Shadow7874

Installing my shorties tomorrow and im wondering the best method of lifting it and not having to worry about it. Normally i just jack up one side at the cutout right behind the tire on the side skirt and then slide a jackstand closeby just incase the jack fails.

So, how do you guys normally lift the car for an extended period of work?

svtsupremecy

I raise it buy the K member and then rest the car with jackstands under the K-member. Also I made some ramps out of wood one day that I can drive the car on to raise it....pretty easy to make ramps in a hour or so

KeneticEnergy

i was pissed my first time doing an oil change on my car. my aluminum jack couldnt go under my bumper to the crossmember lol.

i agree with the ramp approach

Shadow7874

we have some metal ramps but im pretty sure we left them at our lake house which is 40 minutes away...

and... whats the k member look like?

Barricade643

Damn lake house.......lol

Boozshey

You are going to install your headers and don't know what a k-member is?

This is going to be fun...

Fresh_GT

The k member (if you have one) is the support from the drivers side suspension directly over to the passenger side. Mine is inches away from the drain plug for the oil pan.

Take my advice, if your gonna be under the car for any extended length of time (like installing headers), then it makes it much easier if the jack stands are as far out of the way as possible leaving enough room to move around under the car. Header installs are never fun, and you dont want the jack stand right in the way when you need to reach all the way up to unbolt the manifolds.

Good luck.

Boozshey

IF HE HAS ONE!?!?!?! Is that a joke???

Shadow7874

All figured out and the header install is done
I know what i k member does, just not what it looks like till today. The install wasnt bad at all just very tedious

Boozshey

Good job... no sound clips?