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Safely jack up the XK/R

Old Oct 16, 2018 | 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by peterv8
I have a scissor lift and find it annoying to have to go down on my knee's to find the lifting points and to put a rubber puck in place.
Would this be okay on our cars and has someone used/uses them?
I use those same rubber plates on my XK but I slide them inward just past the outside edges of the rocker panels to avoid any pressure on them. They're large enough and cover the lift point. It's a non issue for me.
 
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Old Oct 19, 2018 | 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by jagtoes
If you are distorting the plastic rocker panels then I would suspect that at some point you will crack them. These type of jacks are great but you should consider building a small jig out of wood with the jack points located on it .
Thanks but I want it to fit all my cars and don't want 5 jigs!:-)

Originally Posted by Sean W
I use those same rubber plates on my XK but I slide them inward just past the outside edges of the rocker panels to avoid any pressure on them. They're large enough and cover the lift point. It's a non issue for me.
Thank you, I've bought them!:-)
 
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