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Old 04-06-2013, 02:22 PM
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jacking up and down front end of car while wheels are turned all the way to one side

hi,

this may be a dumb question but will it harm your fit if you jack up and down the front end while the steering wheel is turned all the way to one side. up until this point i have made sure to have the wheels straight forward(steering wheel centered) when i jack the car up and down.


i may need to turn the wheels all the way to one side to reach the front jack point tho
 
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Old 04-06-2013, 03:12 PM
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If you don't know this I wonder should you even be jacking the car up?

Why?

It does not matter how the wheels are turned.
 
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Old 04-07-2013, 03:36 AM
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No it won't be a problem. Why not just jack one side at a time on the below the fender normal jacking points?
 
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Old 04-08-2013, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by loudbang
No it won't be a problem. Why not just jack one side at a time on the below the fender normal jacking points?
 
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Old 04-08-2013, 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Black3sr
If you don't know this I wonder should you even be jacking the car up?

Why?

It does not matter how the wheels are turned.
Dang, OP you're still stuck on jack points? Get a lift, that should solve all your issues.
 

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Old 04-08-2013, 03:40 PM
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Just stick a couple of air mattresses under the front and back and fill them up using an electric car tire pump.

 
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Old 04-08-2013, 04:11 PM
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^

BRILLIANT!
 
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Old 04-08-2013, 10:13 PM
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sorry about asking these noob questions but this car cost me a lot of money and i want to do things right.

with my old junker i couldn't give a crap less
 
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Old 04-08-2013, 11:38 PM
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No problem, and I was just adding some humor in here.
 
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Old 04-10-2013, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by doane2u
Just stick a couple of air mattresses under the front and back and fill them up using an electric car tire pump.

Screw the pump! Use the exhaust! home
 
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