Gravel 102 Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 1 hour ago, Bibs said: Hockey puck http://www.amazon.co.uk/Skate-Hut-Ice-Hockey-Puck/dp/B0073UQTMI LOL - had you seen the frequency bought together for that before you posted? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bibs 11,639 Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 Read the reviews too 1 Quote 88 Esprit NA, 89 Esprit Turbo SE, Evora, Evora S, Evora IPS, Evora S IPS, Evora S IPS SR, Evora 400, Elise S1, Elise S1 111s, Evora GT410 Sport Evora NA For forum issues, please contact the Moderators. I will aim to respond to emails/PM's Mon-Fri 9-6 GMT. Link to post Share on other sites
Gravel 102 Posted December 6, 2015 Report Share Posted December 6, 2015 11 hours ago, Bibs said: Read the reviews too Sounds like I'm going to need to order some carbide tools to grove them to fit the jack-stands Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JAWS 427 Posted December 8, 2015 Report Share Posted December 8, 2015 On 05/12/2015 at 12:03, Gravel said: What sorts of axle stands are people using - I don't fancy chaning a wheel with just a jack under there. My other cars have traditional metal sills, and the axle stands have U-shaped tops. I'm guessing I need something different to go under those aluminium pads on the jacking points... Joe, try using a box of paper reams or better still do what the factory do and get wooden/compressed pulp 12" cubes made up. Also, you can actually jack the car up from the side, just pad the jack and be accurate where you place it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
machine7 29 Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 I have got a pair of Jackpoint stands (http://www.jackpointjackstands.com), they are excellent for being able to lift and secure on an axle stand at the correct point. I was fortunate to be working alongside a P-car owner so was able to piggy-back onto a group-buy that they organised, but still think they were around the £280 mark. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gravel 102 Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Those Jack point stands look cool! But rather pricey IMO. I might have a go at a DIY version using big ugly bits of iron. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
robington 142 Posted September 2, 2018 Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 Has anybody found a way to be able to jack the Evora up so that all 4 corners can be on axle stands? Also, how do you get the 2 rear wheels off the ground and on jack stands at the same time? Thanks, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2011 Chrome Orange 150 Posted September 2, 2018 Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 Before I got my 4 post lift, I was determined to figure out a way to jack it up and to put it on jack stands without the high cost of something like the JackPoint jack stands. Since I had extra wheel dollies, a spare jack saddle and more than one jack, I thought I could combine them. So, I took the wheels off the dolly, drilled and tapped the saddle and mounted the dolly onto the saddle. Cost me $0 and was able get the car up onto four stands easily. (I apparently forgot to take a picture of the car just on the rear jack stand with the jack/wheel dolly set-up removed ) Since I didn't put my car on stands too often, this worked fine me. Took me about an hour to make, was completely reversible, and it saved me several hundred dollars. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bravo73 1,386 Posted September 2, 2018 Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 3 hours ago, robington said: Has anybody found a way to be able to jack the Evora up so that all 4 corners can be on axle stands? Also, how do you get the 2 rear wheels off the ground and on jack stands at the same time? As long as you place the jack in the correct place (ie by the central beam, not near the sill), it is possible to jack both wheels on one side with a single jack. Then you can place jack stands under each of the jacking points. And no, you won’t find this procedure in either of the manuals. But I was shown it by one of the Lotus Cup teams. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pete757 158 Posted September 2, 2018 Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 A small piece of 6+ mm plywood! Free from any DIY shop! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
electro_boy 253 Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 Howdy guys, Just double checking I've understood the instructions about jacking the car up correctly. Here is a pic of the rear jacking point on the passenger side, the blue sticker is pointing directly at a bolt head. Should the bolt head be in the centre of the jacking head? I'm concerned about not spreading the load over the jack head and placing it all the bolt and also the jack not being secure as its balancing on the bolt. or can I place the jack head directly on top of the sticker, so just to the side of the 3 bolts? Finally am a correct in thinking, lifting the car from the rear jack point will lift both the front and the rear wheels? thanks all 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hangar 111 314 Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 You jack on the ribbed pads just a little further beyond said bolt - there is one at each corner of the car. Dave 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
electro_boy 253 Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 ah got you! the black ribbed thingy just in the corner of the pic? Yep that would make a lot more sense. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2011 Chrome Orange 150 Posted January 31, 2019 Report Share Posted January 31, 2019 (edited) Yes the black and silver ribbed area Edited January 31, 2019 by 2011 Chrome Orange 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pacederon 21 Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 Reviving this if I may please - jacking the Evora on one of the rear jack points, will this tend to lift both rear wheels or a rear and the front on the same side? (I will find out next week, but interesting to know beforehand...🙂) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
agentdr8 155 Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 It will lift the rear and the front of the side you're jacking from. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pacederon 21 Posted November 12, 2020 Report Share Posted November 12, 2020 I thought this would be the case. Suits me well as it will allow me to put a stand on the front. My so called low entry long reach trolley jack will not extend to the front jacking points without raising the body. I am thinking of maybe getting a pneumatic jack, but their lift, or certainly the less expensive ones are only about 200mm. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pacederon 21 Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 On 02/09/2018 at 14:38, Bravo73 said: As long as you place the jack in the correct place (ie by the central beam, not near the sill), it is possible to jack both wheels on one side with a single jack. Then you can place jack stands under each of the jacking points. And no, you won’t find this procedure in either of the manuals. But I was shown it by one of the Lotus Cup teams. I assume from this that the aluminium belly plate actually touches the chassis, so that jacking at the right point will not distort the plate? Where exactly does the chassis run - how far in from the cills? I have a mid-rise scissor platform that will just slide under the Evora that would be good to use, but I want to be totally sure where the chassis sides run before I go lifting. Does anybody perhaps know the total width of the chassis, and the width of the individual rails even? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
exeterjeep 313 Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 On 12/11/2020 at 21:27, Pacederon said: I thought this would be the case. Suits me well as it will allow me to put a stand on the front. My so called low entry long reach trolley jack will not extend to the front jacking points without raising the body. I can get a scissor jack under the fronts without raising the rear. The only difficulty is operating the handle part as the clearance is poor. I also made a pair of ramps out of 3 pieces of chipboard that I can drive the fronts onto, it makes access to the front jacking point easy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pacederon 21 Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 20 minutes ago, exeterjeep said: I can get a scissor jack under the fronts without raising the rear. The only difficulty is operating the handle part as the clearance is poor. I also made a pair of ramps out of 3 pieces of chipboard that I can drive the fronts onto, it makes access to the front jacking point easy. I just tried an air bag jack I borrowed, and it is maybe half an inch too high to slide under! I see on ebay there are electric scissor jacks that are not expensive - I am tempted to try one out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pacederon 21 Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 32 minutes ago, Pacederon said: I assume from this that the aluminium belly plate actually touches the chassis, so that jacking at the right point will not distort the plate? Where exactly does the chassis run - how far in from the cills? I have a mid-rise scissor platform that will just slide under the Evora that would be good to use, but I want to be totally sure where the chassis sides run before I go lifting. Does anybody perhaps know the total width of the chassis, and the width of the individual rails even? I should have done some googling before my post above! I now see that the central belly plate is part of the chassis and not a pate added on afterwards. In which case, the outer chassis rails must bedirectly above a row of bolts that , in my case, secures the bargeboard? In which case, i should be able to use my platform with a wooden rail just in from these bolts? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
exeterjeep 313 Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 18 minutes ago, Pacederon said: I see on ebay there are electric scissor jacks that are not expensive - I am tempted to try one out. Just looked at one on ebay (never seen one before) , there were no measurements as to the min height, but it only looks like an ordinary jack with a motor to save winding it. The motor looks higher than the scissor parts. The places where the jacking points are are clearly marked under the car on the reinforces plates. I have jacked up my previous evora using 2 scissor jacks for the front each side, and also done the rear of my current one. I once tried jacking up my jeep renegade without checking where it should have been lifted from, it looked ok, but was not and i bent a bit of the underside. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KJD 97 Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 Everything is possible. Check this thread. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mayevora 1,351 Posted November 22, 2020 Report Share Posted November 22, 2020 I left mine on the drive last month for a few days whilst the two rears went in for a refurb. And a great time to hamerite the wheel nuts 😊👍 2 Quote Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk - that will teach us to keep mouth shut! Link to post Share on other sites
exeterjeep 313 Posted November 22, 2020 Report Share Posted November 22, 2020 10 minutes ago, mayevora said: I left mine on the drive last month for a few days whilst the two rears went in for a refurb. And a great time to hamerite the wheel nuts 😊👍 Where did you have your rims done, I had my wife's RR evoque 2 sets done at south west wheel repairs on the matford estate - not far from the driving test place....I also had 4 new tyres fitted there this week, I think they take better care of the rims than most standard tyre fitters. From your pic and the other one earlier in the thread it looks like a load of people have had their lotus wheels nicked. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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