Beginner Racing

[Jittsl]

If your budget is in any way limited think twice about a scissor lift. I can get my car up on four stands in about 3 minutes (quicker than you can sort out your lift) and once up I can do all the routine maintenance (engine/transmission oil, brakes, suspension) without any issues. When I do need a lift is when it's time to drop motor or gearbox and a scissor lift is little (or no) use in those circumstances. For this job you need a 2 or 4 post lift. I prefer a 4 post because I can use it for doing the most common maintenance of all - wheel alignment.

My post track schedule is up on stands for a hour or two while I do most of the maintenance and then on to my friend's 4-poster for alignment, underbody check and replacing the gearbox again.

If however you have an unlimited budget get both a 2 and a 4 - they both have their purposes.

Worry about safety gear and seat time long before your second set of tires. You can go along way into the process with one set of wheels.

[shadrach74]

Jittsl,

Can you expand on your 3 minute lift procedure? For me, the biggest hassle in working on this car is access. AFAIK there are 4 jack points. Ho do you jack all 4 corners of a box in 3 minutes and place jack stands in the areas where you are using a Jack?

Originally Posted by Jittsl

If your budget is in any way limited think twice about a scissor lift. I can get my car up on four stands in about 3 minutes (quicker than you can sort out your lift) and once up I can do all the routine maintenance (engine/transmission oil, brakes, suspension) without any issues. When I do need a lift is when it's time to drop motor or gearbox and a scissor lift is little (or no) use in those circumstances. For this job you need a 2 or 4 post lift. I prefer a 4 post because I can use it for doing the most common maintenance of all - wheel alignment.

My post track schedule is up on stands for a hour or two while I do most of the maintenance and then on to my friend's 4-poster for alignment, underbody check and replacing the gearbox again.

If however you have an unlimited budget get both a 2 and a 4 - they both have their purposes.

Worry about safety gear and seat time long before your second set of tires. You can go along way into the process with one set of wheels.

[j.fro]

For the quick lift procedure, start by lifting at the right rear lift point and get a stand under the right front. Repeat on the left side and the front is in the air. Then I lift at the center rear and place both rear stands either under the lift points in front of the wheels oR under the diagonal crossmembers, depending on where I need to work.

And for the OP, last year I did 20 AX events. Here's the rough budget:
20 entry fees @ $35= $700
20 140 mile round trips = $560
2 sets of tires @ $1000= $2000
2 oil changes @ $100= $200
Incidentals= $250
Total= $3710

Pretty cheap for a solid year of auto racing. Boat racers spend that much on Advil!

[Jittsl]

I do almost the same as jfro but my process only requires 2 raises of the jack. Either will be fine. You need I jack and 4 stands.

1) Lift centre rear (i go straight under the aluminum section that supports the rear of the skid plate) and place stand under each rear jack point.
2) Raise left or right side at jack point and place jack stands under front cross members on both sides just inside the rear of the front wheels.

RE $3710 for 20 AXs. The other way of looking at that is costing $3710 for 2 hours of track time (assuming 6 x 1 minute runs per AX). That works out expensive compared to my $2-3k weekends which give as much as 4hrs track time each.


And before you all start I'm joking!!!!!!

Laurie