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Stephen12ZL1 · 06-03-2014, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Skylane765

Some how you did not use that right?? Looks like it was not sitting on top of the flat top of the floor jack

How did you gouge the bottom up? Looks like the top on floor jack is not flat.

Here is a look at what it should look like on the jack. We do recommend the jack have a flat top, if not then you will have to use a spacer.

obviously that is how I intended to use the jack pad. My jack looks similar to yours on top and I will send you a pic. Sometimes I have had to jack on unlevel ground or rough pavement and that is why it looks as it does. Not everywhere is a smooth/perfect garage floor...lol! I have used it 30+ times at many different places.

Skylane765 · 06-03-2014, 08:40 PM

That's fine, we can send a new bottom for you. No charge to you.

You do not leave the pad on while driving, right?

Stephen12ZL1 · 06-03-2014, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Skylane765

That's fine, we can send a new bottom for you. No charge to you.

You do not leave the pad on while driving, right?

lol...I'm not that stupid! I have used it on my 2013 GMC Acadia also for a tire rotation but it was already tattered before that.

Stephen12ZL1 · 06-03-2014, 08:52 PM

my jack is exactly like this

Skylane765 · 06-04-2014, 12:04 PM

We do not have to be stupid to leave on while driving, I have forgot to remove one on my car. Others have also lost them by leaving them on.

DarthZL1 · 06-04-2014, 01:07 PM

Look fantastic... could you please PM me a quote? Thanks. I believe that my jack is not perfectly flat (dished slightly), so I guess I would need a bottom plate as well?

z28man2 · 06-04-2014, 09:01 PM

John I sent you my info and got no response? Can you please get these on order for me.
Thx

Skylane765 · 06-04-2014, 11:32 PM

If we get a order we do not email, your items went out same day as the order.
If you buy from the site or Amazon, you will get a confirmation

Skylane765 · 06-04-2014, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by DarthZL1

Look fantastic... could you please PM me a quote? Thanks. I believe that my jack is not perfectly flat (dished slightly), so I guess I would need a bottom plate as well?

You just need a spacer made of anything you have around. Some jacks may not need a spacer. The bottom base is only on the Universal, not needed on the heavy use.

Skylane765 · 06-04-2014, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by z28man2

John I sent you my info and got no response? Can you please get these on order for me.
Thx

Yours went out same day we got email, need name and I vin give tracking number.

DarthZL1 · 06-05-2014, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skylane765

You just need a spacer made of anything you have around. Some jacks may not need a spacer. The bottom base is only on the Universal, not needed on the heavy use.

My misunderstanding. Thank you! Ordering now.

Skylane765 · 06-05-2014, 10:03 AM

Many owners think that the pinch weld jack points are made to lift the car up by the upper floor pan, by cradling around the pinch weld. NOT TRUE. If you look at the stock jack of the Camaro and other cars, you will see that the jack lifts the car up by the BOTTOM of the pinch weld. That's why we lift a unibody car up by the pinch weld and not bend the single metal of the floor pan. Also if your pinch welds are not covered by a rocker cover, than you do not need jack pads at all, just use a jack. But some jacks may scratch the paint, so the pads help. The pinch weld is many pieces of metal spot welded to make a strong lift point.

The pic shows the standard jack pad, the inner leg does NOT touch the floor pan. It is longer to hold the magnet. This pad can only let the car up at a small angle, so better to use the heavy use pad and not snap the leg off.

z28man2 · 06-05-2014, 10:51 AM

Thanks John!

Tyler H · 06-06-2014, 08:49 AM

Tiled garage floor! You savage! Joys of living in California I suppose. I 'd love to do that cuz it looks sweet! Too bad it just would not stand up to the punishing salt,gravel and punishing climate here in the winter. Tile on any concrete here would just pop and crack with the seasonal movement.

06-03-2014, 08:52 PM	#74
Stephen12ZL1 Drives: '21 ZLE A10 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Mechanicsville, VA Posts: 6,808	my jack is exactly like this Attached Images __________________ '21 ZLE A10 Wild Cherry PDR 2:00.78 VIR Full 10.68@131.69 1.68 60' '17 ZL1 A10 Mosaic Black PDR/Nav 2:03.08 VIR Full 11.003@129.2 1.75 (sold) '15 Z/28 #325 Black a/c & stereo. 2:10.1 VIR Full (sold) '12 ZL1 A6 Black 10.52@131 1.55 60' 2:13 VIR Full (sold)

06-04-2014, 09:01 PM	#77
z28man2 Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1 Coupe IOM Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: PA Posts: 193	John I sent you my info and got no response? Can you please get these on order for me. Thx __________________ 2013 Camaro ZL-1 #3553, IOM, Roto-Fab Intake, Vmax Ported TB, Apex Catch Can

06-04-2014, 11:32 PM	#78
Skylane765 Drives: ZL1-1LE, Z/28 Join Date: May 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 3,262 View My Garage	If we get a order we do not email, your items went out same day as the order. If you buy from the site or Amazon, you will get a confirmation Last edited by Skylane765; 06-04-2014 at 11:43 PM.

06-05-2014, 10:03 AM	#82
Skylane765 Drives: ZL1-1LE, Z/28 Join Date: May 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 3,262 View My Garage	Many owners think that the pinch weld jack points are made to lift the car up by the upper floor pan, by cradling around the pinch weld. NOT TRUE. If you look at the stock jack of the Camaro and other cars, you will see that the jack lifts the car up by the BOTTOM of the pinch weld. That's why we lift a unibody car up by the pinch weld and not bend the single metal of the floor pan. Also if your pinch welds are not covered by a rocker cover, than you do not need jack pads at all, just use a jack. But some jacks may scratch the paint, so the pads help. The pinch weld is many pieces of metal spot welded to make a strong lift point. The pic shows the standard jack pad, the inner leg does NOT touch the floor pan. It is longer to hold the magnet. This pad can only let the car up at a small angle, so better to use the heavy use pad and not snap the leg off. Attached Images

06-05-2014, 10:51 AM	#83
z28man2 Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1 Coupe IOM Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: PA Posts: 193	Thanks John! __________________ 2013 Camaro ZL-1 #3553, IOM, Roto-Fab Intake, Vmax Ported TB, Apex Catch Can

06-03-2014, 08:40 PM	#72
Skylane765 Drives: ZL1-1LE, Z/28 Join Date: May 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 3,262 View My Garage	That's fine, we can send a new bottom for you. No charge to you. You do not leave the pad on while driving, right?

06-04-2014, 12:04 PM	#75
Skylane765 Drives: ZL1-1LE, Z/28 Join Date: May 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 3,262 View My Garage	We do not have to be stupid to leave on while driving, I have forgot to remove one on my car. Others have also lost them by leaving them on.

06-04-2014, 01:07 PM	#76
DarthZL1 Drives: 2014 ZL1 M6 Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 331 View My Garage	Look fantastic... could you please PM me a quote? Thanks. I believe that my jack is not perfectly flat (dished slightly), so I guess I would need a bottom plate as well?

06-06-2014, 08:49 AM	#84
Tyler H XLR8TNG Drives: 2013 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Calgary,Ab Posts: 371	Tiled garage floor! You savage! Joys of living in California I suppose. I 'd love to do that cuz it looks sweet! Too bad it just would not stand up to the punishing salt,gravel and punishing climate here in the winter. Tile on any concrete here would just pop and crack with the seasonal movement.