dobbslc
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Indeed, in practice, I would use a three ton trolley or the beam on our ramp but I was just interested in finding out about the theory of how the corner weights of vehicles equate to the lifting capabilities. As pointed out, the stiffness of a chassis could easily lead to a front engined front wheel lift actually lifting half the car but even then would it be lifting half the curb weight???
I just did the exhaust on the boys Fiat 500 and when I jacked up the rear cill on the nearside it lifted three wheels off the ground!
I suppose you could put that down to an Italian manufacturer building a stiff chassis that handles well OR that they had to build them strong like that as they spend so much time up on bloody jacks
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