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Old Jun 4, 2002 | 01:59 PM
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Eibachs, Stillen, and oil changes

Those of you with the Stillen kit and Eibachs or H&Rs, can you still slide a floor jack under to do oil changes or what not?
Old Jun 4, 2002 | 11:04 PM
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Old Jun 5, 2002 | 03:36 AM
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Anyone else?
im lowered 1.6" plus stillen lip, I can barely slide my small floor jack under the front bumper and I can easly slide it under the sides. even if your Slammed, you can still jack it up by using your scissor jack to lift it up a bit and then use the bigger one once its raised up higher.
Old Jun 5, 2002 | 04:38 AM
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I have Eibachs and I don't jack up the car at all for oil changes. I just slide the pan under there and go for it. When I had Sprints, I had to jack it up a little to get the pan under.
Old Jun 5, 2002 | 06:26 AM
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I have H&Rs with a 1.4" drop, and yeah, getting under the car is more difficult. I can still get a floor jack underneath no problems, and I still can change the oil without lifting the car, but it is tougher.

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Old Jun 5, 2002 | 08:18 AM
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Originally posted by mzmtg
I have Eibachs and I don't jack up the car at all for oil changes. I just slide the pan under there and go for it. When I had Sprints, I had to jack it up a little to get the pan under.
Exactly, everything's right behind the pax wheel...
Old Jun 5, 2002 | 10:08 AM
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how do you guys manage an oil change w/o jacking the car? I've got eibachs and i still need the jack to do an oil change.


Originally posted by mzmtg
I have Eibachs and I don't jack up the car at all for oil changes. I just slide the pan under there and go for it. When I had Sprints, I had to jack it up a little to get the pan under.
Old Jun 5, 2002 | 05:23 PM
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I have H&Rs and dont have to raise the car either. I have one of those low profile drain pans that holds like three gallons of oil and I think it works great. Its also large enough to fit below both the filter and plug so no mess on the floor.
Old Jun 5, 2002 | 05:44 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by mango95se
how do you guys manage an oil change w/o jacking the car? I've got eibachs and i still need the jack to do an oil change.


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Cut your wheel all the way to the right. Look into the fender well(passengerside), remove the piece of plastic thats right in front of you. Behind that is your filter and drain plug. It may sound like a pain in the *** the 1st time, but after that its the easiest way.
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