 PM	#5
ZiG Drives: 2011 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Alberta Posts: 173	Yup, always is. The car will always settle as it comes down and the floor jack will generally cause it to move a bit forward or back, so yeah if it comes down wrong it can tip the stand. That's why you always push on the car from every angle to check that it's stable before going under. Also, if you are doing them in corners, you have to watch the first one as you're lifting/setting the second one, then the third etc.

03-16-2015, 10:40 PM	#7
CamaroNoob Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS Manual Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: USA Posts: 28	I'm just gonna jack the front up and put 2 jack stands down at the same time. A guy in a video had jack stands in front of that bolt right where the longtubes headers start going up.

03-17-2015, 06:28 AM	#11
Taco Time Drives: 2014 1SS Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Angleton, TX Posts: 1,339 View My Garage	Invest in a good quality low profile floor jack. In the front of the vehicle, the black bar that runs side to side between your two arrow tips, lift with the floor jack there. Then you can place two jack stands in the front. Put the floor jack under the diff in the rear. __________________ Taco's 2014 SS Mods: 417 Stroker \| CAI \| Bo's PTB \| Kooks LTs \| Flowmaster Outlaw Catback \| Night Fury Cam \| Powerbond UDP \| Apex Catch Can \|PRC Ported Heads \|FAST 102 Intake \|Suspension Crap\| Built by J-Rod.

03-17-2015, 06:33 AM	#12
CamaroCracka Drives: 2010 Turbo LS3 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Palm Bay, FL Posts: 2,729	I used to think these "how do I jack my car up" threads were ridiculous, then I started putting my car on jackstands and realized what a science it is. I start by lifting the front from the cross member under the engine to place the first two stands. Then I lift each side of the rear by the front cradle bushing location. The car will generally lift off one of the front stands while doing this, and if you go high enough, it will start balancing on two points of contact (not recommended). __________________ 2010 SS - On3 kit with downpipe cutout, CTR 78/80, CompCam 239/251 620/632 122+4, E85, Z28 suspension and ZL1 diff with Outlaw axles. Gen6 ZL1/1LE brakes. 2011 Vert - 416/w 230/236 .612/.602 115lsa, 1LE suspension w/32mm rear bar. Z28 diff. ZL1 brakes.

03-17-2015, 04:21 PM	#13
dklowrider Drives: 2012 1SS, 6spd. many mods 478 rwhp Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Harrisburg Pa. Posts: 283	I use two lightweight low profile jacks. It takes a little more time but seems safer. Use the two points in front where the rocker panels are cut out (my car is lowered and I can't reach anything else), and the two rear cradle bushings in the rear (x marks the spot in above pic). Your jacks are at 90 degrees to the car in front, and almost that in the rear so you don't have the rocking on the jack stands front and back to contend with. You simply have to make a couple pumps at a time alternating sides til it's as high as you need. It's not perfect but it works well for me.