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Interior/Exterior Texas Speedworks Aluminum Jack Points - nice!

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Old 01-17-2008 | 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by ignote
For simple wheel swaps, I use the board. For more serious work I use the stands.
YMMV
Still encourage you to use jack stands. Just takes a sec or two and after seeing more then one jack fail over the years it's a sec or two that will save you much more in time and pain should a jack fail while wheels are off MINI.

Better Safe then $orry.
 
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Old 01-17-2008 | 02:31 PM
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Yep, side rail is where I put the 2x4. I use the TSW jack points too. I lost a couple OEM jack points......not sure where...

The OEM 'foam' or whatever points always made me a little nervous when up on jack stands.
 
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Old 01-17-2008 | 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by AutoXCooper
Still encourage you to use jack stands. Just takes a sec or two and after seeing more then one jack fail over the years it's a sec or two that will save you much more in time and pain should a jack fail while wheels are off MINI.

Better Safe then $orry.
+1

Please use jack stands. $10 at Sears...do it.
 
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Old 01-17-2008 | 02:55 PM
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Thanks PGT.

Have you checked to see if the rubber pads are still on your ramps? I have had to replace mine a couple of times. I just use an old bike inner tube and cut strips that fit the whole length of the ramp and no skidding.
 
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Old 01-17-2008 | 03:00 PM
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yep, they are but the garage is polished and sealed, so no dice on ramps in there.
 
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Old 01-17-2008 | 03:10 PM
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bummer

Have you tried bolting them to the floor?
 
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Old 01-17-2008 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by ScottinBend
Thanks PGT.

Have you checked to see if the rubber pads are still on your ramps? I have had to replace mine a couple of times. I just use an old bike inner tube and cut strips that fit the whole length of the ramp and no skidding.

I lost one of the rubber pads on my Rhino ramp and it never stays still. Thanks for the tube tip I will give that a try.
 
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Old 01-17-2008 | 04:22 PM
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bummer

Have you tried bolting them to the floor?
not really needed. I have a buddy with a Bend-Pak four post lift...if it gets that involved, I just drop by (well, I did before he rented the house and went to Baghdad to make $$$$$).
 
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Old 01-17-2008 | 05:24 PM
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Nice exhaust. Looks like it fits great. I like the big tips. Are you going to paint them black?

Are those Cross coilovers I see?

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Old 01-17-2008 | 05:46 PM
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yep, Cross. I tried to paint them black on the car, but it didn't work so well. thought you were going to paint them before shipping, no big deal though. fit isn't perfect...heat shields are rattling. looks like the rear section rotated in the jig or something, so the whole thing sits a bit left
 
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Old 01-17-2008 | 06:37 PM
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yep, Cross. I tried to paint them black on the car, but it didn't work so well. thought you were going to paint them before shipping, no big deal though. fit isn't perfect...heat shields are rattling. looks like the rear section rotated in the jig or something, so the whole thing sits a bit left
Sorry. The last thing I want to do is screw up your new exhaust with a bad paint job.

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Old 01-17-2008 | 06:40 PM
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I thought you were serious
 
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Old 01-17-2008 | 06:42 PM
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Rhino ramps..

I've use Rhino ramps, first for my Miata, now for both my MINI and Miata. I had the same type problem with slipping on my garage floor but I bought a remnant piece of indoor-outdoor carpeting with the rummber bottom. The rubber bottom keeps the stands from slipping and the nice "grass" top is softer than the concrete floor.
 
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Old 01-17-2008 | 07:47 PM
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PGT,

Stop showing off your awesome new RMW exhaust! Shameless
 
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