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04-06-2014, 11:19 AM
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Drives: 2010 2SS RS M6 Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Cincinnati area
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Getting rear jacked up
Is there a good, safe way to jack up both sides of the rear of the car using only home floor jacks and floor stands? When I think about having one side jacked and then trying to do the other I worry the already-raised side will maybe fall over when I start doing the other. Is that a misconception? I'm going to paint the calipers and it sure would make it all go faster if I could do both rears at the same time.
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04-06-2014, 11:26 AM
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Redonkulous
Drives: Camaro Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: United States
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One at a time is stable.
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04-06-2014, 11:31 AM
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Call Me"Doc"
Drives: 2014 2SS/RS 1LE BLACK Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Ft Riley, Kansas
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I haven't tried jacking mine up yet, but all my other F-Bodies I just jacked up from the middle of the rear diff. If there is a good spot to put the jack on these cars under the rear diff, I would go that route.
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04-06-2014, 11:44 AM
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376 cubic inches of fun
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Use the wide frame "box" in front of the rear wheel on both sides for both the jack and the jack stand. There's room for both. If stability concerns you, do it in steps, instead of all the way up on one side first. |
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04-06-2014, 11:57 AM
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Drives: 2021 ZL1 1LE Satin Steel Join Date: Jul 2011
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I used 2 jacks. Jacked up even
 Ryan
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04-06-2014, 01:58 PM
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Dimitri
Drives: 68 GTO 455 Ram Air; 2014 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Novato, California
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I have jacked my rear section dozens of times from the aluminum differential case. That aluminum housing is bullet proof. All of the shops jack from there. Just make sure it is sitting in the center and flat on the bottom edge.
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04-06-2014, 02:47 PM
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Call Me"Doc"
Drives: 2014 2SS/RS 1LE BLACK Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Ft Riley, Kansas
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Isn't there a rear cradle back there too? Don't see why that wouldn't work also...
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04-06-2014, 03:20 PM
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These are the recommended floor-jack points for the SS.
Single jack point directly on the rear differential is not recommended, but I suppose if you could spread the load with a good 2x or 4x block it might be okay.
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04-06-2014, 04:55 PM
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Redonkulous
Drives: Camaro Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: United States
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That's precisely where I raised mine from. Works just fine. I wouldn't put the weight on the diff either. It might work, but, you're putting much more weight of the car onto your jack rather than raising one wheel at a time.
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04-06-2014, 09:13 PM
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Call Me"Doc"
Drives: 2014 2SS/RS 1LE BLACK Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Ft Riley, Kansas
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So that's what it looks like under there...
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04-07-2014, 06:34 AM
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376 cubic inches of fun
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And the differential case should not be used! |
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04-07-2014, 07:26 AM
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Drives: '14 Red 2SS/RS/LS3 Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
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When I did my calipers I lifted the front and rear on one side at a time. Jacked up the left front, placed a jack stand under the frame, then jacked the left rear and placed a jack stand under the frame. Same theory (2 calipers at a time), just one side at a time. No biggie.
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04-07-2014, 08:39 AM
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Man getting a jack to the front lift points is going to be a hassle. I need to go buy a low pro jack.
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04-07-2014, 08:39 AM
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Also after jacking up where is a good place to put the jack stands. Doing my exhaust and will have to have all 4 corners up.
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