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Old Dec 26, 2002
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Bodykit and Jacks

hey i just realized something!!!!! now that i got a full bodykit on my car (XENON) how the hell am i gonna jack it up if i wnat to change my rims or change a flat??? what about an oil change??? what is pep boys, walmart, or jiffy lube gonna do??? can it still be jacked up?? or will i have to take the sides off????????hmmmm.....
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hope you got some coilovers and aren't lowered too low. its a pain in the *** but if oyu have coilovers it s easy. if oyu have springs and your really low oyu may have to take the sides off.
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ohh yea and getting it on the lift is verrry harrrd. good luck not scraping.
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well look for a jiffy lube.. i think they have them bays that just have holes in the ground so the ppl work under the car with out having to jack it up.. at least the ones here in tx do.
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[hr]Originally posted by: bluericeburna2k2
hey i just realized something!!!!! now that i got a full bodykit on my car (XENON) how the hell am i gonna jack it up if i wnat to change my rims or change a flat??? what about an oil change??? what is pep boys, walmart, or jiffy lube gonna do??? can it still be jacked up?? or will i have to take the sides off????????hmmmm.....[hr]
this will answer your questions how to jack up your car so low. Flatjack!

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whats a flatjack and can i just pick one up at a sears or something?
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Me and my Dad have to jack it up from the back and then put the arms from the lift under it. It's a pain in the a$$, but it works. I have the same kit.
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just put a couple of 2x4s on the ground and drive onto them with the front wheels
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yea!!!2x4s or some bricks or something. i use 2x4s. its probably the easiest way ..
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just get a floor jack. I think they're cheaper than flat jacks, but I'm not sure. If it's lowered, you'll need to run the car up on a couple 2x4s and then jack it up from there. DO NOT leave the car on the 2x4s and crawl under to change your oil - the boards are not sturdy enough to be considered safe.

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just get the floor ramps designed for lowered vehicles. I think the site is autobarn.com? but my brother uses it and it works good
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I think most of us have this prob, I know I do.
I have to drive up on some boards to be able to get the jack under the car. As well I cant go to Honda to have the car serviced anymore because they dont have any jacks I can go on, I need to go to some place that has a pit.
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[hr]Originally posted by: bluericeburna2k2
hey i just realized something!!!!! now that i got a full bodykit on my car (XENON) how the hell am i gonna jack it up if i wnat to change my rims or change a flat??? what about an oil change??? what is pep boys, walmart, or jiffy lube gonna do??? can it still be jacked up?? or will i have to take the sides off????????hmmmm.....[hr]
I feel for you
I have a friend with a full black widow kit and neupseed sport springs on his 99 civic. We had to take his spare jack and set it to the side of the car...then took a lift and put it in the front of the car. While he raised the car up with his hands in the front of the car....I slid the lift under to raise it a little in the front...enough so he could get the jack on the side of the car under and start to raise the car higher. This was all for an oil change
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