CAMARO6 - View Single Post - Jacking points

baron95 · 02-26-2018, 12:47 AM

I'm new to Camaro - Just bought my 1LE last week, but been doing track prep of previous cars (C7 Z51, Mustang GT, etc). I've been reading this forum to gain insight, but still a Camaro newbie for sure.

Having said that, a few observations on videos and postings I've seen here of the ZL1 magnetic pinch weld adapter.

1 - Why use that to jack the car up, but then drop the pinch weld on a bare metal jack stand? Not knowing better, I ordered the rubber cover below for my jack stands. Any opinions?

https://www.amazon.com/Compatible-Mo...V6HHNJH58NS0ZN

2 - The ZL1 magnetic adapters don't look safe to me at all. They are wobbly, move around and I can see a slightly misplaced jack pad to cause them to buckle on one side or slip off. I could be wrong, but boy those scare me.

I did a test lift with flat hockey puck as well as the notched taller rubber pucks I had on hand and they worked great on pinch weld.

https://www.amazon.com/DEDC-Universa...s=jacking+puck

3 - I did not like the fact that the weight of an entire half of the car is only on one pinch weld while jacking from the side (i.e. both wheels came off the ground. I have 2 jacks so, I'd be jacking using 2 jacks (jacking a little at a time from each). This way I can lift either side, full front or full back completely. Seems like much less stress on the vehicles and the pinch weld. Thoughts?

4 - Question, not Camaro specific. When lifting both rear (e.g. to rotate tires side to side) are just front wheel chocks safe enough to prevent the car from rolling?

Thanks - and again, not claiming to have any insight, just sharing my thoughts, in the hopes it may help others.

02-26-2018, 12:47 AM	#84
baron95 2018 1LE, NASA Instructor Drives: 2018 Camaro SS 1LE Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: New England Posts: 235	I'm new to Camaro - Just bought my 1LE last week, but been doing track prep of previous cars (C7 Z51, Mustang GT, etc). I've been reading this forum to gain insight, but still a Camaro newbie for sure. Having said that, a few observations on videos and postings I've seen here of the ZL1 magnetic pinch weld adapter. 1 - Why use that to jack the car up, but then drop the pinch weld on a bare metal jack stand? Not knowing better, I ordered the rubber cover below for my jack stands. Any opinions? https://www.amazon.com/Compatible-Mo...V6HHNJH58NS0ZN 2 - The ZL1 magnetic adapters don't look safe to me at all. They are wobbly, move around and I can see a slightly misplaced jack pad to cause them to buckle on one side or slip off. I could be wrong, but boy those scare me. I did a test lift with flat hockey puck as well as the notched taller rubber pucks I had on hand and they worked great on pinch weld. https://www.amazon.com/DEDC-Universa...s=jacking+puck 3 - I did not like the fact that the weight of an entire half of the car is only on one pinch weld while jacking from the side (i.e. both wheels came off the ground. I have 2 jacks so, I'd be jacking using 2 jacks (jacking a little at a time from each). This way I can lift either side, full front or full back completely. Seems like much less stress on the vehicles and the pinch weld. Thoughts? 4 - Question, not Camaro specific. When lifting both rear (e.g. to rotate tires side to side) are just front wheel chocks safe enough to prevent the car from rolling? Thanks - and again, not claiming to have any insight, just sharing my thoughts, in the hopes it may help others. Last edited by baron95; 02-27-2018 at 05:23 PM.