newsboy

I made these after seeing another post of something similar on Rennlist.
Just some 2" thick walled tubing, with some 3/8" steel plate welded to match the front and rear lift points on a 964, and some rubber pads glued on. I can get my low profile jack under these, raise one side of the car and insert 2 jack stands.
Then do the other side. Eliminates the problem of not being able to place jack stands at the lifting points bring occupied by the jack.

buck_31

Very Nice!!

Paulie964

feel like making me a pair?

elbeee964

That IS pretty sweet...

cobalt

Not bad although the 928 bars you saw are quite a bit more advanced. i have a set of Porkens bars for my GTS and they work well because he has them set so they don't slip off the lift points. After using these bars on my 928 i would be concerned that lifting a 911 more than a few inches at a time with those bars that the car might slip off the bar and cause lots of damage. You might consider drilling and tapping to fit a bolt on either or one side so the bar locks into place and there is less chance of the car slipping off.

Just a though otherwise the concept is great if you don't have a lift.

joey bagadonuts

Not trying to pile it on or steal your thunder, Steven, but I think it might be a challenge to get such bars under a lowered, race car.

Here's how I propped up my car during my Winter projects ... for those who can't fit such a bar between their jack and rockers, nor have access to a lift. Obviously, you need to have a good understanding of shop safety and take precautions to avoid injury, like placing wheels under the rockers or leaving the jack in place under the car.

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-nick

Might I recommend some of these guys for those jack stands -

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...112&zmap=95952

joey bagadonuts

Good call.

911Jetta

^^^^^
Are you saying they are Joey approved?!

Nick, Thanks for the heads up!

joey bagadonuts

newsboy

I usually lift the car about 8 inches at a time, go to the other side & repeat. Have had it up at around two feet for the last oil change.
No problem with stability, as my jack stands cradle the bars nicely.
Probably wouldn't work on a lowered car. Mne is stock, and i can just get a low profile jack under the bars.

dfinnegan

I have lifting bars and a lowered car. I sometimes have to lift the bar a bit to get my low profile jack under it depending on how the car settles. I use a short length of board with a block and lever the side of the car up via the bar, then slide the jack under.

The bars have a similar pad to yours, but I designed in a 3/4" stub post which inserts into holes at the car's jack pads. I also added a piece of angle iron along the bottom to increase the stiffness of the bar.

I'll take some pics later and post.

Cheers

plambert

Steve & Joe,

Thanks for the great ideas. I've struggled with the notion of how to place the stands if one places the jack on the pads. Cool ideas. (Especially since I'll need to jack that PNC in order to replace the brake lines in the near future.)

Steve, where on Cape are you? I may be heading to the Hyannis area this weekend to get some car audio advice from a friend there.

Phil

newsboy

Hi Phil,
I live in East sandwich, about 1/2 mile off of exit 4. Give me a call if you would like to stop by and see the bars. Cell 508-737-3826.

plambert

Hi Steven,

Sorry that I could not get to the Cape yesterday. Spent *hours* working on engine mount replacement and swapping out the ducktail for the original deck. I'll ring you next time I'm heading your way. I really like your jacking idea!

Phil