So there is this E36 hatchback near me that has been sitting with one jack stand under the front driver side. It has been sitting for 4 months or longer. Will the body/frame have flexed to a point of irreparable damage? I want to go throw a low ball offer on it, but I don't want to buy a car that will always pull right, or have some suspension nonsense going on.
You could put it under the other side to even things out :)
If the doors open/close w/o problems and the windows fit tight I wouldn't worry too much about it.
I would have to assume that steel body structures won't undergo plastic deformation at that low level of force. And by plastic, I mean the point where steel and other materials start to bend/yield without springing back into shape.
Now, if an elephant sat on it whilst it was sitting on that one jackstand, then we'd have a problem.
"... and have any elephants seated themselves upon your vehicle lately?"
If it's a hatchback, you're probably fine. I left my old Le Mans ragtop up on one stand for a couple days and it cracked the windshield, but you could see the cowl shake on concrete expansion joints, so it is no surprise.
The term you are looking for here is "creep" I don't have an answer for you but it will help your search go quicker.
the Ti has a pretty stout body structure compated to the coupe' and cabriolet.. it might even be stronger than the sedan,
Unlike the coupe', it has framed doors that help with the structure. It also has a longer roof than the coupe' or the sedan.. and especially compared to the cabriolet.
You jack the car in the same fashion if only working on one corner. Its designed to handle that kind of stress.
Is that corner way up or is the car fairly level? Still wouldn't worry much about it.
Kenny_McCormic wrote: You jack the car in the same fashion if only working on one corner. Its designed to handle that kind of stress.
True.. this is a not early 70s Caddillac convertable
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