[getchapull]

Anyone using these for DIY maintenance? Looking at the 12" tall cribs.

[djfury05]

I use the 8" race ramps cribs because they line up with the 56" 2 piece race ramps height perfectly for a level car once lifted. My jack just barely clears the 8" height anyways. No way the 12" cribs would work for me.

[Sethc5vette]

Originally Posted by getchapull

Anyone using these for DIY maintenance? Looking at the 12" tall cribs.

I use the two piece 10” cribs so I can go up in stages. I have completed an oil change, rear diff fluid change and installed a Borla ATAK Axle back with plenty of room. I would be Leary of the 12 “ solid but the two piece work great if you don’t have the ramps just the cribs as you can lift in stages.

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[getchapull]

Thx for the replies.

So your saying a 12" crib wouldn't work with your floor jack? I plan on getting the low profile jack from harbor freight. I suppose I'll need a pinch weld hockey puck also.

[Sethc5vette]

Originally Posted by getchapull

Thx for the replies.

So your saying a 12" crib wouldn't work with your floor jack? I plan on getting the low profile jack from harbor freight. I suppose I'll need a pinch weld hockey puck also.

It will work but you will need the pinch weld lifting puck plus a couple more lifting pucks to get the car on and off the 12” cribs. I have that jack and with two pucks it is close on my 10” cribs.

[djfury05]

Originally Posted by getchapull

Thx for the replies.

So your saying a 12" crib wouldn't work with your floor jack? I plan on getting the low profile jack from harbor freight. I suppose I'll need a pinch weld hockey puck also.

That's what I'm using the HF jack... good luck lifting the bottom of the tires off the ground that high. I lifted from the rear support brace near the diff. Lifting as high as we need on one side seemed dangerous, while lifting from near the diff was much safer and more controlled.

[Sethc5vette]

Originally Posted by djfury05

That's what I'm using the HF jack... good luck lifting the bottom of the tires off the ground that high. I lifted from the rear support brace near the diff. Lifting as high as we need on one side seemed dangerous, while lifting from near the diff was much safer and more controlled.

Seemed really high to me too so I went with the 10” two piece cribs and had plenty of room as mentioned to service car while feeling comfortable with lifting the car. There are some videos on you tube of the ZL1 on 12”cribs and when it was on one while lowering looked very scary

[RSV4_Racer25]

I use the 10” cribs, and that’s borderline sketchy for me when lowering the ZL1 off the cribs. I can’t imagine the 12” cribs

Here is my setup.

[RSV4_Racer25]

Originally Posted by djfury05

That's what I'm using the HF jack... good luck lifting the bottom of the tires off the ground that high. I lifted from the rear support brace near the diff. Lifting as high as we need on one side seemed dangerous, while lifting from near the diff was much safer and more controlled.

I agree, I'm using an Arcan XL2T low profile. It's a beast and I still have to use a large block of wood under the steel support beam behind the rear diff to lower it off the 10" cribs.

[getchapull]

So you guys are saying using a floor jack and hockey puck at the pinch welds will not work for the 10" cribs? You have to block under a support member to get the wheel high enough to slide the 10" crib under?

[RSV4_Racer25]

Originally Posted by getchapull

So you guys are saying using a floor jack and hockey puck at the pinch welds will not work for the 10" cribs? You have to block under a support member to get the wheel high enough to slide the 10" crib under?

You can, I used the zl1 add on’s pinch weld adapter but it’s super sketchy. The car is way in air on one end and at an extreme angle. So I drive up the ramps and lift the rear using the support member so it’s even.

[DFW_Muscle]

You would have to get really creative (read: sketchy) to use the 12” cribs. I have the 10” and that’s borderline. Go 10”.

[fosterelli]

If you've ever jacked the crap out of one corner of a car with zero suspension travel you'll know what is being said...getting it this high off the ground from one corner is a hairy situation. Go 10" and once the front is up on the cribs (one corner at a time using pinch welds), jack the rear from the center support using wood (to get both rear corners up at the same time).

[Sethc5vette]

When I lift just the front for oil change or just the rear for diff change the two piece 10” are super easy. You can lift each side up 5” at a time and makes coming off the cribs using the pinch weld a piece of cake.