My car is 23 years old, luckily in all those years no one has smashed the pinch weld jack points. I'm think of buying one of the following adapters:

http://www.eastwoodco.com/jump.jsp?i...emType=PRODUCT

or

http://www.autobodytoolmart.com/show...roductid=12467

Does anyone have any feedback on either one? Or a better/cheaper source for them. I suppose I could just make one out of wood, but buying one is probably just as cost effective.

Thanks!

 

i cannot personally say which one is better, however i have used the pinch weld adapters before (not sure of brand though) i can vouch for eastwood however, as they are very reputable and make good quality products.

~Nick

 

No feed back on either, I dont lift any of my cars by the pinch welds. I always hit the frame. When I was working for Belle Tire I had a couple of cars pinch weld spots give out on me, luckly it was as I was lifting and not already up and working on the car. I just cant trust lifting a ton or so to some sheet metal anymore.

 

I could probably hack up any OEM jack from a junkyard and weld a rod on the bottom to fit into my hydraulic jack as well. I guess the fabrication time/effort probably isn't worth the $20 it'd take to just buy one.

 

I wouldn't trust your car on that pinch weld, in my personal opinion.

I use big lifts at the college shop and my own 2 1/2 ton floor jack. If you use a rubber pad like you'd find on a lift then it should be fine.

 

Never tried on of the premade ones, but I have thought about cutting up a 2X4, 2X6 and cutting a crossgrain groove in it. I have hole saws big enough to cut out a round wood block to drop in the floor jack.

 

What do you need to jack up to use the pinch welds for? I use the front brace and the rear diff, then jackstands.