Jacking up the Civic
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Jacking up the Civic
How many here can jack their stock suspension Civic up without having to drive it up on some sort of ramp first? I can't, and it's a royal PITA not be able to fit the jack under the car stock.
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Rep Power: 0 we had a prob like that befor, but I think it was the other way around - i had my 17s on at the time I believe and we put it on a small block of wood.... now i have a regular floor jack and it should work wonderfully
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Rep Power: 0 WTF? You can't get the jack under your car and it's not lowered? You aren't trying to get the jack under the tires are ya...LOL
I must be missing something about your situation. I have no problem using my floor jack from sears. There is always plenty of room. It slides under the front of the car for jacking the front end all at once with ease. Now, when my car was lowered, I couldn't get the front center but everything else was fine.
Sounds like you need a new jack, jack....
I must be missing something about your situation. I have no problem using my floor jack from sears. There is always plenty of room. It slides under the front of the car for jacking the front end all at once with ease. Now, when my car was lowered, I couldn't get the front center but everything else was fine.
Sounds like you need a new jack, jack....
Yeah...when I went to go get my springs installed last Saturday...that guy used a floor jack and jacked up my car on stocks, and on Tanabes...[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG]
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Rep Power: 0 Heh, my jack is from Sears also. I'd say it's about 6-8 or so inches tall. I've never had a problem putting it under any car but my Civic. My car is stock with the 14" alloy HX wheels.
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Rep Power: 0 Hmm...I am thinking mine is only about 4-5" or so....It's worked on all my cars and my wife's but they all are/were hondas...LOL That sucks though man...I guess it would be cool to have 2 jacks though...can never have enough tools and auto related items...
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Rep Power: 0 uhuh, i have a 3 1/2 ton jack made by michellin, and it doesnt fit under my car, cause its lowered, but i use a jack on one side and then put the big jack in the front and it lifts up great, i only have a 1 3/4 in drop in the front, so thats probably why.
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[hr]Originally posted by: SaiyanMatador
and that doesnt sound like a four cylinder civic in your link
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[hr]Originally posted by: SaiyanMatador
and that doesnt sound like a four cylinder civic in your link
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jack it up from the back first ...under the tow hook.....then use the factory jack to jack it up from the side......thats what ur suppose to do with lowered cars....but since urs isnt lowered thats wierd........but try it anyway it will work
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