changing your tire??, W/ invader side skirts Options

[chucho]

How y'all change your tire w/ the side skirts? Do y'all remove the skirt everytime you need to change it? It looks like you can change the front tires w/o removing the skirts but the back (which i need off) the skirt covers up the sport the factory says to use to jack up. Just wondering if there is any other way. Thanks.

[flipside97LTD]

Well speaking for myself, my sideskirts are glued on. So I just have to put the jack somewhere else than the suggested spot.

[fastgt]

go behind the car in the middle near where the spare tire is....thats a good place

[97Celica]

Uhm.. I don't have a problem jackin up my car at all..what the hell are you talking about man!?! have you gone mad?! ehe

[fastgt]

it also really depends what kinda jack you got

[chucho]

Got my extensions on....had to just take off the sideskirts.

By the time I finished the pass. side it was dark, stopped for dinner and a hair cut. But i'll get some full side shots w/ the whole body kit later. And the completed look. I'm suppose to get my paint next week, *crosses fingers* and hopefully have it all painted in two weeks.

[Jen]

That's hott.

[tufy]

i use orginal toyota jack first to make my front bumper up then i use my hydrolic jack to lift front of my car. also orginal toyota jack can be used to lift car by it self.

[Supersprynt]

Is that a picture of how not to do it..? I dont get it ur sideskirt is crushed.

Get a small jack and put it where the invader is highest, towards the rear.

[neoklis]

I almost fcuk up like that myself. my repair guy was trying to jack it up and i noticed my sideskirts getting pressed while he was doing it and i managed to stop him at the nick of time. phew!

its a real hassle to repair sideskirts as f/g shop really prefer to sell complete kits than repair your damaged one so the always find excuses.

you can safely jack up the Celi from a lot of places. just find a nice thick looking position and put some piece of wood to avoid slipping and you are set.

[turboinduction]

I jack the car is 2 spots. Get a good jack and lift by the axel braces in the fronts and rears. This way both front/rear tires are lifted. No chance of ruining side skirts.

[chucho]

changing at home is not much of a worry. I can always take the sideskirt off. But i'm just wondering if i have a blow out on the side of the road in new orleans how long is it going to take to change the flat.

[celicarocker]

you can change a flat with the little jack in the trunk fine with sideskirts on. i did it like two weeks ago on the side of 95

[Phat_99CeliGT]

i have bagged suspension, so i still use the pinch frame to jack the car up.

[chucho]

[Phat_99CeliGT]

no i don't.
might be mid of next week B4 i get it back

Custom SI blue with silver Ice pearl in it.

[chucho]

Back together.

UPDATE: Waiting for friends father to return so i can get my new color. My good friend's fiance is going to talk to her uncle which is a restoration guy to do my paint job for me. Then i'll be styling in a new shinning paint job.

If I have my paint job done and buy my invader hood before Sept. 18th I will be entering NOPI Nationals for my first car show, not hoping to win but to get alittle spotlight

[celicakid84]

i actually cut a strip off my sideskirts about 1.5" wide so they would clear the suggested jacking points. Now i have no problems with it and you cant tell the difference.

[jayi12-15psi]

did you guys install your sideskirts yourself?
cause I have a hard time folding the top portion into the door jamb to fasten it, and once its fastened, I cant close the door, how did you guys install?