ghost_masterCL

Ok, so this may seem like a dumb question and all, BUT I need some advice on how to jack the car up, and hold it up so I can take at least 2 tires off at once, and I need to leave it that way for a couple hours, so it has to be reliable.

My supplies are:

-a floor jack (1)
-jack stands (2)

I can buy some cinderblocks or more jack stands or borrow another jack if necesary, but here's why I'm trying to do this.

I just got the G2 brake caliper painting kit, and the paint can only be used in a 4-6 hour period. It takes 2 hours for the paint to cure after completing, so having 4 hours to do this (worst case scenario), I will have to do at least 2 calipers at a time.

I plan on replacing the pads and rotors as soon as the goddamn rotors get here, but for now I figure I'll just do this since if any paint gets on any of the pads or rotors I'll be replacing them anyways.

so, basically I need to jack up one whole side (or end) of the car at once to do 2 at a time. Problem is the jack points are so goddamn small that I can't get the jack stands under there once I have it jacked up. So I need someone to give me a picture or something of where I can put the jack stands, or the jack to start off with, or something along those lines. I'm sure I'd probably just be better off borrowing another jack to do this.

OR would I be better off jsut removing all the calipers and clamping the brake lines to prevent any loss of fluid and blocking the tires and just doing all 4 at once... or would that just be too much trouble.

thanks in advance for the help guys.

red99cl2.3

i did one wheel at at time. once i finished one i put the wheel back on. it takes 4 hours to cure but if you have aftermarket rims like mine that let em dry because of plently of airflow you have nothing to worry about.

lomeli3.0CL

man i would just use jack stands.... that would be the safest.....

red99cl2.3

man that paint turns to fucking putty when it dries out. i didnt believe it when they said it. that it would only last 4 hours but they were right. you might wanna pick up some extra brake cleaner FYI the can they supply is ALMOST!! enough

ghost_masterCL

ok, well I don't have aftermarket rims, I still have the stock 99's on. Could I still just put those back on and not drive it for a day? I'd think that would work, as long as I didn't let the rims hit the calipers when I did it.

and I figured I would have use the jack stands, BUT HOW THE HELL TO I GET THE CAR ON THEM??? there has got to be some otehr place to put the jack stands besides the marked locations under the car, will someone tell me where to put them besides teh axle .

ghost_masterCL

bizzump... anyone?

VXCL

i put the car up on cinderblocks on each lift point. took off all 4 wheels and painted all 4 at the same time. thats the best way to do it. i jacked u p one side at time. remember to loosen the lugs on the wheels first.

aspar

wouldnt it be easier to just take the calipers off and paint them???

Zerostatic

get 4 stone blocks . . .