Where to place jackstands?
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RE: Where to place jackstands?
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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RE: Where to place jackstands?
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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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.
Boo-ya! Man I love bullitarchive.com! So much great info there!
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