Open Door when the Z is on a Jack?

[260DET]

Just you Jon :cheeky:

[Fun_in_my_z]

"better modern sports cars like the MX5 (Miata). '"

Better? Miata?

I say we hang him boyz

[Alfadog]

I think he meant as in the better of the modern sports cars. That said, I bet you the torsional rigidity would be better in an MX-5 Miata!

[260DET]

Thanks Lachlan, bloody Yanks can't unnerstan plane Engrish

[wymdawg]

there is no problem with open doors on a car when its jacked or on a hoist . chassis are not designed with doors as a load bearing item although difficulty opening and closing them while the car is lifted may happen as soon as the car is on the ground all is well. i am a auto technition by trade and went to school for chassis fabrication . note that on badly rusted vehicles the doors may have become load bearing , but at that point finding another car would be in your best intrest.

[Fun_in_my_z]

See told ya!

[sblake01]

See told ya!

Told us what? The orginal question had to do with the car being on a jack with one wheel lifted not on a hoist or jackstands or bricks/blocks/crates, etc., and not a damn thing to do with Mazdas either!

[Fun_in_my_z]

Oh yeah...

[240Zdragon72]

"better modern sports cars like the MX5 (Miata). '"

Better? Miata?

I say we hang him boyz

Now, what kind of response is this? Maybe you should think before you type, or not say anything that dosen't contribute to the thread. Don't you think?

[cremmenga]

my parts car is up on floor jacks with no doors and no floors and it seems to be fine!

[240Zdragon72]

My Z was up for 6 years and the only thing I can see wrong is the front driver side strut is maxed out. My "opinion" is: I don't think the doors would have much of an effect on the frame as fas as "twisting" it. It would, however, effect the weight distributed when the car is in the air/ on jacks or on a lift, but not by much.

[sblake01]

I give up! OUT.