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06-18-2018, 08:54 AM
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 Drives: 2017 procharged camaro 2ss Join Date: May 2018
Location: Austin
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Jacking up by the rear end
Has anyone out there used the rear end to lift the car? It looks like it would be easier to put the drag radials on and off? Help!!
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06-18-2018, 09:01 AM
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If you mean use the differential housing, the answer is NOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Never with aluminum differentials for lifting. They are nothing like the old cast iron pumpkins in strength. |
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06-18-2018, 09:34 AM
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I used the cross member just behind the rear diff. That location worked great. Its a nice flat surface for the jack pad and was sturdy enough to use to lift both rear wheels at the same time.
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06-18-2018, 09:38 AM
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 Drives: 2018 1SS 1LE Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Mpls, MN
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Don't forget to chock the front wheels if lifting the back end first!
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06-18-2018, 10:25 AM
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Drives: 2017 procharged camaro 2ss Join Date: May 2018
Location: Austin
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Mine is the cast iron housing, it's the only reason I was considering using it as a lift point
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06-18-2018, 11:12 AM
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Drives: 2018 1SS 1LE Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Mpls, MN
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Pretty sure the standard SS comes with an aluminum diff housing. Only the E-LSD diff has a cast iron center section, 1LE / ZL1 models.
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06-18-2018, 12:45 PM
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Drives: 2017 procharged camaro 2ss Join Date: May 2018
Location: Austin
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I'll do the old magnet test when I get back home, the center section in mine is huge, and it sure looks like there only aluminium is on the drive side cover
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06-18-2018, 12:46 PM
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Drives: 2017 procharged camaro 2ss Join Date: May 2018
Location: Austin
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I'm going to have to do something with it, was pretty happy to I started testing 0-60 and is just a big ol burnout thru 4th gear with the TC off
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06-18-2018, 04:01 PM
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06-18-2018, 04:51 PM
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Drives: 2016 2SS Convertible Join Date: May 2012
Location: St. Louis, MO
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Even if the differential is iron the independent rear suspension doesn't lift the rear end the same way that the old solid axles did on the previous generations. I don't think the 6th Gen structure is designed to be lifted by the differential alone. I think the cross member or the pinch welds are better lift points for the rear end. |
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06-18-2018, 06:18 PM
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Drives: 2017 procharged camaro 2ss Join Date: May 2018
Location: Austin
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Thanks for everyone's help, and this is why I ask cause I'm not sure how long it would have taken me to notice that cross member behind the differential, but I got it now,
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06-19-2018, 08:16 AM
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Drives: 2017 Camaro RS Fiftieth Anniversary Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Alexandria, VA
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06-19-2018, 09:43 AM
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 Drives: 17 Camaro SS 1LE & 16 Sierra AT CC Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Norman, OK
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Been lifting my 1LE using the center diff with no issues for almost 1.5 years now. It holds the weight of the car when it is on the ground sitting.
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06-19-2018, 10:45 AM
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Drives: 2019 Chevrolet Camaro SS 1LE Join Date: Nov 2016
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