billybod

on the ground, the car seems to be leveled, but jacked up with hydrolic jack, one side seemed to be higher than the other side. I used the designated jack spot at the front on my 1993 hatchback. the driver side is higher than the passenger side. any thoughts? it could be that the jack location does not distribute the weight evenly on my hatch, but why would the manufacture does that..

NVturbo

Let me guess....you're jacking up the car at the radiator support....which ISN'T centered.

billybod

i don't think i was using the radiator support. my front bumper was off, it was easy to see the jack location

tony_2018

there is a spot under the radiator support to use a hydraulic jack BUT I cant say whether the strength of the support is the same across non OEM supports.

billybod

i just double checked the spot again 30 mins ago. that was the spot that i used, at the front, near the radiator.

tony_2018

Yeah its not centered but still a jack point.

TomCat39

To add to the discussion, when you jack the car up from one side or the other it does torsion the body to some degree. Once on jack stands, you will sometimes notice one stand doesn't touch. I believe this is from the body roll torsion that happens when you lift one half the car up from one corner. This will settle out over time once on the road again.

NVturbo

Just look at that jack point. It's located more towards the driver side than passenger.

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billybod

I think you are right, i did noticed that too...a bit toward the driver side

NVturbo

the hood latch mechanism is the center of the car. If you're looking at it, the welded lifting point (under the radiator support) is to right about a few inches.