Jacking car on hill.
#1
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I'd like to do work on the car myself, for the experience of getting my hands dirty - and that I do love my car, I want to know how it works first hand.
The slope on the hill is quite steep. Slanted downwards, to the aparment. The ground is shale, not payment.
Would ramps, safely, raise the car enough for me to get under the car?
The slope on the hill is quite steep. Slanted downwards, to the aparment. The ground is shale, not payment.
Would ramps, safely, raise the car enough for me to get under the car?
#3
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Chalking the tires will look pretty I guess....
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To the OP
A few degrees is okay but it sounds like jack stands would be suicide on a shale slope.
Ramps are okay for some work if you can drive the car on without catching the air dam etc.
Last edited by DarkBrew; 01-12-2011 at 05:12 PM.
#10
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You might want to use chocks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chock_%28wheel%29
Chalking the tires will look pretty I guess....![Lol](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/lol.gif)
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Chalking the tires will look pretty I guess....
![Lol](https://www.rx8club.com/images/smilies/lol.gif)
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What do you know about loosening the lug nuts on all the wheels before deciding to jack one side of the car up? I almost had a heart attack. If you're unsure about anything it might help to have someone experienced give you a hand.
#12
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The first time I put my car up on jack stands I was nervous... after a while you get use to it.
I knew one guy who put railway ties across the drainage ditch near his street and drove his car onto those... And lived!
Last edited by DarkBrew; 01-13-2011 at 01:21 PM.
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