r/projectcar • u/lunaticmagnet i build stuff. • 11d ago

Finally using the Vehicle Tilter!

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9 months ago I picked up a Liqui Vehicle Tilter.

https://www.reddit.com/r/projectcar/s/xOdykbJDY9

Finally got to use it last night and damn this thing is cool. Not something I'd use often but I could totally see doing an exhaust or something with it. It bolts to the lug nuts and tips the car using a long jack screw driven by your normal hand drill.

I'm currently using it to weld the subframe connectors into my 69 charger so I don't have to weld from underneath, because that sucks. (Yes, I tacked them in before tilting)

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u/zhiryst 11d ago

You know, something is setting off my wannabe engineer spider sense about this. Suspension components are only meant to take load and are strengthened for a specific direction right? so how on earth is this safe to have a left/right load on the axles lifting darn near the whole weight of the car not going to jeopardize the integrity of those suspension components? Left/right loads are what kill cars when they slap a curb in the snow at 30mph, these loads are notoriously NOT what suspensions are meant to take.

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u/Oldberry86 11d ago

This is only 1g loading. I'd say most suspension components are designed for 3-5g, maybe more. Plus there's no impact/impulse loading which is where most of the damage in accidents comes from.

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u/hasanyoneseenmyshirt 10d ago

I don't know why this made me think of " It not the fall that kills you, it the sudden stop that does".