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Where to place jack stands?
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Lamonster
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bjt
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Okay, why can't we jack up the swing arm? I have raised the entire Spyder with my motorcycle jack once but its awfully wobbly on that alone. I use a standard floor jack right on the shock mount of the swing arm to get the back end up and place a concrete block under the rear tire. I also place jack stands under the fronts in the same location as lamonster's pictures. Is that going to damage the Spyder? If so, I may have been "living on the edge" with my Spyder's health every oil change.
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OkiNutsEP3
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Honestly that kind of scares me. I've replace a couple of sets of pegs. It's just cast pot aluminum. I do pretty much everything on the floor. If I have to change a tire/wheel, or do the brake squeek fix, I use a motorcycle jack. Centered in the front between the tie rod mounts. There's a flat support there for your front storage. Just make sure it's centered.
Sopher
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What I ended up doing for now is this:
A jack under the left and right a-frame, shock supports on the front wheels. Up close to the tires and holding only the metal a-frame (not crimping the plastic covering of the lower a-frame.)
Then I jack up gthe rear under the rear shock mount momentarily and placed three bricks on 1 oak board under the main frame where it bends up into the swing arm cavity. This is also just prior to the exhaust splits.
The idea is to raise the tires off the ground during the Spyder hybernation.
p.s. I bought the 2.25 ton jack from Sears during the Black friday sales for $24.99 normally it's between $49~$59 some times higher.
I also bought the jacks for $19/pair.
A jack under the left and right a-frame, shock supports on the front wheels. Up close to the tires and holding only the metal a-frame (not crimping the plastic covering of the lower a-frame.)
Then I jack up gthe rear under the rear shock mount momentarily and placed three bricks on 1 oak board under the main frame where it bends up into the swing arm cavity. This is also just prior to the exhaust splits.
The idea is to raise the tires off the ground during the Spyder hybernation.
p.s. I bought the 2.25 ton jack from Sears during the Black friday sales for $24.99 normally it's between $49~$59 some times higher.
I also bought the jacks for $19/pair.
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