Jacking up the rear end

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07-20-2005, 12:40 AM

BicketyBam

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Jacking up the rear end

I was browsing through my owner's manual and it states to never jack the car up from under the differential. Oops. I've done it a bunch of times with a floorjack. I change my rear tires when I am going to drive on the highway and jacking both wheels off the ground at the same time is convenient. Is there another place to jack up the entire rearend besides the diff.?

07-20-2005, 12:41 AM

sickspeedgt

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RE: Jacking up the rear end

i used 2 jacks under each side of the frame when i did mine

07-20-2005, 12:45 AM

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RE: Jacking up the rear end

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ORIGINAL: BicketyBam

I was browsing through my owner's manual and it states to never jack the car up from under the differential. Oops. I've done it a bunch of times with a floorjack. I change my rear tires when I am going to drive on the highway and jacking both wheels off the ground at the same time is convenient. Is there another place to jack up the entire rearend besides the diff.?

I have the service manual. It states to use either the rear axle or frame to support the rear portion of the car. My car is currently jacked up on the rear axle in the back and frame in the front as I work on the exhaust. It was jacked up on the K-member... but there's no k-member on the car at the moment!

07-20-2005, 12:55 AM

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RE: Jacking up the rear end

If I am going to be under the car, or if it will be up in the air for more than 10-15 minutes, I jack it up from the rear differential and then put jack stands right where my subframes are welded on. I just want to make sure I am not damaging anything by using the rear end as a jack point.

07-20-2005, 01:19 AM

JCstang01

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RE: Jacking up the rear end

I do the same thing Bickety, I believe as long as your extremely careful not to hit or bend the diff. cover which will cause it to leak, there should be no problems. The rear diff. has been used as a jack point on every rear wheel drive car since the automobile got rubber tires.