Definitive Jack and Stand Locations
I don't know about you guys, but my car is too low to get a jack to either of the subframes. Those Supernow pads are neat, but I couldn't reach them. I believe Supernow also makes aluminum pads that go on the pinch welds and secure with a set screw... they would work similar to what I've done.
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here is the Supernow pinch adaptor at rhdjapan at 50 usd its not bad.
looks cool. But the i worry about slippage from the jack .. any solution to that ? A piece of rubber mat ?
Originally Posted by kensin
https://www.rhdjapan.com/super-now-j...et-orange.html
here is the Supernow pinch adaptor at rhdjapan at 50 usd its not bad.
looks cool. But the i worry about slippage from the jack .. any solution to that ? A piece of rubber mat ?
here is the Supernow pinch adaptor at rhdjapan at 50 usd its not bad.
looks cool. But the i worry about slippage from the jack .. any solution to that ? A piece of rubber mat ?
I don't see the forces on that being such that it is likely to slip on the car while jacking/standing. You'd want to make sure it stays tight with some locktite or something though. If it were to vibrate loose, especially on track, it would become a pretty deadly little projectile (see: Felipe Massa). All in all, I'm glad to have therm welded in.
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Whoops, the pic works for me so I guess I don't know how to link from a google album :P Yea, it's a QuickJack. The 5000SLX model.
Last edited by ArmitageGVR4; Mar 31, 2018 at 12:40 PM.
It lifts about 2 feet. I could get maybe another 4 inches by stacking the rubber blocks it comes with. Not sure how tall the bellhousing is but I was under there this afternoon and it looks like it should clear.
I've had good luck so far by using the oem scissor jack, lifting enough to get my low profile jack to the subframe. Then I lift, place stands on the pinch welds, and repeat on the rear using the diff.
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Definitively....
Small jack stands...not really good
Large jack stands...better
Jacking on subframes...not really good
Initial use of ramps to raise car...better
Jack stands on suspension...stupid
Jack stands on subframes...bad
Jack Stands on pinch-welds at factory strong points...good
Jack stands with padding on pinch-welds at factory strong points...OCD but cool.
Lift on pinch-welds at factory strong points...better
Lift on pinch-welds at factory strong points with large refrigerator full of beer and small humidor nearby...******* awesome
Small jack stands...not really good
Large jack stands...better
Jacking on subframes...not really good
Initial use of ramps to raise car...better
Jack stands on suspension...stupid
Jack stands on subframes...bad
Jack Stands on pinch-welds at factory strong points...good
Jack stands with padding on pinch-welds at factory strong points...OCD but cool.
Lift on pinch-welds at factory strong points...better
Lift on pinch-welds at factory strong points with large refrigerator full of beer and small humidor nearby...******* awesome
I’m going to be leaving my car on jack stands for the remainder of the winter to go single turbo, rebuild trans, and swap out all the bushings on the rear end. I’ve been using the factory jack points as shown in the service manual, but only for servicing. Would you guys recommend leaving it sitting like that long term?
Thread resurrection... is it really okay to use the front and rear subframes as jack stand points? Several posters mentioned it definitely as their preferred jack stand location at the beginning of this thread, but it seems possibly harmful to the car. The entire weight of the car will be resting on a few points of the subframe. A bent subframe is not a good thing to have...
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Thread resurrection... is it really okay to use the front and rear subframes as jack stand points? Several posters mentioned it definitely as their preferred jack stand location at the beginning of this thread, but it seems possibly harmful to the car. The entire weight of the car will be resting on a few points of the subframe. A bent subframe is not a good thing to have...
The subframes are VERY thick steel, they can hold the weight plus more with no problems. I've done it multiple times in the past and have seen zero problems.
That said, ever since I got these I use them on the pinch welds on the body -
They work awesome. Jack up from front middle of front subframe, put these on, then jack up from bottom of diff and put on the jack stands.
Dale
That said, ever since I got these I use them on the pinch welds on the body -
They work awesome. Jack up from front middle of front subframe, put these on, then jack up from bottom of diff and put on the jack stands.
Dale
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Thread resurrection... is it really okay to use the front and rear subframes as jack stand points? Several posters mentioned it definitely as their preferred jack stand location at the beginning of this thread, but it seems possibly harmful to the car. The entire weight of the car will be resting on a few points of the subframe. A bent subframe is not a good thing to have...
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