Z33FairLady_Z

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today i was jacking up my car to install the front lip spoiler for my car. but later i found out that both side of my pinch was bend after i was done. is it ok to bend those pinch??

DavesZ#3

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You probably didn't permanently damage anything. You should be able to take a hammer to it to straighten it back out or grab it with pliers and bend it back.

Were you using a floor jack? I got some 1" thick rubber blocks (4"x4") and cut a 1/4" groove across the face. That slides over the "pinch" and I can put my jack or jack stands under the rubber block. That prevents any damage or scratching of the body by the jack or jack stands.

kcobean

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Yep, and then clean the area up and touch spray if you end up removing or cracking any of the paint in the area, just to keep things clean.

Dave, that's a great idea about the blocks....

DavesZ#3

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I can't take total credit for it, I got the basic idea from the service manual:

kcobean

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ah...well, still a great idea.

bjr

http://www.eastwoodco.com/shopping/p...d=jack+adapter

Or get one of these and you'll never pinch it again. Make sure it will fit in your jack though.

charlie_rdstr_Z

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Can you get those anywhere? I know Jegs has them.

DavesZ#3

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You can probably buy something similar to what is in the picture. I made mine from a block of rubber I got from a local supply house.