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Old Aug 8, 2014 | 04:33 PM
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jacking a convertible.

Hey there, I think I understand what the answer is but need to settle my mind. Is there anything wrong with jacking your car from the jack points one side at a time? I know that a convertible should have its top dropped before doing it.

I would prefer to have the car jacked up on all fours at once. But if you can only do on side at a time, is it safe from bending the car frame? Messing up your alignment? Etc?

I would assume it would be fine as in an emergency tire repair situation, you would be only able to jack from one point anyway. Thoughts please.
 
Old Aug 8, 2014 | 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Jako
Hey there, I think I understand what the answer is but need to settle my mind. Is there anything wrong with jacking your car from the jack points one side at a time? I know that a convertible should have its top dropped before doing it.

I would prefer to have the car jacked up on all fours at once. But if you can only do on side at a time, is it safe from bending the car frame? Messing up your alignment? Etc?

I would assume it would be fine as in an emergency tire repair situation, you would be only able to jack from one point anyway. Thoughts please.
Perfectly fine. Will not hurt anything. When the cabriolets are made, they include extra support in the unibody...Jack away!
 

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Perfectly fine. Will not hurt anything. ..JAck away!
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Old Aug 9, 2014 | 09:21 AM
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