[DMCForum] Re: Jacking points?

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Now you know why I don't like the official factory jacking points.
Hang all the weight of the frame, engine, transmission, gas tank, etc
from 23 year old plastic. Bad idea.

I position rear jack stands where the lower support arms attach to the
crossmember. Are even little stamped knobbies to fit the cradles.

Jack up front end by the big frame, not the crumple extension. Big
frame ends at the shock towers. That's also where you position the
jack stands (I put mine by the shipping tie downs).

Don't sweat having all 4 wheels in the air. As long as you're not
using Made in China's finest jack stands, and as long as you've
positioned them properly, is every bit as safe as having them on the
ground.

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "ryanpwright" <yahoo1@xxxx> wrote:
> Where is the best place to jack the car up, and place the jack stands?
> I want to get the car completely off the ground, sitting on four jack
> stands so I can replace all four brakes at once. The back is easy (I
> use the rear frame, but see below for more info on this), but I have
> no idea where to place the jack or stands for the front.
> 
> More details:
> 
> I read that one should use the jack points behind the front wheels and
> in front of the rears. I found little round metal looking "plates" in
> these locations and assumed these were the jack points. So I jacked
> the back of the car up from the center of the rear frame like I always
> do, using a length of 2x4 to distribute the pressure more evenly, then
> put my jack stands at these points in front of the rear tires. When
> setting it down, however, the entire car flexed - A LOT. The front
> began to lift up, and I heard creaking and all sorts of scary noises,
> so I stopped letting the car down. I jacked it back up and put the
> stands in the back on the frame, which works fine.
> 
> Was I doing something wrong?
> 
> -Ryan

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