Early in my DeLorean career, I would support the car by the jacking points (after picking the car up by the frame.) Each time I did this I would hear too much shifting & creaking, so I changed my methods. Like Samuel said, I put a 2x4 on a floor jack and center it under either the front or back. If I am going to suspend the whole car on jack stands then I lift the front first. If I do the rear first then the front becomes too low to get the jack under the frame. Depending on the individual car and how the suspension is currently jounced, sometimes I have to grab the car by each wheel well and lift it by hand. When done, this can put the car resting 1/2" higher or so allowing me to get the floor jack w/2x4 under the frame. An alternative method that some people use is to support the car by the control arms. I don't like this because suspension things can shift, and I'm frequently working on the suspension anyway. If I'm not taking the wheels off then I prefer to put the car on ramps. I use the cheapy plastic ones, but I don't drive the car up on them because the cars are too low to clear. For the record, the 2x4's that I use to lift the car measure as follows: Front = 28.5 inches Rear = 22.5 inches The floor jack goes in the center of the 2x4, and then the jack stands go on the outer ends of the 2x4. This gives the best support. One thing I might try doing different is making the front board a little longer so that it goes under instead of between the tow hooks. But that would require cutting notches so that the hooks don't interfere or placing the board behind where the hooks are welded on. For the rear, I put the 2x4 between the lower control arms. Once I didn't get the jack stands adjusted to the same height on the front. Then while working on the car I managed to knock one of them out. It scared the living shit out of me. But then I realized that the car wasn't resting on it anyway. The car was only held up by 2 stands on the rear and one stand on the driver side front corner. This shows me that the frames are a lot stiffer & stronger than most people give credit. Now before crawling under a car, I always give each stand a kick to make sure it is solid. I would rather crush a leg than something else. I also keep a cell phone on me. If you think you are going to need to open the doors while the car is up, have the doors open before you lift the car. Otherwise a badly adjusted door can get a lot worse. Walt Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/SIG=12c8js8d5/M=267637.4116732.5333197.1261774/D=egro upweb/S=1705126215:HM/EXP=1070322435/A=1853618/R=0/*http://www.netflix.com /Default?mqso=60178338&partid=4116732> click here <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=267637.4116732.5333197.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1853618/rand=999451207> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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