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Tom Bakowsky (Tbakowsky)
New member
Username: Tbakowsky
Post Number: 19
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 8:19 pm: | |
Snap-on tools has a great 3 ton jack that will slide under the Tr with out a problem. I use this jack on a daily basies around the shop. |
[email protected] (Tifosi12)
New member
Username: Tifosi12
Post Number: 23
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 2:58 pm: | |
Just bought a 2 ton jack from Murray's for $ 20. Fits nicely under my 308 GTS with room to spare.
After I left the shop a guy walked up to me and was saying something like 'a Ferrari driver goes shopping at Murrays'. Well, for stuff like that, why not. |
Ken (Allyn)
Member
Username: Allyn
Post Number: 534
Registered: 10-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 12:30 pm: | |
Nothing is lower than my Europa; around 4.5" ground clearence at the front swaybar. I have the Rhino Ramps and they are great. I have 4 so I can use a jack and put a ramp under all 4 wheels. I would think a TR would have no problem. |
Bill V. (Doc)
Junior Member
Username: Doc
Post Number: 169
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 12:10 pm: | |
Glen--I have a 308 and the ramps work well with this model. They do have a very gradual incline so I think they may work with the TR, but I'm not absolutely sure. If you have a Pep Boys near you, you could drive there and bring a ramp out to the lot to see if it would fit. Magoo is right, you still need to jack the car up further , off of the ramps, to remove the wheels. But driving up the ramp first is easy and saves time |
David Burch (Merlyn)
New member
Username: Merlyn
Post Number: 18
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 11:22 am: | |
The floor jack sold by Girot's Garrage will fit under a Fcar. It's pricy, but the nicest I have used in 25 years in the business. |
magoo (Magoo)
Advanced Member
Username: Magoo
Post Number: 3245
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 9:27 am: | |
However the ramps will not allow you to remove the wheels. Jack the car up from the jacking points on the side of the car. Then raise it high enough to get jack stands under the front of the car under the tubular frame. Using a scissors jack will do as long as it has enough range, distance, to raise the car high enough. What I am referring to here is the 308-328 chassis. Hopefully the TR can be done the same way. |
Glen Mckenna (Johndillinger)
New member
Username: Johndillinger
Post Number: 21
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 22, 2002 - 8:06 am: | |
Bill,
I need to rebuild the calipers on my 90TR, they are starting to stick, regarding the drive on ramps - does the front end clear the ground ? or do you need to lift it as well? |
Bill V. (Doc)
Junior Member
Username: Doc
Post Number: 165
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Monday, October 21, 2002 - 8:21 pm: | |
Although these won't work by themselves for jobs which require the wheels to come off, a great set of drive-on ramps is sold by Pep Boys , called Rhino Ramps. They are made for low-profile cars and raise the car about 7-8" . They are very light ( made of some high-strength plastic material), cheap ( around $29 / pair), and very convenient if you need to crawl under the car ( i' still use jack stands as a precaution, though). I like them a lot and use them frequently. |
Ben Lobenstein 90 TR (Benjet)
Member
Username: Benjet
Post Number: 825
Registered: 1-2001
| | Posted on Monday, October 21, 2002 - 7:38 pm: | |
For normal applications a racing jack is far to pricey >$500, a common solution is to roll the car onto some 2"x12"x~1" planks (stack them 2 high if you need to as steps (under tires only) then put a regular shop jack under to lift.
-Ben
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Glen Mckenna (Johndillinger)
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Username: Johndillinger
Post Number: 20
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Monday, October 21, 2002 - 1:32 pm: | |
are you sure this is the correct link ? |
Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator
Username: Rob328gts
Post Number: 2462
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Monday, October 21, 2002 - 1:31 pm: | |
Need to look at racing companies for a racing jack. Try http://www.gesforless.com/ |
Glen Mckenna (Johndillinger)
New member
Username: Johndillinger
Post Number: 19
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Monday, October 21, 2002 - 1:28 pm: | |
thanks for the reply - i guess i should have made the question a little clearer - im looking for a jack which fits under the car - ive been to several places looking for one, but they all seem to high.... |
'75 308 GT4 (Peter)
Intermediate Member
Username: Peter
Post Number: 2103
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Monday, October 21, 2002 - 1:28 pm: | |
Yes it was Magoo. Was really ingenious. |
Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator
Username: Rob328gts
Post Number: 2460
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Monday, October 21, 2002 - 1:24 pm: | |
Bob Norwood does all of his work with only jack stands. James will be getting a lift though. |
magoo (Magoo)
Advanced Member
Username: Magoo
Post Number: 3244
Registered: 2-2001
| | Posted on Monday, October 21, 2002 - 1:17 pm: | |
Peter, You are right about that. Wasn't it Arnaldo who devised a system to pull,drop, the engine on his TR by simply jacking the car up high enough and using a platform with rollers which he let the engine down on and rolled it out? |
'75 308 GT4 (Peter)
Intermediate Member
Username: Peter
Post Number: 2101
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Monday, October 21, 2002 - 1:11 pm: | |
Minor brake work like changing pads, bleeding brake fluid, etc.? A jack and jack-stands would be sufficiant for that. Heck, there are guys here who have done engine-pulls on TR's using only those items...
Follow your owner's manual's suggestions of where the ideal lifting/raising points are on a TR. |
Glen Mckenna (Johndillinger)
New member
Username: Johndillinger
Post Number: 18
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Monday, October 21, 2002 - 12:38 pm: | |
need to do some minor brake work on my 90TR - and would like to put it in the air. Does anyone out there know of any tricks ?
any help would be appreciated. |