hey guys, i know it's a dumb question but maybe it will save my life and the lives of others some day.

where is the proper lifting area for the rear end? i'll go ahead and guess that you place the jackstands under the lifting points by each wheel.

i've been doing some reading around, and people with different brand cars say that they lift with the rear tow hook.. is this ok for an 8th gen civic?

where is the proper location?

 

How will you be lifting it?

Jack stands should go right before the rear tires.

If lifting with some sort of rope/cable, then sure tow hook is fine.

 

sorry forgot to mention that!.. hydraulic jack

if i used a rope on the rear tow hook, wouldn't that screw up the bumper? lol

 

To get both back wheels up at the same time....Yes....you can use the rear tow hook. That f**ker is stronger than u think. I've done it a dozen times to make suspension adjustments.

 

i usually do it from the rear lower tie bar. havnt died yet so.

 

i'm no suspension guru.. but is this the part that the rear sway bar sits behind? (if looking at it from the back)

 

Like others have said, use the rear tow hook.

 

from the tow hook or where the center of the two rear lower control arms meet.

 

tow hook by far. works like a charm

 

I always jack on the frame that goes down the car...if you get it in the right spot you get both wheels (on one side) up at the same time and have plenty of room to place your jack stands.

I've seen a car fall off of a jack that was being jacked on the toe hook. Scared the bejesus out of me. The whole rear of the car shifted to the left like 3 feet as it fell and crushed a nearby jack stand under the rocker/quarter panel and dented the area of the car pretty badly. Luckily no one was hurt.

 

Toe hook is safe if jack placed properly, but I always place jack stands just to get sure.

 

either the tow hook, the 2 jacking points in front of the rear tires, or the rear subframe where the lca bolts are.