Rear Suspension Q jacking

[rocco16 at sbcglobal.net (LEF)]

A wheel weighing close to 60lbs???!!!

I have some 285/40-17 Goodyears on 9.5" wide aluminum (factory) wheels that don't weigh quite 55lbs.  What in the WORLD would weigh nearly 60lb on a Scirocco????   Dualies?  :)

larry
sandiego16v
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Allyn 
  To: 'LEF' ; 'Tonee Northam' ; 'the list' 
  Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 5:45 PM
  Subject: RE: Rear Suspension Q jacking


  yes, however I have never seen such jacking cause any damage, even doing so on a car with rear wheels weighing nearly 60 lbs each.  as far as stress on axle pivots themselves:
  http://scirocco.dhs.org/vw/pics/n-cincy-2k%2B6/autocross/george/scirocco/images/060603-161915-Z200(1).jpg
  I'd venture a guess that jacking from the center of the beam is just about the same.
  :)
  Al



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    From: LEF [mailto:rocco16@sbcglobal.net] 
    Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 8:17 PM
    To: Allyn; 'Tonee Northam'; 'the list'
    Subject: Re: Rear Suspension Q jacking


    No, no, no, no.....don't do that.  It puts stress on the axle pivots that they were not designed to take.
    It' also puts stress on the axle that it was not designed to take....
    Jack the rear of the car up at its normal jacking points.  It will do the same thing...with less danger.

    larry
    sandiego16v
      Jack up by center of axle beam.