Have any of you guys seen where a race car props itself up with some jacks that it has installed on the car, I dunno if anyone knows what they are called. Please let me know.
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how do race cars prop themselves up?
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dude your awesome!!!!! i wanna get them and install them on the supra!Backlash2032;1845303 said:
Here is a full kit: https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/productdetails.asp?RecID=6208
And at that price, no thanks...
-AM3
And at that price, no thanks...
-AM3
oh I know I was going to post that it was way too expensive, I'm sure that someone must be able to custom fabricate these no way in hell I'd pay that much for them plus I only wanted it as helper incase I want to change my wheels or what not and not have to prop it with a jack. It was nice to find out what they were anyhow.
http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/grassroots-air-jacks/1009/page1/
Some interesting ideas here.
Some interesting ideas here.
Holy punch me in the face! $3000, I'm there are better ways to spend that.... Ill stick to the jack and stands.... ESP. If I need to work under the car.... Sure would hate for the line to break or something
Not to mention the massive amount of fabrication needed to properly mount them...
Cool as hell, I'll admit, but not worth the money unless you're racing
Cool as hell, I'll admit, but not worth the money unless you're racing
Poodles;1845607 said:Not to mention the massive amount of fabrication needed to properly mount them...
Cool as hell, I'll admit, but not worth the money unless you're racing
This is of course if you've gone racing and have spent enough on most everything else possible to make you go faster. We all know faster on the track is much more fun than faster in/out of the pits :naughty:
If you really did want to do something like that, you could get a hydraulic pump (power steering pump), Hook it up to a two way valve (like on a hydraulic log splitter), then run it to a couple (or four) cylinders on each side of the car. It really is not hard to do at all, if you have access to a junk yard (for cars, and old farm machinery or bobcats), and know someone who does hydraulic lines. You would also have to do some fabrication to the car to get the cylinders mounted to it. It is possible.
I dont think you would want to get under the car with those anyway.. lol. I have a picture of squishy in my head now...
ZFast300Z;1846177 said:
Depends more on the stroke of your suspension. Even if you're ultra low, if your suspension droop is more than the extension of the jack...
Grandavi;1846216 said:
Depends. The second link has safety stands.
Poodles;1846173 said:Air is faster and lighter
Very true. I never trust hydraulics anyways. My old diesel instructor always told us to never get under anything with only hydraulics holding it up. It is dangerous, that is why bobcats have the bar for the bucket if you need to work on it, and why hydraulic hoists have a set for when they are up, so you don't have to worry about something falling on you. Also another reason no to trust a floor jack, always use jack stands.