clearing

 

Front jack point



Front Jack stand location on frame rail.



Rear OEM jack stand pad.

 

Thank you so much, Any other position for the jack other than the rear dif? My rx8 is lowered and I don't think it will reach. I heard about using the control arm, but I am not sure where/what that is in the rear.

 

Don't jack on the rear control arms...they will bend

Whats wrong with the side body seam?

 

The body seam is okay, just a bitch with the Mazdaspeed side skirts. And yes, the control arms on the R3 were bent from someone doing that. And the first time I got my car aligned it was on rack and they tried to lift the car that way on the rear control arms, luckily I was watching.

 

I use the body seam on my lift, going under to the subframe rails will cause my aero kit to crack on the lift arm and that no bueno!

 

So any other position in that picture then?

 

The placements I circled in red are good solid points.

 

Yes, but if I cant do the rear dif because my jack wont reach, then what would be another good spot?

 

From the factory jack points on the pinch seam. But you must have a high jack because I am low and my jacks fits in the rear without using ramps, etc. In the front I use race ramps o get high enough for my jack to clear.

 

Like 9K said...use the side seam in front of the rear wheels.....

The diff is difficult to use if your car is lowered because the muffler hangs too low

 

it must be one hell of a long jack to get to the center of the front subframe

If the jack pad/cup is large enough you can grab the rear subframe where the lower rear camber eccentric is, I use it all the time for the rear pickup

 

You should just do as the rest of the low car world does and drive onto something to get an extra inch or two before jacking it up. (That's what she said.) I've been using four old brake rotors lately.

 

I bought a 2X6 and cut it in 2' sections and drive onto them so my jack will reach. Cheap and easy fix.

 

I drive up onto small blocks on wood then use the OEM scissor jack to get the car up enough until a hydraulic jack can fit underneath. If you have a lopro jack then you might be able to get away with just driving onto blocks of wood.

 

Not the exact brand I use but these work well enough to get my jack in easily and I am pretty low.

Plastic Car Ramps

 

These are brand I have been using for a couple of years.



And the jack I use is this one. I have two.

http://www.harborfreight.com/automot...ump-61282.html

 

Race rampsssssss