The Jacking And Lifting Thread

[Bizkets is Drunk?]

I read on a different forum to lift from the crossmember on the front and the stands in the two jack points near the front doors. Anyone?

[k31th]

I lifted my old car heaps of times (with a trolley jack) from the front rail of the K-frame then put jack stands under the jack points on the sides of the car... but it did dint it a little over time... if you don't want to dint it, don't use that K-frame rail. Use the rear K-frame rail if possible (much stronger).

With my new car it's too low to fit a trolley jack underneath the front bar, so I jack up the standard jack point with the factory jack, slide the trolley jack behind it and slowly lift the entire front via the rear K-frame rail then put two jack stands under the standard jacking points again (the front of the car does move slightly to the opposite side of the car you're jacking from if you use this method).

The best way is to have 4 jack stands, jack the rear up with a trolley jack (if your car is too low for this, something's clearly wrong! haha), put two jack stands on the standard rear jack points and then jack up the front of the car and put another two sets on the front standard jack points . Much easier to get under and then back out from under the car when the whole thing is an even height off the ground.

[OZYWALKER]

Use a trolly jack under the k frame with a piece of timber on the jack to spread the weight and stop any dents.

[masda74]

I am not sure what to call the location where I place my trolley jack under.

Well where you normally put the car jack at, is where I put the stands, towards the inner part of the car from these jack points is the Chassis I am assuming. I place a block of wood on the trolley jack and then lift the car via the Chassis. Once it is high enough I place the stands at the jack point.

I might have to take some pics.

Edited 07/10/14 04:53 AM by masda74

[Bizkets is Drunk?]

yeah cheers masda. im going the crossmember with jack and timber block. stands on the k frame.

[Ralph Wiggum]

Stands under jackng points makes for a more stable car,

[k31th]

this guy knows ^^

[masda74]

I am assuming that it is the Chassis where I place my trolley jack, because this is the location where the guys at MT place their hoist arms at to lift the car.

Since they place their hoist arms there, I saw no reason why my Trolley jack with a block of wood wouldn't be any worse off.

As Luke says, by placing the stands on the outside jack points the car tends to be more stable. I just hate the fact that it bends the metal rail a tad at those points.

[k31th]

Yes, the chassis arms/rails are where the standard jack points connect to, hence anywhere along that is fine to put a jack stand under/jack from. Further from the centre of the car is more stable, but so is having decent contact - so on that little metal rail that bends, don't put the jack stand directly underneath it if you don't want it bent

[Ralph Wiggum]

I am assuming that it is the Chassis where I place my trolley jack, because this is the location where the guys at MT place their hoist arms at to lift the car.

Since they place their hoist arms there, I saw no reason why my Trolley jack with a block of wood wouldn't be any worse off.

As Luke says, by placing the stands on the outside jack points the car tends to be more stable. I just hate the fact that it bends the metal rail a tad at those points.

A block of wood with a slot cut into it to allow the body to rest on the block rather than the locating tab will stop you bending the tabs.

Or if you know somebody that can glue metal together, get them to replicate the head of the factory jack.