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Discussion in 'Technical Q&A' started by balfas, May 29, 2004.

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  1. balfas

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    #1 balfas, May 29, 2004
    I had my car up on a non Ferrari dealer lift after a track day where I dropped a wheel hard on the outside curbs. They put it up on the hydraulic with the four points underside. There is no way even if the tires all didn't go up at the exact same time that frame was damaged? If this is a dumb question, please be kind, my other posts have been informative & lucid.
     
  2. Steve Magnusson

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    #2 Steve Magnusson, May 29, 2004
    Please re-ask/re-phrase your question -- are you concerned about damage from the curb incident, or damage from using the lift, or using the wheel movements during the lifting process to assess the damage?
     
  3. ghost

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    #3 ghost, May 29, 2004
    Steve, I think he's asking about the last: ie, given that the wheels didn't lift off the ground at the same time, does that imply an imbalanced frame, and consequently frame damage.

    I think it could just be the lift, no?
     
  4. balfas

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    #4 balfas, May 29, 2004
    Lift damage is what I meant, thanks.
     
  5. TCM

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    #5 TCM, May 29, 2004
    Having the 4 wheels raise at different times does not mean frame damage. There are numerous possibilities, including frame damage, of why that could happen. The garage floor could be slopped, the lift could be unadjusted, or the lift points may have been at different heights. Get the frame checked out by a proper facility, but I would not worry too much about the wheels rasingin at different times.
     
  6. sduke

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    #6 sduke, May 29, 2004
    It's most likely the lift. My lift at work picks the right side up before if starts lifting the left. Probably 1"-1.5" difference. Plus the feet on my lift are adjustable. I do not spend much time checking to see if the four feet are adjusted the same.

    If you had some frame damage that was bad enough to place the wheels in a different plane, you would notice very definite driveability issues. At the very least you would have a severe pull towards the damaged side. You didn't mention any driveability problems which points to the lift not being adjusted.

    If you are concerned, have the car checked on a high quality front end machine or even take it to a reputable frame shop and have it inspected.
     

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