Where to place the floor jack

[phil0965]

Does anybody know where to place the floor jack in the rear by the spare tire to raise both tires off the ground "safely" to place the floor jacks?

 

[Tellthemride]

Look at the frame between the front wheel and the rear wheel whichever side you are on. Closer to the wheel there should be two tabs and a raised dot to line up with the jack under the body to signify where the jack should be placed.

 

[Telly944]

I hate pinch weld jacking, there was another thread on this but no floor jack poimts were mentioned. I did a little interweb searxhing but did not come up with anything else.

 

[phil0965]

I hate pinch weld jacking, there was another thread on this but no floor jack poimts were mentioned. I did a little interweb searxhing but did not come up with anything else.

Thanks. I will ask at the shop

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[Senator20]

I bought rubber pucks with slots to use while using a floor jack. Worked well and no damage to the pinch welds.

 

[PittPa]

Hockey pucks work good!

 

[Navin_Johnson]

I always have a square piece of wood that fits inside and is a little higher than the floor jack cup. It sounds terrible jacking up a vehicle, but it's the wood making the noise. That will deform before damaging the jacking point on the vehicle. In the old days when cars had frames, this was never an issue. Only with the advent of the unibody did jacking up a vehicle get harder to do without causing damage.

 

[PittPa]

I change my wheels routinely and never had a problem with jacking on pinch joints, just avoid metal to metal contact

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[arattle]

I change my wheels routinely and never had a problem with jacking on pinch joints, just avoid metal to metal contact

I usually push my floor jack under the suspension knuckle, as long as there's a nice round spot somewhere to grab. My BMW has a weird plastic rectangle that I'm supposed to insert the jack into, so I had to buy these special rubber pucks with a protruding rectangle to insert in there. Should be able to modify them with a grinder to grab the pinch welds.

 

[ernysan]

I bought rubber pucks with slots to use while using a floor jack. Worked well and no damage to the pinch welds.

Where did you get them

 

[Husker Soze]

The challenge for me has always been trying to negotiate where to place the jack stand after raising the KT with the floor jack.

 

[PittPa]

The challenge for me has always been trying to negotiate where to place the jack stand after raising the KT with the floor jack.

Good point. I have two floor jacks and jack the car up from both sides and place the stand under the sturdiest part of the frame (too lazy the get under the car currently) or actually the differential in a pinch. I never lower the car on the stands, just have them there for safety.

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[Senator20]

Where did you get them

Amazon

 

[ernysan]

Amazon

Didn't know those things exist LIFE SAVER need it to lift my son's car without damaging the side skirts

Thank you

 

[arattle]

Didn't know those things exist LIFE SAVER need it to lift my son's car without damaging the side skirts

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Jesus, can you even get a jack under there? Probably need a wedge to lift that up!

 

[PittPa]

Having worked on my lowered BMW's you either make or buy ramps and drive the car up on them. Slide the jack under and you are good. Just don't forget to put them back when you are finished and lowering it.

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[Bigblockdodge]

I use the front and rear suspension crossmembers with my floor jack to raise the front end then the rear end. I put my jackstands at the reinforced pinch welds at both sides of the vehicle at the front and rear that are in the owners manual where you use the service jack to change a tire. No issues so far. I bought rubber inserts for my jackstands that come to a V and sit right in the pinch weld.

 

[phil0965]

I usually push my floor jack under the suspension knuckle, as long as there's a nice round spot somewhere to grab. My BMW has a weird plastic rectangle that I'm supposed to insert the jack into, so I had to buy these special rubber pucks with a protruding rectangle to insert in there. Should be able to modify them with a grinder to grab the pinch welds.

Ty

 

[ernysan]

Amazon

Arrived!!!!!! Sweeeet

 

[dereksurfs]

I use the front and rear suspension crossmembers with my floor jack to raise the front end then the rear end. I put my jackstands at the reinforced pinch welds at both sides of the vehicle at the front and rear that are in the owners manual where you use the service jack to change a tire. No issues so far. I bought rubber inserts for my jackstands that come to a V and sit right in the pinch weld.

Something like this?

Seven Sparta Jack Pad Adapter for Jack Stand Universal Rubber Slotted Frame Rail Pinch Welds Protector(4Pack)​