Why wont my car sit on all the jackstands?
So im trying to get my integra on all four jackstands. They are ALL craftsman bought at the same time. For some reason every one of the jack points on the car will rest securely except for the right rear. It has a good quarter inch of room. I had a neighbor tell me my car may be uneven. Does that sound at all right? Ive tried switchin the stands around, moving the car to a different completely flat surface, removing the front wheels, pretty much everything, triple checking that all the stands are at equal length. What the hell could it be? I have a pic but my crappy comp is takin forevor to upload it. Ill post it when it uploads.
Thats awfully odd because the chassis should flex enough to place a load on that 4th stand....I've had one stand that I forgot to raise as high as the other 3 and the car still placed atleast some load on it....thus if its a bent chassis, its gotta be twisted up pretty badly.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mike9571 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Where are you putting them at?</TD></TR></TABLE>Jackpoints, if my slow *** comp would hurry the expletive up i could show a pic
Do you have strut bars in back? A cage? Anything to keep your car from flexing even just a little bit?
Thats strange but at any rate i'd be willing to bet that its more just the uneven ground thats causing it.
Thats strange but at any rate i'd be willing to bet that its more just the uneven ground thats causing it.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Wayne_Curr »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Do you have strut bars in back? A cage? Anything to keep your car from flexing even just a little bit?
Thats strange but at any rate i'd be willing to bet that its more just the uneven ground thats causing it.</TD></TR></TABLE>The ground is flat. Even my instructor at school didnt know what to think. Could my actual jack point be shorter or something?
Thats strange but at any rate i'd be willing to bet that its more just the uneven ground thats causing it.</TD></TR></TABLE>The ground is flat. Even my instructor at school didnt know what to think. Could my actual jack point be shorter or something?
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put the jackstands next to each other before hand to compare their sizes.
unless your chassis is really bent then the ground is un even or the jack stands themselves arent even.
unless your chassis is really bent then the ground is un even or the jack stands themselves arent even.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Kangolbrand »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">car could of had chassie damage from a accident if not the jack stands you brought are different sizes. Get that picture up ASAP.</TD></TR></TABLE>I dont know whats up with my photo host or my comp but it wont download. My comp isnt running slow now, i guess its the host. If my chassis is fugged up then the guy i bought it from lied. How can i do a check for that?
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BoltonGSR »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> If my chassis is fugged up then the guy i bought it from lied. How can i do a check for that?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Carfax or autocheck will generally show wrecks but even then not all wrecks show up. Depending, most integras are now on their 8th owner, so he might not have even known about the wreck.
Carfax or autocheck will generally show wrecks but even then not all wrecks show up. Depending, most integras are now on their 8th owner, so he might not have even known about the wreck.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 95 integra »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Carfax or autocheck will generally show wrecks but even then not all wrecks show up. Depending, most integras are now on their 8th owner, so he might not have even known about the wreck. </TD></TR></TABLE>Bull, he was apparently the only owner
Carfax or autocheck will generally show wrecks but even then not all wrecks show up. Depending, most integras are now on their 8th owner, so he might not have even known about the wreck. </TD></TR></TABLE>Bull, he was apparently the only owner
My car is the same way, the pass. rear wont seat on the stands evenly. I have to lift that stand a little higher than the others so it will be supported. I thought it might be my suspension being a little uneven or the strut bars. As far as I know my car has never been majorly wrecked (slight body damage pass front), the carfax showed nothing.
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As you can plainly see it doesnt even come close to contacting that surface up there...

