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Please let me know the 4 points where jack stands should be used. (Any picts) Thanks!
Need to remove plastic covers to use these. I generally put jack stands on the rear cradle where shown in yellow in the middle picture and then use my scissor jack on my 4 post to lift the front by the pucks but have put jack stands under the yellow indicated bars in front with no issues
So while at Spring Mountain. During the owners school. They had a slide where they discussed lifting the car. They said to locate the floor jack at the tie down locations to lift the car. And then place the jack stands at the lift points.
I thought this was pretty interesting and I wish I could provide the power point slide. So I am going off of memory. Perhaps, I misunderstood what they were saying. But it was something that stuck out and caught my attention. Especially considering the considerable amount of discussions on the forums.
Also, if you watch the Savagegeese Corvette video. The one where they have the Chevrolet engineers working on the the car in the garage. If you notice, they use four regular jack stands and a floor jack to completely lift the car. I reviewed this video but it is too edited and they don't show where they are placing the floor jack. But it shows that they are accomplishing it without any special jack stands or lift.
So while at Spring Mountain. During the owners school. They had a slide where they discussed lifting the car. They said to locate the floor jack at the tie down locations to lift the car. And then place the jack stands at the lift points.
I was trying to understand this procedure as well and I haven't found an answer here nor have I seen a YouTube video showing as such.
Can anybody confirm? The PPT slide would be awesome.
same problem. I read more “don’t lift anywhere except on the oblong jackpoints“ then I do saying it's ok to jack somewhere else. And taking off the underclading to find jackstand points around the front and rear axles is too much hassle. So the only thing I’ve come up with is:
-jack on the jackpoint,
-slide $65 Rhino ramps underneath the tires,
-lower down on the ramps,
-then use jackstands on the jackpoint.
before you ask why not drive up on the ramp, I don’t like driving up the ramps and they are in the way of the jackpoints.
Need to remove plastic covers to use these. I generally put jack stands on the rear cradle where shown in yellow in the middle picture and then use my scissor jack on my 4 post to lift the front by the pucks but have put jack stands under the yellow indicated bars in front with no issues
Forgive me if I seem slow here. The color code is that the green spots are preferred alternatives to the main lift points and the yellow ones are secondary but also acceptable?
So while at Spring Mountain. During the owners school. They had a slide where they discussed lifting the car. They said to locate the floor jack at the tie down locations to lift the car. And then place the jack stands at the lift points.
I thought this was pretty interesting and I wish I could provide the power point slide. So I am going off of memory. Perhaps, I misunderstood what they were saying. But it was something that stuck out and caught my attention. Especially considering the considerable amount of discussions on the forums.
Also, if you watch the Savagegeese Corvette video. The one where they have the Chevrolet engineers working on the the car in the garage. If you notice, they use four regular jack stands and a floor jack to completely lift the car. I reviewed this video but it is too edited and they don't show where they are placing the floor jack. But it shows that they are accomplishing it without any special jack stands or lift.
I was confused about their slide too. My '23 manual:
Forgive me if I seem slow here. The color code is that the green spots are preferred alternatives to the main lift points and the yellow ones are secondary but also acceptable?
My interpretation was all of the locations marked in green or yellow are ok to lift the vehicle by and can support a jack stand. Some are however fairly far inboard so although front/ rear weight distribution is not an issue, you need to be aware of that. I was simply showing all the locations that appear to be ok to support weight of vehicle.
My interpretation was all of the locations marked in green or yellow are ok to lift the vehicle by and can support a jack stand. Some are however fairly far inboard so although front/ rear weight distribution is not an issue, you need to be aware of that. I was simply showing all the locations that appear to be ok to support weight of vehicle.
OK. Thanks for the confirmation. I doubt that I'll have much cause to lift my car at home except to rotate the tires L-R so those in-board lifting points (subject to access/plastic cover panels) are encouraging.
I was trying to understand this procedure as well and I haven't found an answer here nor have I seen a YouTube video showing as such.
Can anybody confirm? The PPT slide would be awesome.
I do it the way Spring Mountain does it. That way the official lifting locations are available for jack stands. The round holes in the frame are the tie down locations.
My interpretation was all of the locations marked in green or yellow are ok to lift the vehicle by and can support a jack stand. Some are however fairly far inboard so although front/ rear weight distribution is not an issue, you need to be aware of that. I was simply showing all the locations that appear to be ok to support weight of vehicle.
Just as a clarification, the service manual doesn't say the yellow locations under the panels are lifting locations. They are additional support locations to be used when heavy items are being removed from the car while on a lift so the car's CG isn't shifted to the point it wants to fall off the lift. Not saying those locations can't take the full weight of the car, just that the service manual doesn't say they can.
If you have seen the chassis cut a way the 2 side rails are capable of being lifted with a floor jack at any point. The pad locations are there to keep the car in balance so it won't fall off the lift if you remove the front wheels. So lifting adjacent to the pad locations and then putting a jack stand at the pad is what is done at spring mt. The only thing to consider is to be careful of the plastic body panels when lifting. I have urethane pads on my floor jack.
If you have seen the chassis cut a way the 2 side rails are capable of being lifted with a floor jack at any point. The pad locations are there to keep the car in balance so it won't fall off the lift if you remove the front wheels. So lifting adjacent to the pad locations and then putting a jack stand at the pad is what is done at spring mt. The only thing to consider is to be careful of the plastic body panels when lifting. I have urethane pads on my floor jack.
So is it safe to assume that the round holes in post #3 photo can be used as lift points with the intention of placing jack stands where the oval holes are?
So is it safe to assume that the round holes in post #3 photo can be used as lift points with the intention of placing jack stands where the oval holes are?
That's what I do. The rear round hole is close to the CG and lifts the whole side of the car. Handy if you are working on one side at a time. Make sure to use a lifting puck with a locating feature in the hole. You may have to grind down one side of the T to make it fit in the round hole.
So is it safe to assume that the round holes in post #3 photo can be used as lift points with the intention of placing jack stands where the oval holes are?
Very good question, and has been my question also. RKCRLR has stated that he does it that way and appears to be load bearing in the round holes for lifting purposes. Apparently Spring Mountain does the same, as stated by several posters, and SM has a lot of experience in those matters. So, I'm going with it is a safe, acceptable and load bearing solution to the C8 dilemma of where and how to put the jack stands.
Very good question, and has been my question also. RKCRLR has stated that he does it that way and appears to be load bearing in the round holes for lifting purposes. Apparently Spring Mountain does the same, as stated by several posters, and SM has a lot of experience in those matters. So, I'm going with it is a safe, acceptable and load bearing solution to the C8 dilemma of where and how to put the jack stands.
The frame thickness in the area of the round holes is the same as the area around the oval holes.
Need to remove plastic covers to use these. I generally put jack stands on the rear cradle where shown in yellow in the middle picture and then use my scissor jack on my 4 post to lift the front by the pucks but have put jack stands under the yellow indicated bars in front with no issues
Yep my early pic. But got more info from member Big Lebowski who used my How To PDF for changing Brakes pads. He used a narrow based Jack Stand and lifted the front as in the top pic.
For the front for sure this could also work and no need to modify the lift pads top. IT COULD WORK FOR THE REAR IF THE JACK STAND IS PLACED CLOSE TO THE LIFT PAD WHERE JACK IS USED. Just be careful and as I do, use two jacks and keep slight tension on the jack for safety.
I bought a small base Jack Stand ($~10 ) that can work as well. Can also use under the "A" frame ball joint as I show in the 2020 pic with a square green symbol.
03-17-2024, 07:54 AM
