Ok, so for all RWD cars I've owned, the front crossmember is the location to jack the front end.

It's also on pg 29 general info on the FSM.

What is the guy in this thread talking about?

https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-tech-garage-22/oil-change-%3D-rough-idle-%3D-cracked-engine-mounts-117146/


"NEVER put a jack on the cross member.
It will distort and change your wheel alignment.
The ONLY jacking points on the '8 are on the frame rails and clearly marked.

Yeah, don't do that.
If you want a kick, try it and watch what happens. It isn't pretty.

The FSM always assumes you are going to hit the customer up for a wheel alignment after every service."



Pretty skeptical, but would like your opinions/facts.
I already did it once with no affect (not measured, but driveability wise)

Thanks

 

He is saying, Its ok to do it if you doing an alignment afterwards.

I did it myself couple of times, my alignment is still ok. but I dont do it anymore cuz its a bitch to reach the front cross member.

 

That's hard to believe as well. It if required a new wheel alignment afterwards, it would say so in the service manual.

In my other RWD cars (s2k, miata, m3) I never had an alignment change after jacking from the front cross-member.

 

You need a very low profile jack to reach the front crossmember point, or drive up on some sections of 2x6. You shouldn't adversely affect your alignment.

http://www.hi-impact.org/ryang/modif...ackpoints.html

 

off topic...

but in ur attachments, those seems like the revised undertrays that improves drag a bitr on the newer models... it seems like it can also fit the S1 models to me, but i can be wrong.

 

FYI original poster here...

I use a costco aluminum jack, easily gets to the center crossmember no problem. And the jack pad is about 5" diameter.

Maybe jacking from the crossmember with one of those puny Craftsman mini "2 ton" jacks?