how do you change oil and work on a lowered car?

[AznDragon]

i have a '97 integra and i'm going to be lowering it 2", but i have a question. how will i continue to change oil on my car? even now i have to use the jack, but i'm not sure if i'll still be able to get it under the car after i lower it.

for all you that have lowered cars, what do you do to be able to work on your car?

[SilverY2KCivic]

For me, I have my Civic coupe lowered about "2 on "15's so it's pretty low. I just use a small cheap floor jack that I have, raise the front of each side of it up so I can slide a jack stand under each side. No problems getting the floor jack under the car.

[strodda]

if the jack wont fit under, put together a couple wood blocks... drive the car up, then jack the front up.

[CivicSiRacer]

I use 2x4s. And actually now I purchased Rhino Ramps, which my car cannot get onto unless I stack 2x4s in a step formation to get up onto the ramps.

But before I drove up on 2x4s and then my jack slid underneath with no problems. There is a jack by Harbor Freight which slides under my car with no problem.



http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=47246

[Rollinon18s]

My friends used to lift my car a little in front to get the jack under it...that was until we realized it was bending the fenders. Now I drive up on anything and the jack will go right under it. The Honda jack slides right under it, it is just a pain to use.

[DemonicAccord]

I use rhino ramps too, $30 at the local shop, and a ripped piece of 2x10 that I use to clear the bumpers lower leading edge



nice Team Dynamics there strodda, I got mine w/ the graphics about 3 years ago

[kicker1_solo]

Originally posted by strodda
if the jack wont fit under, put together a couple wood blocks... drive the car up, then jack the front up.

I do something kinda like that. In high school I made a set of steel car ramps, and now I scrape trying to go up them so I have to put down 2x4s in front of the ramps and drive up the 2x4s onto the ramp so I don't scrape. It's not that much of a hastle though....

[Jetts]

or u can just go to jiffy lube and have it done for u

[CivicSiRacer]

Originally posted by 96Hatch
or u can just go to jiffy lube and have it done for u

Jiffy Lube? THat's worse than not changing your oil at all. Those places use the lowest grade oils and filters. And I know several people whom have had their oil pan bolt left off, or Jiffy Lube forgot to refill the car with oil.

[Jetts]

hmmm that might be that jiffy lube but my parents have been going there for longer then i can remember and i have been going there for a year and i havnt had any problems and neither have my parents

[strodda]

Originally posted by DemonicAccord
nice Team Dynamics there strodda, I got mine w/ the graphics about 3 years ago

thanks. have any pics of yours?
i thought about getting the "team dynamics motorsport" in blue, but that was back when i had everything blue, and now i kinda prefer the plain look.

[Ace$nyper]

Jacks work. Also i just dumped my old springs and got coilovers so it's still easy as pie

[BLU CIVIC]

Originally posted by CivicSiRacer


Jiffy Lube? THat's worse than not changing your oil at all. Those places use the lowest grade oils and filters. And I know several people whom have had their oil pan bolt left off, or Jiffy Lube forgot to refill the car with oil.

TRUE..THEY BLEW THE ENGINE ON MY NX2000 AND I DIDN'T HAVE $500 FOR THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP THE PROVE IT....THEY SUCK...JUST MY OPNION

BACK O/T......I USE THE JACK THAT COMES WITH MY CAR TO RAISE IT UP UNTIL I CAN GET A HYDROLIC JACK UNDER THERE..AND VICE VRESA WHEN PUTTING IT DOWN

[Ace$nyper]

BLU I just wanted to say love the pic EFs rule

[BLU CIVIC]

Originally posted by Ace$nyper
BLU I just wanted to say love the pic EFs rule

SHOULD SEE THE FULL SIZE PIC