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Old 04-25-2014, 07:05 PM
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Default Jacking for tire rotation -- basic question

To this point, pretty much fanciest thing I've done with my car is add wiper fluid. I need to rotate my tires, and figured that sounds easy enough. I have an '02 dx sedan.

The owners manual points out the pinch welds as jacking points. But I need those for stands, so have to jack from something else. I've searched around for recommendations and come up with a couple candidates; I thought I'd ask what you thought of these just to make sure I don't screw something up. I'm primarily concerned about the rear point.

Front: the subframe, from what I can tell (like I said, I don't know my way around cars well):
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use the tow hook to raise both tires at the same time the front also has a central jack point you can see them here.

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Both ends have a central jack point. They're marked with an arrow on the frame.
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OK, so I tried that and there's a problem: I have a crappy jack, and it doesn't have enough lift to get the rear wheels off of the ground. I'd guess it needs another 4" or something. What are my options?
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Piece of 4X4 on top of the jack. Or you can get a 2 ton aluminum jack with plenty of lift at Harbor Freight for about $70. The steel ones are even cheaper but, are a bitch to pick up.
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