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Originally Posted by Tippy (Post 8919549)

Ronnie, your method kicks @$$. Gonna have to make a crossbar like that.

I've always jacked the rear one side at a time which automatically lifts the front.

So Tips, yer sayin' that I really know how to errrr, ummmm, jack?!?! :eek: :D

Thanks - it's simple, safe and really works well (maybe another :eek: is in order?!?!). :)

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Originally Posted by 911pcars (Post 8919572)

I find it hard to imagine how a HF crossbar support on a floor jack can roll all the way behind the gas tank unless the ride height is fairly high and/or if the floor jack saddle is very low. If that combo clears, then a 2x4 on edge should provide the same result.

This was a good point. I tested out the HF cross bar tonight.

It just BARELY got under the front spoiler lip. I had to screw the rubber plates all the way down. It was a bit of a pain to get the cross bar aligned, b/c it kept hitting into the tow hooks. When I'd adjust one side, the other would become unadjusted. Eventually, I got both pads under both the torsion bar covers, and was able to jack the front in one step.

What was weird is when I unjacked the car down, the car was riding higher than before I jacked it. Once down, the cross bar now had like an inch of clearance under the front lip.

It wasn't obvious to me how you can get the jack stands under the cross bar, as the pads still are very close to the jack in the center.

I'm not sure how I feel about the cross bar. I guess I could do the same thing with a 2x4, but for $30 maybe it will come it useful for something else.
http://www.harborfreight.com/steel-floor-jack-cross-beam-60762.html

Not weird really, normal. Suspension hadn't settled.

Ya know a lot of the issues with the low ride height making it difficult to get a jack under can be eliminated with a 2x4 laid down so you can drive up on it. Or if you own an RV and have a set of these around,

Lynx Leveler Kit 10-Pack Leveling Blocks w/ Carry Bag RV Trailer Lynx's Levelers
It's even better because you can get really high before you even start jacking the car up.