Ever since I got my body kit and springs installed, I've been told my car is too low or if it's not they don't want to risk damaging my sideskirts when they lift it up. I already tried the dealership, jiffy lube, meineke, etc... I think I'm gonna have to start doing this thing myself. Any suggestions?

 

Here's a pic to give you an idea how my car sits:

 

I had a similar problem with a car i dropped. What i did was chased down a guy in town with a lowered Lincoln and asked him where he took his car.

If you find someone else in town with a lowrider, just ask them where they do theirs.

 

i had the same problem with my previous car. i heard of places where you drive in and the center portion of the floor below the car is open. so they do not lift the car at all, rather the floor below opens and the mechanic can change the oil. i actually never went to one, my solution was to get bigger rims to lift the car a little.


if theres no such place near you, maybe you should get some adjustable springs.... so you can raise the car for oil changes.

 

I suggest changing the oil yourself... but you'll have to find a good sized open space to lay down some 2x4's that don't impede with a gradual step up (a good long driveway or a parking lot that you can get away with working on a car in).

Once you get the car high enough (providing you are able to get the car high enough in your allocated space), you can either slide underneath the car to work on it, or you can fit a floor jack to lift the rest (and use a jack stand accordingly).

 

I'm a little shocked Jiffy wouldn't do it. You roll right in over the pit (although they do have those rails around the pit).

The one across the street from my apartment has a bunch of ricer types working there (all modded and lowered hondas and acuras). I would look a little more and find one that will do it.

If none of them will, then you are truly low, and you may have a tough time getting up on Rhino ramps from a flat parking lot. Then, I don't know what you can do.

Good luck.

 

Mine's not lowered but I've been to a couple of Texaco service stations (with my old car) that were set up like this. Try looking for the Texaco, maybe they're set up the same. But these places do exist and they're pretty damn cool.

 

walmart

 

do it yourself. to get your car up in the air, you have 3 options.

1. either roll it on some blocks, then use a normal hydraulic jack to lift up the car. 2. use the stock jack to lift one side up a little then use a hydraulic jack. 3. go buy a nice slim line racing jack.

but im with alienx, i suprised that jiffy lube won't do it. they don't have a lift or anything, you just roll over a pit.

 

The Dealership I take mine to Just backs the car up on the lift. It Goes on Fine like that. What is the drop on your Z?

 

Well I have Eibachs and they're suppose to drop 0.8" front and 1.2" back but I never really measured the actual drop. Before the bodykit when my car was only lowered the dealership was able to jack the car up. I think the reason why I've been refused is more because people don't want to risk damaging my sideskirts and having to pay for it.

 

I have the Eibachs as well, But your Nismo Skirts are out more then my Greddy Sides, so that might be the Prob. It wont hurt to ask them if they can back it on.

 

If your car can't be put on a lift, how did you get it aligned after lowering it???

 

dang..your profile looks almost like mine!

Take a look

 

I didn't have my body kit yet. So they were able to jack it up.

 

dru its me again.. i have the supra.. was way lower then the 350z.. the exxon in my town will do it... they did everyhting i ever needed mechanically on the supra, the head mechanic knows his **** and hes become a friend... so one day if u want to drive up by me like 25-35 mins u can get it done and show our cars off!

 

my A4 was 3.25" off the ground thanks to the RS4 body kit

I took 3 boards I put them together to make a nice little step up thingy to drive up on after doing that I could jack it up

it was a PITA just do the oil changes yourself "best way to do it" if you don't want to mess with it then raise the car back up or remove the body kit



not even enough room to fit a fist under the low parts