Safe jacking points? (pics)
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Safe jacking points? (pics)
Ok guys, I'd like to clear this up again. Are these safe jacking points for the car? And in the second pic, is THAT the front cross member that I circled??
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On your first pic, I actaully place the floor jack further to the right, under the attachment point for the subframe. It's solid, you won't scrape up the undercoating on the frame rail and it's further forward so the balance is better.
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A kind of funny jacking story.
Years ago working in a very large garage, management didn't really test new hires. They asked a few questions and asked about experience and that was about it. Very little or no training was offered. It was just punch in and go to work.
One day, one of the new hires has to rotate the tires on a car and all of the frame lifts are in use. He rounds up a couple of large floor jacks. Puts one under the front cross member, the other under the differential and away he goes. Most of the guys in the shop see this but don't say anything looking forward to some entertainment.
He did actually manage to lift the car and it stayed balanced. He takes off one wheel. So far so good. He takes off the second wheel from the same side. Car is now out of balance enough that it flips to the other side. It didn't roll completely over, the tires were touching the ground and the jacks didn't slide out. At least not immediately, but in about 5 seconds, the jacks slide, then tip over and the car comes crashing down on top of them. There wasn't any serious damage to the car ( a big tank 60's Cadillac as I remember).
We all had a laugh and the new guy learned how not to jack up a car.
Years ago working in a very large garage, management didn't really test new hires. They asked a few questions and asked about experience and that was about it. Very little or no training was offered. It was just punch in and go to work.
One day, one of the new hires has to rotate the tires on a car and all of the frame lifts are in use. He rounds up a couple of large floor jacks. Puts one under the front cross member, the other under the differential and away he goes. Most of the guys in the shop see this but don't say anything looking forward to some entertainment.
He did actually manage to lift the car and it stayed balanced. He takes off one wheel. So far so good. He takes off the second wheel from the same side. Car is now out of balance enough that it flips to the other side. It didn't roll completely over, the tires were touching the ground and the jacks didn't slide out. At least not immediately, but in about 5 seconds, the jacks slide, then tip over and the car comes crashing down on top of them. There wasn't any serious damage to the car ( a big tank 60's Cadillac as I remember).
We all had a laugh and the new guy learned how not to jack up a car.
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On your first pic, I actaully place the floor jack further to the right, under the attachment point for the subframe. It's solid, you won't scrape up the undercoating on the frame rail and it's further forward so the balance is better.
Same place I jack from as well. My friends with coilovers can actually raise the rear tire off the ground from that same point due to the stiffer suspension.
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Originally Posted by beachdog
On your first pic, I actaully place the floor jack further to the right, under the attachment point for the subframe. It's solid, you won't scrape up the undercoating on the frame rail and it's further forward so the balance is better.
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How do you work a trolley jack under there on the cross member? Do you already have jack stands on the sides? Or are there super low jacks that fit so far back and still allow you to jack? Maybe it's time I replaced my El CheapoŽ jack???
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Build a ramp out of 3 stacked 2" x 10"s. Drive the car up on the ramps and the jack will fit under the car.
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