Jacking point
#1
Jacking point
Does anyone know if there is a common jacking point from the front of the car for a 2002? I did a search and checked the manual and there doesn't seem to be a definite answer to this question. On the front end of the car, there's a cross member that looks like there is a spot for a jack but not too sure about it. Anyone know??? Thanks in advance!
JF
JF
#4
Originally Posted by irish44j
it's centerline behind the front bumper and splash guards. It looks like a little "mound" or mountain upside-down.
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#5
Rear jacking point?
Thanks irish44j (very nice ride btw)...found the "little mountain" for the front...now how about a center jack point for the back? Or are we relegated to jacking up one side at a time in the back?
Thanks in advance!
Pete
Thanks in advance!
Pete
#6
Originally Posted by Maxfli
Thanks irish44j (very nice ride btw)...found the "little mountain" for the front...now how about a center jack point for the back? Or are we relegated to jacking up one side at a time in the back?
Thanks in advance!
Pete
Thanks in advance!
Pete
#7
Originally Posted by Maxfli
Thanks irish44j (very nice ride btw)...found the "little mountain" for the front...now how about a center jack point for the back? Or are we relegated to jacking up one side at a time in the back?
Thanks in advance!
Pete
Thanks in advance!
Pete
great pic puppetmaster def printed that one out
#12
Thanks for pointing out the jacking points.
Puppetmaster - thanks for the diagram and the pic. Here's a tip back at you that may be helpful to others as well. To keep the car from slipping/moving while on the jack, I put a hockey puck in the cradle of the jack. The rubber puck is hard enough that it won't get torn up and has just enough "give" to "grip" the car, avoiding the potential for slippage with metal contacting metal.
Or you can just jack it up from any point on the crossmember itself. Just make sure the jack is placed well enough on the cross member that it doesn't slip.
#13
Originally Posted by 00MaxSE
Nice, hey how do you like that jack? I was thinking about getting one. The all aluminum one that is.
#14
Originally Posted by Maxfli
Thanks for pointing out the jacking points.
Puppetmaster - thanks for the diagram and the pic. Here's a tip back at you that may be helpful to others as well. To keep the car from slipping/moving while on the jack, I put a hockey puck in the cradle of the jack. The rubber puck is hard enough that it won't get torn up and has just enough "give" to "grip" the car, avoiding the potential for slippage with metal contacting metal.
Puppetmaster - thanks for the diagram and the pic. Here's a tip back at you that may be helpful to others as well. To keep the car from slipping/moving while on the jack, I put a hockey puck in the cradle of the jack. The rubber puck is hard enough that it won't get torn up and has just enough "give" to "grip" the car, avoiding the potential for slippage with metal contacting metal.
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Originally Posted by Puppetmaster
I love it. Its much bigger but its great compared to my little old 2 1/4 ton jack where I had to pump it 20x just to get cradle high enough to make contact with the car; with the race jack you pump it not even once and its already on the car. Plus this jack is low profile so I can get it further down the cross member than with my old jack, which would barely get under the front factory jack point.
#17
Originally Posted by LA02MAX
damn, I should have gotten that one. The one I got is like 110 lbs. and it doesn't fit under my car at all I have to use the factory jack to jack up a corner a bit in order for my floor jack to fit underneath the car...but I got it for a good price, so I'm pretty satisfied
You then position the ramps in front of your tires, pull the car up onto the ramps, and voila - you can now fit your floor jack underneath the car to your desired jacking point! This was particularly useful after I'd installed H&R's. :-)
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Originally Posted by Succinct
I devised a way around that problem when I had my BMW 540 and wanted to jack it up by the engine subframe, but it was too low for my floor jack to get under there. I constructed two small-ish wooden ramps out of an 8' x 5/4 piece of pressure-treated deck plank. Three pieces per ramp, each one shorter than the rest, all screwed together. Simple, Fred-Flintstonian stuff.
You then position the ramps in front of your tires, pull the car up onto the ramps, and voila - you can now fit your floor jack underneath the car to your desired jacking point! This was particularly useful after I'd installed H&R's. :-)
You then position the ramps in front of your tires, pull the car up onto the ramps, and voila - you can now fit your floor jack underneath the car to your desired jacking point! This was particularly useful after I'd installed H&R's. :-)
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#19
Since I never lifted my car up, I dont know exactly where the Garage Jack Points (in the diagram above).
So, can I use my floor jack at one of the "safety stand points" just to lift the car and then use jack stands to have the car stay lifted. I mean is it safe for the car to lift one side (or tilt the car) first and the lift the other side.
Also, what is RSB?
Thanks.
So, can I use my floor jack at one of the "safety stand points" just to lift the car and then use jack stands to have the car stay lifted. I mean is it safe for the car to lift one side (or tilt the car) first and the lift the other side.
Also, what is RSB?
Thanks.
#20
Originally Posted by hamimp
Since I never lifted my car up, I dont know exactly where the Garage Jack Points (in the diagram above).
So, can I use my floor jack at one of the "safety stand points" just to lift the car and then use jack stands to have the car stay lifted. I mean is it safe for the car to lift one side (or tilt the car) first and the lift the other side.
Also, what is RSB?
Thanks.
So, can I use my floor jack at one of the "safety stand points" just to lift the car and then use jack stands to have the car stay lifted. I mean is it safe for the car to lift one side (or tilt the car) first and the lift the other side.
Also, what is RSB?
Thanks.
#21
Originally Posted by hamimp
Since I never lifted my car up, I dont know exactly where the Garage Jack Points (in the diagram above).
Originally Posted by hamimp
So, can I use my floor jack at one of the "safety stand points" just to lift the car and then use jack stands to have the car stay lifted. I mean is it safe for the car to lift one side (or tilt the car) first and the lift the other side.
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