ive been limited to one side at a time beacuse i cant get the car on the stands! is it safe to support the car without being on the provided lift spot? there seems to be underbody damage in a few places where it was impropery jacked so please give suggestions. thanks

 

What I do is I use the stock jack on the side lift points and get it high enough to slide a 2 ton jack under the front lift point. Then I lift it up from the front put the stands in and lower the jack.

I think it is easier than trying to use the stock jack.

 

The front lift point sucks, and bends your radiator support.

I use a floor jack under the joint of the bumper support and chassis, and then use cinder blocks on the jack points.

-PHiZ

 

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Darwin is watching, do you really want to give him a chance?

 

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I really have no idea what you're talking about. I use cinder blocks with a 1/4in thinck piece of scrap wood to distribute the force. I don't always stand them straight up wither, sometimes I lay them on their side.

It's because my jackstands have this deep U shape to them, and don't fit well on the factory jack points.

-PHiZ

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PHiZ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I really have no idea what you're talking about. I use cinder blocks with a 1/4in thinck piece of scrap wood to distribute the force. I don't always stand them straight up wither, sometimes I lay them on their side.

It's because my jackstands have this deep U shape to them, and don't fit well on the factory jack points.

-PHiZ</TD></TR></TABLE>

In short, cinder blocks are a hugely bad idea to use as jack stands. They tend to break under load when not supported by mortar and adjacent cinder blocks.

I doubt the ability of a 1/4" thick piece of wood (any wood) to evenly distribute 500lbs. Another huge problem is how frail they are. Dropping one the right way (or wrong way) can crack it very easily in a way you might not even see.

In the end, another pair of jackstands would cost $20. That's money well spent to avoid getting crushed.

 

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In short, cinder blocks are a hugely bad idea to use as jack stands. They tend to break under load when not supported by mortar and adjacent cinder blocks.

I doubt the ability of a 1/4" thick piece of wood (any wood) to evenly distribute 500lbs. Another huge problem is how frail they are. Dropping one the right way (or wrong way) can crack it very easily in a way you might not even see.

In the end, another pair of jackstands would cost $20. That's money well spent to avoid getting crushed.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah, well you know what they say about opinions.
-PHiZ

 

It's your life...

 

ok stupid question but when you say front lift point you mean in front of the fdront axle somewhere? i didnt know there was one , but will try jacking up the side and putting the jackstand on the FRONT point ...am i getting this correct? are you guys saying i need a garzge jack? cause i recently spent every dime on car/exhasust /intake so im stuck with the fac jack for AWHILE

 

The service manual says that you can use the middle of the A/C support as a jack point. In my experience this ends up bending.

There is no way with the factory jack to get the jackstands under the car.

so, for added safety I use just the jack, but throw the tires under the sides of the car. It's not the best option, but it's some cheap insurance.

-PHiZ


Modified by PHiZ at 6:18 PM 6/23/2004

 

On a 92 CX is it okay to jack it up on the tow spots? I think thats what they are...

 

front and rear jack points, not the sides.

 

Front crossmemeber and rear tow hook for me. Theyre in the Helms as jack points.

 

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The meaning of this is that Charles DARWIN was an evolutionist, and believed that only the most fitted and strongest animals survive.... basically dont use wood for jack stands, not too smart, unless if it was a 200 year old red wood

 

thanks for the help everyone, and the tire idea for insurance dioesnt sound to bad, it may not work but if thwe xcar falls neither will your chest,,,