mossy
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Registered: 22nd Jan 04
Location: Manchester Drives: GSi
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what the fuck is goin on?
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mike16v
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: sheffield, yorkshire
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what?
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Adam
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Registered: 1st May 01
Location: Hurstbourne Tarrant
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where are you jacking it up?
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mossy
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Registered: 22nd Jan 04
Location: Manchester Drives: GSi
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jackin point on the side.....front wheels just wont come off the ground, well they do but about half an inch, which isnt normal.
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mike16v
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Registered: 20th May 02
Location: sheffield, yorkshire
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use the front jacking point instead of the back
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PaulW
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Registered: 26th Jan 03
Location: Atherton, Greater Manchester
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tis cos of the rear beam. the front suspensio0n is independant so it will stretch to its full length before lifting with the car. The rear wheel is held up as the wheel on the other side still has weight on so it can't come down from the arch, and so the rear beam will keep the rear wheel in the arch for longer, hence why the rear wheel will lift off the ground before the front & also usually end up being higher in the air than the front when fully jacked up.
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Davido
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Registered: 18th Aug 03
Location: Reading,Berks
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guess ur fitting new wheels 
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mossy
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Registered: 22nd Jan 04
Location: Manchester Drives: GSi
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no there shit give me money back
was just fittin em temporarily coz mine r fucked
cheers again dave
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mossy
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Registered: 22nd Jan 04
Location: Manchester Drives: GSi
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i used the front jakin point, wen the front wheel did lift up the jak was fully extended,n afta a while the front wheel seemd to lower a little.
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mike_1.2LS96
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Registered: 23rd Oct 03
Location: Darlington | Mazda 323 1.8 Exec
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Invest in a hydraulic jack.
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mossy
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Registered: 22nd Jan 04
Location: Manchester Drives: GSi
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i have one......i have never had this problem b4.....summat aint right with suspension
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mike_1.2LS96
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Registered: 23rd Oct 03
Location: Darlington | Mazda 323 1.8 Exec
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Oh right I was thinking you using the scissor jack.
Invest in axle stands
You're not jacking it up on the sill part are you?
There is a square bit of chassis with a round hole in behind the front wheels which I always use.
I can only think you havent locked the hydraulic valve tight enough cos I have done that sometimes too.
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mossy
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Registered: 22nd Jan 04
Location: Manchester Drives: GSi
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u av misunderstood.....i have never had this problem b4. its not the jak. last time i jacked up my car about 3 months ago it was fine, but now it ony lifts about 2cm off the floor where as rear weel is about 4 ft up
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Davidkent
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Registered: 2nd Nov 08
Location: Warminster, Wiltshire
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quote:
Originally posted by mossy
u av misunderstood.....i have never had this problem b4. its not the jak. last time i jacked up my car about 3 months ago it was fine, but now it ony lifts about 2cm off the floor where as rear weel is about 4 ft up
4 Foot up?
Thats a big fucking jack!
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tom_simes
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Registered: 12th Jan 05
Location: Undy, Newport Drives: Skoda Octavia vRS estate
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Stripped out? When mine was, it did this - I just lumped loads of shit in the boot before I jacked it up, seemed to solve my problem!
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Adam_B
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Registered: 13th Dec 00
Location: Lancashire
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Are we jacking up a Delorean with a flux capacitor?
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Tommy L
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Registered: 21st Aug 06
Location: Northampton Drives: Audi wagon
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dig dig dig
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