Where's The Kickstand?

[Jeff Porter]

Yeah, I get one right once in a while.

This is the first one from you in July though!

lmao

JUUUST teasing.

 

[Ty]

As light as the Elio is, a simple "L" type of bracket that you put beneath a jack point and then step on should be enough to lift the Elio off a wheel. You are only talking about 400-450 lbs. If the long leg is 4 times the length of the short leg, you'd only need to push down with a force of about 100 lbs. to raise the car enough to change a tire. With a ground clearance of about 5 inches, that would make the length of the tool only 20 inches. (It could probably even fold up at those weights so it would only take up 10" of space.

Actually, here's something similar to what I was envisioning... It'll pick up half a 800# bike easy enough

http://www.moccsplace.com/images/jack/index.htm

 

[Coss]

I like what Ari came up with building in jacks like they use on the F-1 cars.
This way too, if your Elio is going to be parked over the winter or a fair weather car, or off on vacation in Bali, you'd engage the jacks, they pick all 3 wheels up off the ground; no flat spots when you got back or ready to use it again.
Could be a theft deterrent too; use a code to release the jacks.

 

[pistonboy]

I like what Ari came up with building in jacks like they use on the F-1 cars.
This way too, if your Elio is going to be parked over the winter or a fair weather car, or off on vacation in Bali, you'd engage the jacks, they pick all 3 wheels up off the ground; no flat spots when you got back or ready to use it again.
Could be a theft deterrent too; use a code to release the jacks.

Interesting using this as a theft deterrent. Two stands could come down electrically and raise both front wheels off the ground. I hear the goal in theft deterrence is to make it difficult enough that the theft will go to the next vehicle (or house).

This would certainly be different and confusing to the thief.

 

[W. WIllie]

But that makes it easier for the "strippers" to get the wheels and fenders off.

 

[Coss]

But that makes it easier for the "strippers" to get the wheels and fenders off.

That's what insurance and garages are for.