I ordered an owner's manual for my newly purchased '72 C3 but have not received it yet. I'd like to lift my 1972 coupe on jack stands in order to do some work underneath. What are the correct jacking locations on the car and can someone describe the correct method to get it up on jack stands?

Thanks in advance

Roger

The manual says to jack the front on the frame just behind the front wheel under the front of the door and the back on the frame just in front of the rear wheel. 

Try this link, Roger.  It has all you need to know when jacking your car.

 

 

Larry

can tell you exactly where to place the jack stands.  Hope to see pics of the new (to you) 72.  Good luck.

 

Dean

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"Never raise a Corvette from one corner at a time. Drive it up on the ramps to get clearance for the jack then slide the floor jack under the center of the front (CROSS MEMBER) and lift the front and place BOTH front 12 ton jack stands, then the angle allows you to either use a second floor jack or move the front floor jack to the rear of the vette, and lift the whole back and place both REAR 12 ton jack stands.now personally I usually leave the rear jack stands and the jack holding the rear up ,and the 12 ton jack stands on the front with the tires hanging just above the ramps, that way theres almost no chance the vette can fall, even if some component were to fail.Ill ALSO point out I have and have always used two floor jacks, twin rino ramps and 4 12 ton jack stand WHEN I was under the corvette as I don,t want to be doing bench presses with a vette!"

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I know from earlier message that the guy prefers 12 ton jack stands because they have a much wider base and thus provide more stablility when working under a car.

My question would then be on a 1972 where are the single points on the front and rear from which to raise the car as described above? Is the front x-member the part of the chassis between the lower control arms? It the rear x-member the part of the chassis just forward of the rear wheels?

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