engine drop question

[Quicksilver]

Originally Posted by frosty2

Thanks for all the suggestions guys I like the skate board idea and I think I may have
An old one of my son's in the crawl space.
Do you raise the front wheels off the floor as well to keep the car a bit level or just raise
The rear and block the front wheels?
Thanks
Mike

I can't remember if I would have been able to leave the front wheels on the ground. When I do it I put the whole car up on stands for ease of getting at all the various bits to loosen them up. Then I lower the front till the fan will clear the rear of the car. I have one of the AC jacks so getting it up high isn't a problem. (One of the best purchases I have made for a tool.)

The real joy of the skateboard is you can steer the whole engine/trans easily by tilting it to steer and the wheels roll ultra smooth.

[sam77rs]

Quicksilver wrote:
"I have one of the AC jacks so getting it up high isn't a problem. (One of the best purchases I have made for a tool.)"

What is an "AC Jack"?

[frosty2]

Thanks for the picture Quicksilver and like Sam77rs day's what is an "AC JACK"?

[Quicksilver]

Pelican Parts.com - Low Profile High-Lift Floor Jack
This jack will go under a lowered car and will raise it high as you need in a single shot. The only thing that I can think of about it that isn't absolutely perfect is the release is more abrupt then I like.
(I have an old jack that I can lower excruciatingly slow. Wish I could add that to the AC.)