omowright
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Please, can a car with all its wheels already removed, be moved about in a garage with a single-post lift (lowered)? Can it be moved in any other way?
Moving wheelless car?
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JJThrasher
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Sure. Use jacks.
MattVette89
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What JJ said...or put the wheels back on?
pancho400cid
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Jacks are good if you aren't moving it too often.
If it has to be moved with some frequency, I've seen variations of lumber cribbing and car dollies. I don't necessarily recommend Harbor Freight, but they have a few options/price ranges. Definitely an opportunity for stuff to go wrong so careful design is warranted. Also a case where overkill is wayyyyy better than underkill.
http://www.harborfreight.com/2-piece-1500-lb-capacity-vehicle-dollies-67338.html
If it has to be moved with some frequency, I've seen variations of lumber cribbing and car dollies. I don't necessarily recommend Harbor Freight, but they have a few options/price ranges. Definitely an opportunity for stuff to go wrong so careful design is warranted. Also a case where overkill is wayyyyy better than underkill.
http://www.harborfreight.com/2-piece-1500-lb-capacity-vehicle-dollies-67338.html
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four.cycle
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When we had all the rentals out in Tillicum, Gary H. asked me to go over with him to help clear out one of the units that had been vacated by the tenants.
Left in the front yard was a dead car. Not only dead, but lacking wheels and tires and upside-down.
"Boss said I have until 5 to get this **** out of here or it's my ***." Gary said.
"Call Lakewood Towing and have 'em come out with a hook." I said.
Twenty minutes later the guy shows up with the truck, looks the situation over and says "Hey, I can't move this - there's no wheels and tires!"
Gary took the guy aside and told him "Hey man, if I don't have this car out of here by 5:00 pm I'm out of a job and I have a wife and two kids at home to feed."
Truck backed up into driveway. Cable pulled out and hooked through side window on far side. It was a small car, so it rolled over pretty easily.
Driver said "You guys go out and check and make sure nobody's looking."
We both walked out into the middle of Washington Avenue SW, looked both ways, and hollered "Okay! All clear!"
Driver gunned the throttle and took off northbound on Washington - sparks flying as far as we could see him until he took a right onto Thorne Lane.
If you've ever been in Tillicum, you know the only way in and the only way out is via I-5 - either exit 122 or 123.
I always wondered how the hell that guy got that thing up to the Ponders exit 124, over the overpass, down to Pac Hwy SW and up the half a mile to Lakewood Towing.
But we never saw him or the car again.
Adventures in Tillicum. Gotta love it.
Just call a tow truck! Easy!
Left in the front yard was a dead car. Not only dead, but lacking wheels and tires and upside-down.
"Boss said I have until 5 to get this **** out of here or it's my ***." Gary said.
"Call Lakewood Towing and have 'em come out with a hook." I said.
Twenty minutes later the guy shows up with the truck, looks the situation over and says "Hey, I can't move this - there's no wheels and tires!"
Gary took the guy aside and told him "Hey man, if I don't have this car out of here by 5:00 pm I'm out of a job and I have a wife and two kids at home to feed."
Truck backed up into driveway. Cable pulled out and hooked through side window on far side. It was a small car, so it rolled over pretty easily.
Driver said "You guys go out and check and make sure nobody's looking."
We both walked out into the middle of Washington Avenue SW, looked both ways, and hollered "Okay! All clear!"
Driver gunned the throttle and took off northbound on Washington - sparks flying as far as we could see him until he took a right onto Thorne Lane.
If you've ever been in Tillicum, you know the only way in and the only way out is via I-5 - either exit 122 or 123.
I always wondered how the hell that guy got that thing up to the Ponders exit 124, over the overpass, down to Pac Hwy SW and up the half a mile to Lakewood Towing.
But we never saw him or the car again.
Adventures in Tillicum. Gotta love it.
Just call a tow truck! Easy!
Garagebound1
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I'm working on a car that has no front tires (has wheels) and no rear end under it. I bought a set of Kingsbury dollies and sat my jack stands into the recesses, the car sets on top of the jack stands. My daughter can roll the car around.
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Hornman
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I have seen guys make "shop wheels" out of 3/4 plywood. Work O.K. for forward and backward. Doesn't corner very well.
I read this post and had nothing to add, i then read another post (Gun wall storage ideas?) that led me to check out "mikec35" car build and saw this:
http://s81.photobucket.com/user/mikec35/media/DSCN0827.jpg.html?sort=2&o=2
Not sure if he made it, or got it somewhere.
http://s81.photobucket.com/user/mikec35/media/DSCN0827.jpg.html?sort=2&o=2
Not sure if he made it, or got it somewhere.
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pancho400cid
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Not sure how far apart the OP's car is or will be. I think he is saying he does not have spindles/axles so can't use anything that bolts to spindles/axles.
I have a 78 Trans Am that is completely apart. I built this flipping fixture (others have discussed them somewhere else on this site). It also lets me roll the car body around in the normal or flipped 90 degrees position. Crude but it works pretty good.
I have a 78 Trans Am that is completely apart. I built this flipping fixture (others have discussed them somewhere else on this site). It also lets me roll the car body around in the normal or flipped 90 degrees position. Crude but it works pretty good.
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Raymond Fast
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I fabricated the tools to do my own wheel alignments at home. I needed a way to put the vehicle's weight on the front wheels and still be able to move them independently while adjusting the toe-in. Regular automotive wheel dollies were more than I wanted to spend, so I got a pair of these on sale at Harbor Freight.
http://www.harborfreight.com/18-in-x-12-in-1000-lb-capacity-hardwood-dolly-61899.html
I've used them several times for wheel alignments and also used them for moving other, very heavy loads (well over 1000 lbs on 2-3 dollies). They've held up just fine and I would have no reservations about setting a car on four of them to move it around my garage.
http://www.harborfreight.com/18-in-x-12-in-1000-lb-capacity-hardwood-dolly-61899.html
I've used them several times for wheel alignments and also used them for moving other, very heavy loads (well over 1000 lbs on 2-3 dollies). They've held up just fine and I would have no reservations about setting a car on four of them to move it around my garage.
whateg01
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You need this:
I've made small, but stout dollies for specific vehicles in the past, just have to make sure it's wide enough to not tip, wheels are big enough to roll over small obstacles, and the wheels are enough to support the weight, with a safety factor to allow for uneven distribution.
Dave
I've made small, but stout dollies for specific vehicles in the past, just have to make sure it's wide enough to not tip, wheels are big enough to roll over small obstacles, and the wheels are enough to support the weight, with a safety factor to allow for uneven distribution.
Dave
nadogail
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Flat Bed Tow Truck with a winch.
astroracer
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Built this cart for about a 100 dollars or so.
Rolls around easily...
Mark
Rolls around easily...
Mark
Dustball
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Is the floor smooth with no large cracks? If so- make a simple homemade 4'x8' plywood hovercraft powered by a leaf blower.
Raymond Fast
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Dumb idea. A leaf blower wouldn't be strong enough to lift the car.
You'll need a good shop vac.
Dustball
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Is calling it dumb really necessary? A gas leaf blower puts out far more air than a shop vac ever will.
All we're looking for is .76 psi or so.
4' x 8' = 4608 square inches.
3500 lbs / 4608 = .76 psi to lift the car.
Mike.ASC
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Based on your limited description of the vehicle your referring to (some sort of front wheel drive) and If the only thing preventing you from putting wheels back on to move it is the axle shafts being removed then simply reattach the knuckle/spindle assembly to the ball joint and just hand tighten the fasteners enough to reattach the wheels . This should only take a few minutes and makes the vehicle moveable without costing anything for equipment.....
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BD1
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If you are on concrete a long fork pallet truck works well. I don't know if standard forks will fit your car.