jack stand points
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RE: Floor jack points
I had a problem with finding a place too. I ended up placing them on the rear jacking notches and in front near the radiator support/frame area. My stands have a v-groove which makes it tough to find a good spot.
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RE: Floor jack points
Damn man - I just took my car off the stands about an hour ago before I read this, or I would have snapped some picks. I only had the rear up though.
There is thick metal bracket where the rear control arms mount to the frame (just in front of the wheel) that you can use to jack up from, then just outside and a bit in front of that near the outer edge of the underbody is a spot that has a "doubled up" section of steel that is about 1/4 thick total - that is the point that I used for my stands. There is also a theaded section built into the steel frame very near this point where you could screw in a bolt (looks to be a 3/8" nut thread) - I guess if you have bolt in stands ??
If you're still in doubt in a couple weeks, let me know and I'll snap some pics when I put it back up in the air to reinstall the rear fascia. Had to take it off today so I can take it to the body shop for warranty paint repair [:@]
On a side not - 20" rims with 275 tires on them look LARGER THAN **** when you get them off and roll them around the garage
There is thick metal bracket where the rear control arms mount to the frame (just in front of the wheel) that you can use to jack up from, then just outside and a bit in front of that near the outer edge of the underbody is a spot that has a "doubled up" section of steel that is about 1/4 thick total - that is the point that I used for my stands. There is also a theaded section built into the steel frame very near this point where you could screw in a bolt (looks to be a 3/8" nut thread) - I guess if you have bolt in stands ??
If you're still in doubt in a couple weeks, let me know and I'll snap some pics when I put it back up in the air to reinstall the rear fascia. Had to take it off today so I can take it to the body shop for warranty paint repair [:@]
On a side not - 20" rims with 275 tires on them look LARGER THAN **** when you get them off and roll them around the garage
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RE: Floor jack points
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Damn man - I just took my car off the stands about an hour ago before I read this, or I would have snapped some picks. I only had the rear up though.
There is thick metal bracket where the rear control arms mount to the frame (just in front of the wheel) that you can use to jack up from, then just outside and a bit in front of that near the outer edge of the underbody is a spot that has a "doubled up" section of steel that is about 1/4 thick total - that is the point that I used for my stands. There is also a theaded section built into the steel frame very near this point where you could screw in a bolt (looks to be a 3/8" nut thread) - I guess if you have bolt in stands ??
If you're still in doubt in a couple weeks, let me know and I'll snap some pics when I put it back up in the air to reinstall the rear fascia. Had to take it off today so I can take it to the body shop for warranty paint repair [:@]
On a side not - 20" rims with 275 tires on them look LARGER THAN **** when you get them off and roll them around the garage
Damn man - I just took my car off the stands about an hour ago before I read this, or I would have snapped some picks. I only had the rear up though.
There is thick metal bracket where the rear control arms mount to the frame (just in front of the wheel) that you can use to jack up from, then just outside and a bit in front of that near the outer edge of the underbody is a spot that has a "doubled up" section of steel that is about 1/4 thick total - that is the point that I used for my stands. There is also a theaded section built into the steel frame very near this point where you could screw in a bolt (looks to be a 3/8" nut thread) - I guess if you have bolt in stands ??
If you're still in doubt in a couple weeks, let me know and I'll snap some pics when I put it back up in the air to reinstall the rear fascia. Had to take it off today so I can take it to the body shop for warranty paint repair [:@]
On a side not - 20" rims with 275 tires on them look LARGER THAN **** when you get them off and roll them around the garage
EDIT - bet the car looks interesting without the rear fascia....HMMM - maybe a pic?