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Where to place jackstands?

Old 08-29-2006, 03:39 AM
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I place the jack stands on the subframe looking things. For some reason, they dont feel like they're metal to me, and they get dented in. And using the pinch welds made my side skirts shift because the welds bent over[:@]
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Old 08-29-2006, 01:23 PM
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here you you go jack points This should help
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Old 08-30-2006, 06:41 AM
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In the rear, under the axle tubes as far outboard as you can, the front, place them so the bolt heads that secure the K member sit on the jacks, it won't go anywhere, good luck.
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Old 08-30-2006, 07:24 AM
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under the *****n Car
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Old 08-30-2006, 12:00 PM
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If you're going to place jackstands under your rear axle, don't even think about jacking the car up by the differential. Your manual tells you not to and that the cover might break. But here's the real reason you shouldn't. (Just in case you didn't know

The rear axle is not perfectly straight. To allow the rear end to track correctly, there is about a 1 degree negative camber built into the rear axle. Basically what that means is that instead of axle being parallel with the ground, the differential is a little lower than the center line and the the top of the wheels tilt slightly towards the vehicle. If you lift the vehicle from the differential, you are putting stress on both left and right axle housings where they meet the differential, at the same time. They were not designed to perform in this manner. Although you may not break anything, you do not want to stress this area or slightly tweak it and remove or reduce this 1 degree negative camber.

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Old 08-30-2006, 01:01 PM
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u put the jack stands under the jack so it can sit up highter duh!!!!!!!!!!!11111.

really tho the jack spots are pretty week on these cars.
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