Car Jack Points

[thewelsho]

I got a shot of some ramps for the car, but the car is too low to get all the way up them, but it got me up far enough using some blocks of wood to get my trolly jack under. I then jacked it up and put the axle stands where you can see them in the picture. Question is, is this safe so that neither I nor the car will be damaged?

Thanks!

[scoobykev]

that doesn't look like a proper jacking point, can't you get the stands at the correct points?. You could be risking bending something there.

[wilky]

Its fine,

I had the car on stands there yesterday, not a drama.

Callum W

[thewelsho]

Its fine,

I had the car on stands there yesterday, not a drama.

Callum W

Cheers mate! What are those bits called by the way?

[wilky]

Cheers mate! What are those bits called by the way?

They are called long metal front flux capacitators and they compensate for the torque shnemfs.

I have no idea lol.

Callum W

[thewelsho]

They are called long metal front flux capacitators and they compensate for the torque shnemfs.

I have no idea lol.

Callum W

Hahahahaha!

[scoobykev]

i stand corrected, maybe should've posted a pic up of my car before it was jacked up and bent a bit at the back end a couple of weeks ago

[wilky]

i stand corrected, maybe should've posted a pic up of my car before it was jacked up and bent a bit at the back end a couple of weeks ago

Its easy to pick the wrong bit to jack up (No pun intended if any junkies are reading)

If its body weight bearing chances are you can jack it up, its always good to ask though if your not sure.

Callum W

[gus the bus]

They are called long metal front flux capacitators and they compensate for the torque shnemfs.

[scoobaroo]

Cheers mate! What are those bits called by the way?

Front Cross Member , your gold spacers for the ALK shold be sandwiched in between John.

Or Callum could be right

Marty.

Edited June 26, 2008 by Scoobaroo

[colzo]

Just to be sure where are the best points to jack up with a trolley jack (front and rear)?

[speech]

Just to be sure where are the best points to jack up with a trolley jack (front and rear)?

Someone posted details and pics the other day (I think) and for the front there's a plate just above where the trolley jack is in Welsho's first pic (behind the plastic undertray and beneath the ARB) and for the rear best bet is put a block of wood on your trolley jack plate and jack her up using the rear diff.

[thewelsho]

Just to be sure where are the best points to jack up with a trolley jack (front and rear)?

As Speech said (no pun intended ) it was on another thread which is here: http://forums.sidc.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=117955

[thewelsho]

Front Cross Member , your gold spacers for the ALK shold be sandwiched in between John.

Or Callum could be right

Marty.

Yip, can see the gold blocks shining away