CT4 Jacking points

[Harris]

Where can I find the jacking points for my CT4? I have a Quick-Jack I will be using to lift it.

Thanks,Gary

 

[RDATLTE]

It’s not in the owner’s manual?

 

[Harris]

If it is I have not been able to find it

 

[Fnfast]

Instead of starting a new thread, I am piggy backing this.

I read the large thread, but it's a mix of CT5 folks.

Besides quickjacks, how are you guys jacking you Ct4 BW?

 

[AtrociKitty]

Instead of starting a new thread, I am piggy backing this.

I read the large thread, but it's a mix of CT5 folks.

Besides quickjacks, how are you guys jacking you Ct4 BW?

Grooved hockey puck and a regular floor jack. Use the groove on the rear chassis brace, and as a regular pad on the front flat.

 

[SynisterAZ]

Havent found a reason to get all 4 off the floor at once, Race Ramps for oil changes and a floor jack with a grooved piece of wood or rubber if I ever need to do the brakes.

The pinch welds are where they say to jack from but once you get under the car you can see the circular cutouts in the frame with rubber marks from where the little robots at the factory lifted from to move the car around during assembly.

 

[shbox]

Havent found a reason to get all 4 off the floor at once, Race Ramps for oil changes and a floor jack with a grooved piece of wood or rubber if I ever need to do the brakes.

The pinch welds are where they say to jack from but once you get under the car you can see the circular cutouts in the frame with rubber marks from where the little robots at the factory lifted from to move the car around during assembly.

The circular cutouts with the rubber marks were to move the body around at the factory, but not the completed car. That area will crush if you use it to jack the car up.

 

[SynisterAZ]

The circular cutouts with the rubber marks were to move the body around at the factory, but not the completed car. That area will crush if you use it to jack the car up.

Dunno about that, this ATS looks awful completed to me but I agree it looks to be supported in multiple places

Lansing ATS

 

[travysh]

Dunno about that, this ATS looks awful completed to me but I agree it looks to be supported in multiple places

Lansing ATS

Don't use those spots

Jacking up your Blackwing

While at Spring Mountain I asked about a safe jacking and support location. They said they lift the C8 by the aluminum subframe in the front and that it would likely be safe to do the same on the CT5 BW. Well, it didn't work for me. Tried to lift in one place, slightly bent. Tried to support...

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Jacking up your Blackwing

Here are some pictures of the issue with the ZL1addons jacking pads on the 5BW. I am going to use the spot in the front where you can see they lifted it at the factory (you can see the scratches) but I still haven't figured out where they lifted at the rear. I wish they had a set of lift pads...

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IRT CT4 in general, Mirza did provide a pretty detailed description of where to lift from
https://www.cadillacvnet.com/forums/threads/jacking-up-your-blackwing.2554/page-19#post-87315
https://www.cadillacvnet.com/forums/threads/jacking-up-your-blackwing.2554/page-19#post-88160

 

[SynisterAZ]

Don't use those spots

Jacking up your Blackwing

While at Spring Mountain I asked about a safe jacking and support location. They said they lift the C8 by the aluminum subframe in the front and that it would likely be safe to do the same on the CT5 BW. Well, it didn't work for me. Tried to lift in one place, slightly bent. Tried to support...

www.cadillacvnet.com

Jacking up your Blackwing

Here are some pictures of the issue with the ZL1addons jacking pads on the 5BW. I am going to use the spot in the front where you can see they lifted it at the factory (you can see the scratches) but I still haven't figured out where they lifted at the rear. I wish they had a set of lift pads...

www.cadillacvnet.com

IRT CT4 in general, Mirza did provide a pretty detailed description of where to lift from
https://www.cadillacvnet.com/forums/threads/jacking-up-your-blackwing.2554/page-19#post-87315
https://www.cadillacvnet.com/forums/threads/jacking-up-your-blackwing.2554/page-19#post-88160

Uh that dude says you can use those spots to jack from or for a jack stand since they hold the entire weight of the vehicle during production...Id put a pad between the top of a stand and the car and I do prefer his method of a lifting block against the inner edge of the pinch weld but those factory locating spots are plenty strong for a jack stand or jack.

 

[shbox]

Dunno about that, this ATS looks awful completed to me but I agree it looks to be supported in multiple places

Lansing ATS

I'll guarantee you will get crushing if you jack on those spots only. My local dealer unwittingly proved that on my car.

 

[Dirkbg]

This is evidence of bad things happening jacking on those cutout spots. Maybe can avoid damage with a large enough pad to reach the edges of it and only lifting one corner of the car, but it's not the location listed by GM.

Jacking up your Blackwing

So to confirm, these zl1s will work on a 5BW without CF rockers? Camaro 16-23 Stealth Lift Pads There are two kinds, the convertible seems more narrow and slim vs the coupe version. @jumpmanjay I assume you bought the coupe version and you had no rubbing on the inner rockers in front or the...

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The CT4 jacking points are in the Service Manual, and I posted here previously:

Jacking up your Blackwing

So, not for nothing, what was the point of your post? There is no adaptor - that‘s the whole darn point! Point of the post was that people were fussing over using the pinch weld that has been the jacking point for years. I don't find it a big deal to get an adapter for use with a floor jack...

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[bl4ck_wng]

4BW -- I tested 3 brands/types of pinch weld adapters, 2 sizes of rubber jack pads, and my old trusty hockey puck sandwich last week. I think that I finally found what works best for lifting these one corner at a time. It's not a perfect science, but it works for my wheel swapping/detailing needs.

Later today (or tomorrow) I will make a thread to end all questions on lifting a 4BW including links to amazon. Pads, placement, what other equipment I used, etc. I have to swap my lug nuts to some black open ended ones so it will be a good opportunity to take some pics and share.

The combination of utter confusion alongside a mish mosh of 4BW and 5BW information had my head spinning. I will save you all the pain. There was absolutely no need for that much confusion -- It was truly very easy and any owner should be confident doing this on their own.

 

[techdude99]

My local body shop sent me these pics.

 

[obeykube]

4BW -- I tested 3 brands/types of pinch weld adapters, 2 sizes of rubber jack pads, and my old trusty hockey puck sandwich last week. I think that I finally found what works best for lifting these one corner at a time. It's not a perfect science, but it works for my wheel swapping/detailing needs.

Later today (or tomorrow) I will make a thread to end all questions on lifting a 4BW including links to amazon. Pads, placement, what other equipment I used, etc. I have to swap my lug nuts to some black open ended ones so it will be a good opportunity to take some pics and share.

The combination of utter confusion alongside a mish mosh of 4BW and 5BW information had my head spinning. I will save you all the pain. There was absolutely no need for that much confusion -- It was truly very easy and any owner should be confident doing this on their own.

Much appreciated!!!!

 

[BWDudeBro]

4BW -- I tested 3 brands/types of pinch weld adapters, 2 sizes of rubber jack pads, and my old trusty hockey puck sandwich last week. I think that I finally found what works best for lifting these one corner at a time. It's not a perfect science, but it works for my wheel swapping/detailing needs.

Later today (or tomorrow) I will make a thread to end all questions on lifting a 4BW including links to amazon. Pads, placement, what other equipment I used, etc. I have to swap my lug nuts to some black open ended ones so it will be a good opportunity to take some pics and share.

The combination of utter confusion alongside a mish mosh of 4BW and 5BW information had my head spinning. I will save you all the pain. There was absolutely no need for that much confusion -- It was truly very easy and any owner should be confident doing this on their own.

Thank you. Apparently I'm dumb because despite doing all maintenance and mods on cars for decades, trying to find an easy, secure way to lift this car makes me feel stupid. I'm holding out hope that ZL1 Addons will make a lifting pad solution for us, but until then I'll await your write up.

And until THEN, I'll keep sketching myself out with my quickjack rig:

 

[Orange Whip]

4BW -- I tested 3 brands/types of pinch weld adapters, 2 sizes of rubber jack pads, and my old trusty hockey puck sandwich last week. I think that I finally found what works best for lifting these one corner at a time. It's not a perfect science, but it works for my wheel swapping/detailing needs.

Later today (or tomorrow) I will make a thread to end all questions on lifting a 4BW including links to amazon. Pads, placement, what other equipment I used, etc. I have to swap my lug nuts to some black open ended ones so it will be a good opportunity to take some pics and share.

The combination of utter confusion alongside a mish mosh of 4BW and 5BW information had my head spinning. I will save you all the pain. There was absolutely no need for that much confusion -- It was truly very easy and any owner should be confident doing this on their own.

Any updates on this? Curious about your solution, and I'm sure I'm not alone.

 

[bl4ck_wng]

Any updates on this? Curious about your solution, and I'm sure I'm not alone.

sorry for the delay fellas work really caught up to me this week

This will be posted later today, I took all the pictures last night and it took me some time to figure out how to present my findings, but I think a PDF is be the best way (will be printable)

 

[bl4ck_wng]

Any updates on this? Curious about your solution, and I'm sure I'm not alone.

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CT4-V - FLOOR JACK LIFT GUIDE - 4BW

As promised, here is a summary on how to lift your 4BW safely using pinch weld adapters and a floor jack. While this is the best method I have found so far, this is a living thread where any improvements or suggestions are always welcome. The only thing that I ask is that this particular...

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