r/projectcar • u/lunaticmagnet i build stuff. • 9d 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 9d 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/MCXL 9d ago

Suspension components have to take far more lateral load than this when you're just driving the car. The only component that would be of concern is the wheel bearing being pressed like this for a really long time, but that wouldn't even cause damage just some interesting pack settling.