What's the quickest way to switch wheels if you have sideskirts?

[Matej]

Hahaha what an embarrassing question, but how do all of you who have sideskirts switch wheels at drift days?

Do you actually take the time to remove the skirts, jack up the car, mount new wheels, lower car, and put the skirts back on?
That's what I do but I'm curious if there's an easier way that doesn't involve removing the skirts.

I know some people drive the rear up on ramps and jack it up by the diff, but I don't think I could fit ramps or a jack under the rear bumper.

Basically I'm just trying to get an idea of what others do, if it has to be the "hard" way then so be it, but if there's some kind of trick then please tell me.

And no, drifting without sideskirts is not an option! Haha.

[Fries]

Matej, don't worry. I'll be at the drift events I'll simply pick the car up while you change the wheelz. DUH! (Good question imo)

[gotta240]

Take two 2x4's. Place under rear wheels. Drive up onto 2x4's.

Jack from the diff and OBVIOUSLY use jack stands.
Fast, simple, cheap.

[punxva]

yeah or if you want to be hardcore like me, for the rear just jack from your tow hook on the passenger side. or buy a very low pro jack, i use both methods

[awesomenick]

Drive on uneven slopes to lift a wheel. haha.

[azndoc]

I just use wooden planks that are like 5 inch wide and about 2 inches high.

The ramp is about 5 feet long and I have another one that I nailed on top of it that's about 1 and 1/2 feet long.

Then I make an angle at both ends and that's how I drive up on it to get enough space to jack up the car.

I jack up the diff on the rear side and in the front I jack it up at the subframe thing behind the oil pan.

Or you could just jack it up from the tow hooks.

[sil40drift]

Someone posted a very good idea.

if you have two jacks, You can raise the car slightly by jacking up the tow hook. At which point you can then slide a second jack under the diff and proceed to jack the car up safely.

[azndoc]

Someone posted a very good idea.

if you have two jacks, You can raise the car slightly by jacking up the tow hook. At which point you can then slide a second jack under the diff and proceed to jack the car up safely.

Or............

You can save yourself the trouble of bringing three jacks with you and just drive your car up on the ramps. Then jack it up from the bottom.

Geez people I believe with close to 20 events I've got this figured out.

[Fries]

Geez people I believe with close to 20 events I've got this figured out.


mastah~

Smart. I used to use stock jack to lift side up then use a real(?) jack to lift car, but I think I'll just bring some 2x4's!

[TougeLabs]

How about pneumatic jacks ?K sport makes them i wanna see someone toss them on

[Flybert]

Tow hook or ramps or a combination of both.

[punxva]

yeah the ksports are beefy as hell, if i had a total track car, i'd be rocking those bad boys, plus they arent too expensive either roughly $330.00, and they are lightweight too, only about 5lbs...

FTW
http://www.ksportusa.com/grfx/products/airjack/pa01/splash.jpg

[McRussellPants]

Jack from the diff and OBVIOUSLY use jack stands.


rofl.

nobody uses jackstands to change wheels.

I don't even use them changing wheels on the trailer.

you're not going under the car.

you aren't gonna die if you don't absolutely suck at cars.

use the tow hook on the rear bumper. its easy to get a jack that far under.

[illvialuver]

shit i wold use those jacks on a daily driven/ track car. so its 300 something for each? so about 1200 gets you the ability to not have to worry about this shit ever?

so can you ingage these like speed racer and jump over shit? :D

[Brian]

oh!

jack on the rear tow hook and hope it holds!

[Phlip]

Jack from tow hooks or drive up on a 2x4.
Get it off those tow hooks FAST.

[Mi Beardo es Loco]

they DO sell low profile jacks.

[awesomenick]

Probably not low enough for Matej or others....

[JVD]

they DO sell low profile jacks.
Ya, still not low enough for the most part.

[projectRDM]

Or buy low profile ramps. There used to be an Ebay seller who had them for $49 a pair. Lightweight, ABS plastic, easy to carry and store in the car.

[silviaguy240]

buy a 8ft 2x10. cut into two 3ft pieces and two 1ft pieces, angle cut the edges at w/e degree you want, screw together. boom 4inch ramps for under $7.

[thatdrifterguy]

maybe cut a hole under the skirt so that a jack can fit? idk.
ive been driving onto 2x4s

[d*star180]

Super low profile jack right under the diff.
Or regular jack right behind/underish the rear bumper on the support.
Works great.

[ILoveMyRHS13]

A little bit more expensive than 2x4s but works great! Lightweight, too.

http://performance.yoparts.com/tomioka-racing/tomioka-racingsuper-slopes/trslope/i-130482.aspx

[2fast240]

I always use the tow hooks. Works everytime. Low pro jack on the diff is good too.

[INeedNewTires]

hydro jack with ramps FTMFWN....

if the ramps dont fit under skirt on side, put behind rear wheels and back up on to them.

[Matej]

Hmm tow hook sounds like risky bizniz, I'd be worried about bending something, I'm going to try 2x4's since that's the second cheapest method haha.

[IIIXziuR]

Air Jacks.

...But I use the tow hook all the time, it works.
Just get the jack nice and centered

[muddafakka]

Not exactly related to the original topic but do any of you guys have something like this or similar in your garage? Just wondering.

http://www.americasprideonline.com/6000-lb-capacity-low-rise-lift-22017-3-1.ViewProduct

[azndoc]

fuck.

Do I have to do a write up on this shit?

Like a step by step procedure on how to make wooden ramps because some kids didn't take wood shop in school?

Air jacks? Seriously? Your going to spend all that money on the jacks, labor, and a portable air compressor? Just to look cool and save your self 5 mins of manual labor? Gtfo

Geez.

[240love]

HAHAHA^^^ 2x4s FTW

[IIIXziuR]

I joke, I joke Jack.
I'm poor I use tow hook and scrap wood

[d r i f t swift]

lol.. not the quickest way.. but i dont see why you couldnt stuff that under your aero. haha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOmAe-WKQmo

[SW20Racer]

yeah the ksports are beefy as hell, if i had a total track car, i'd be rocking those bad boys, plus they arent too expensive either roughly $330.00, and they are lightweight too, only about 5lbs...

FTW
http://www.ksportusa.com/grfx/products/airjack/pa01/splash.jpg

quit being suching a cock tease and give me mor einfo on what/where these are. i cant read the decal.

[d r i f t swift]

http://www.ksportusa.com/asp/pneumatic_detail.asp?product_id=pa01

quit being suching a cock tease and give me mor einfo on what/where these are. i cant read the decal.

[silviaguy240]

fuck.

Do I have to do a write up on this shit?

Like a step by step procedure on how to make wooden ramps because some kids didn't take wood shop in school?

Air jacks? Seriously? Your going to spend all that money on the jacks, labor, and a portable air compressor? Just to look cool and save your self 5 mins of manual labor? Gtfo

Geez.

already did it for ya

buy a 8ft 2x10. cut into two 3ft pieces and two 1ft pieces, angle cut the edges at w/e degree you want, screw together. boom 4inch ramps for under $7.

[KA-T_240]

Wood nailed together in a "step-up" style. I also have a Harbor Frieght low profile jack that works just fine to get under my lip and jack on the tow-hooks(not my first choice. No issues yet. Even on a damaged one)

[mr_240sx]

thats weird i just find it easier and quicker to just snip 3 zip ties from sideskirt near rear wheel on driver side and slide squirt out so jack clears, then just slide low pro jack and jack up from rear subframe bolt. from there i can get both rear tires off the ground quick then i could by having to get out of car and set up blocks, get back in drive and drive on black, get out of car and tray to get jack under diff.

[kenshinS14sks]

+1 for the stock jack ... stock jack a little and then 4 ton jack up the rest ... how does that pneumatic jack thing work? where does it go?

[blitzkrgCT9A]

I use these

http://www.napsusa.com/Nukabe/pictures/TomiokaSuperSlope1.jpg

[awesomenick]

lol.. not the quickest way.. but i dont see why you couldnt stuff that under your aero. haha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOmAe-WKQmo

That thing would mess up aero bad I think. Wimpy fiberglass vs. the weight of the car. Maybe if you used it behind the aero.

[genetic]

i think the best way is to use ramps

then jack them at the towhooks.

thats what i did. i couldnt get my super low jack under my frame rails and i didnt even have a kit.

GL

[ayuaddict]

i use a scissor jack/stock jack.

slide between wheel and side skirt and slip it behind the side skirt to the pinch weld or sub frame bolt.

whatever.

takes like 2-3 minutes to change a wheel if you have coilovers, even in the rear.

[Drift_Magik]

fuck.

Do I have to do a write up on this shit?

Like a step by step procedure on how to make wooden ramps because some kids didn't take wood shop in school?

Air jacks? Seriously? Your going to spend all that money on the jacks, labor, and a portable air compressor? Just to look cool and save your self 5 mins of manual labor? Gtfo

Geez.


wooden ramps and wood shop ftw hahaha

[Flipzide]

I currently don't have aero, but I've used combinations of wood planks, ramps, and tow hooks.

I don't see why anyone wouldnt have at least a plank of wood with them at an event..

just pick up shit on the side of the road.. lol i've found various sizes of lumber for use...

[gotta240]

I use these

http://www.napsusa.com/Nukabe/pictures/TomiokaSuperSlope1.jpg


SWEET! 70 dollar 2x6s

[SoSideways]

Yeah I bought 3 pieces of 1x6 wood planks from Home Depot, got home, sawed 1 of them in half, then nailed each half to 1 of the full planks.

Raises the car 2 inches and don't have to take the front bumper off.

I might have to add a few more to it, so it acts like a total ramp system for the front and rear of the car, for those annoying days like maintenance day where you have to crawl under the car to change tranny or diff fluids.

In that case, all you'd have to do is make the ramp long enough so that after the front wheels go up the ramp, it will level off a little bit before the rear gets on, so when the rear gets on, you can have the car go up another few inches, that way you can get a jack underneath the front and the rear easily.

Plus it's something to do... when you're bored.

[Ian]

get a good jack that doesn't have to move far to go up



get a 2x4 that's like 5" long...cut in half at a 45* angle so you make little ramp things


put them behind rear wheels and reverse up them


then jack from diff


done

[SuicidnS13]

Find a stock honda civic jack at a yard and shove it under your car and manually turn it with a small screw driver till its high enough to get a jack under. Now your not carrying wood or anything. Just a small 1" by 12" jack and your main jack. Or build some cheap wood ramps-

[McRussellPants]

K Sport Jacks are like 450$ per MSRP.

upshot is you only need one if you just want to do the back of the car and have coilovers.

[drftwerks]

http://www.rhdjapan.com/images/product/50645/Image/Normal/Image10.jpg

http://www.rhdjapan.com/images/product/50645/Image/Normal/Image12.jpg

http://www.rhdjapan.com/images/product/50645/Image/Normal/Image13.jpg

CANT WAIT TO GET THIS FOR MY FC

[blitzkrgCT9A]

/\/\ thats fuckin' sick!!! NICE!!

[IIIXziuR]

Yeah thats pretty gnarly!
Poor Man's Air Jack system!

[Ricks15]

cut zip ties holding skirt, then jack car up:aw:

[usajdm]

Get some bigger friends.
Lifting the side of a 2500lb car by its wheel well, enough to slide a jack under it isnt an amazing pheat...... and its free.

[gotta240]

^^^^ you don't have overfenders do you?

[gotta240]

http://www.rhdjapan.com/images/product/50645/Image/Normal/Image10.jpg





CANT WAIT TO GET THIS FOR MY FC


Although it looks badass, i can't imagine that setup weighing less than 20 or 30 lbs... which is NOT what i want to ride around the track with me all day. Nice idea, but more a novelty than anything.

[McRussellPants]

Although it looks badass, i can't imagine that setup weighing less than 20 or 30 lbs... which is NOT what i want to ride around the track with me all day. Nice idea, but more a novelty than anything.

you will never notice 30lbs in the back of your car. ever.

none of you drive more than once a month
none of you are that consistant
none of you have taken that much flex out of an S-chassis

[Firestorm]

i just slide my jack under the diff and jack it up. since my car has such gay ride height :keke: theres no need to put anything unter the wheels or to jack it up somewhere else. at least in the rear. front is a little more difficult, i use a scissor jack first and then slide my other jack under the car and pump it up.

[Pink Slut]

http://www.rhdjapan.com/images/product/50645/Image/Normal/Image10.jpg

http://www.rhdjapan.com/images/product/50645/Image/Normal/Image12.jpg

http://www.rhdjapan.com/images/product/50645/Image/Normal/Image13.jpg

CANT WAIT TO GET THIS FOR MY FC

and jacking the car up on the back panel?:loco:

anyhow, i just drive backwards onto wooden blocks, clears just enough to get the jack under the diff

[JVD]

you will never notice 30lbs in the back of your car. ever.

none of you drive more than once a month
none of you are that consistant
none of you have taken that much flex out of an S-chassis
Exactly!

240SX /= F1 car

[gotta240]

you will never notice 30lbs in the back of your car. ever.

none of you drive more than once a month
none of you are that consistant
none of you have taken that much flex out of an S-chassis


Hold up... Weren't you the one who was flaming the bathroom scales as a way to corner balance a car? You know....the system thats a whopping 10 or 15lbs off....

Although you may never notice 30lbs (IF thats what it weighs), ita the COMBINATION of 30lbs here and 30lbs there just to look cool that will kill you. That system has no functional advantage whatsoever. You still need a jack for the front of the car...that same jack can be used on the rear of the car, making this system useless. Well, except to say "look at me!!!"

I'm starting to notice you just like to argue. Why don't you tell me, WHY IS THIS BENEFICIAL to a 240?

Again, cool idea but basically a useless mod.

[McRussellPants]

How many times a Drift event do I need to change my front tires?

whopping 10-15lbs off my ass. I bet your shit scales 50lbs different every time you use that peice of Rube Goldberg shit.

I'm not gonna make that contraption, because I'm not lazy enough to not use boards. But I geuss some people are, and it works for them.

[gotta240]

Again, whats the point to this mod? Where is the justification for spending time, money, and materials only to still need to cary another jack around and to add more weight to the car?

None. No point. Waste of money to a track goer. Money well spent for a hard parker.

[McRussellPants]

How many times a Drift event do I need to change my front tires?

I understand this isn't so fresh, if you suck at driving and all you do is go to track events and eat front tires plowing around.

But you have to understand that jack would be really effective for drifting if you were motivated enough to make it.

[articdragon192]

How stable is it though?

[drftwerks]

how stable does it need to be? im not going under the fucking car, its as stable or more than a floor jack holding the car up

[4bangers]

for the front, where do you jack the car up?

[articdragon192]

I'm an idiot, lol. It's not like it's going to teeter over. The front two wheels should be enough lateral support.

[95zilvia]

I just roll my car up onto my Takata Low Down ramps
and jack up the car from the rear diff.
what the fuck noobs we got nowadays.

[Bushido]

to get to front suspension:

1. place 2, 2x4's on top of each other, with enough room between the first and second 2x4's so that the wheel can "step up"

2. place wooden block on jack and lift from lower sill/pinchweld area behind front wheel. jacking up one side will lift the opposite front wheel if you are low enough.

3. place jackstand on opposite side pinchweld.



to get to rear:

drive up onto 2 stacked 2x4's and jack from diff.

easy as pie.

fuck fancy ramps.

[ayuaddict]

i use a scissor jack/stock jack.

slide between wheel and side skirt and slip it behind the side skirt to the pinch weld or sub frame bolt.

whatever.

takes like 2-3 minutes to change a wheel if you have coilovers, even in the rear.

im telling you guys.

if it works for me, it will work for anybody.

[hotrodv]

I do it this way..

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/4899/img1471jz1.jpg