I'm replacing the exhaust and don't have access to a lift so I'm using jack stands. My question, since I'm new to the world of front wheel drive, is where is a safe place to actually put the jack on both the front and back without bending anything. The nice big round diff housing that I'm used to just isnt there.

 

You shouldn't really jack a car up without putting jack stands under "jacking" points.

I can't give my advice on where points are as it will not be safe

 

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Safety first, buy some jack stands and then when jacking the car up there should be a metal tab below the side of the car.

 

Maybe I'm not making myself clear here. My problem is not with jack stands or where to put them. My problem is where to place the actual jack to raise the car. I have had access to a lift when working on previous front wheel drive cars so this has not been a problem. Now that I have to actually crank it up myself I don't want to place the jack anywhere where it will bend or break anything.

 

what about the "jacking" points in the car? look under your sideskirt, see those little bastard sticking out? well..you can jack it up on your tow hook also(front 2, back 1)

 

i use a piece of 2x4 over the jack to jack up the car right next to the "jacking points". then i place the jack stands on the "jack points (tabs)" i never bent or damaged anything...

 

STAGE,

I could use an answer to the same question, but here's what I've done thus far.

I just jacked up my 2001 Accord for the first time yesterday to change the oil. I obviously put jack stands on the two tabs once lifted, but I had the same question you do as far as where to put the lifting jack itself, since my owner's manual doesn't say.

I finally settled on a spot that seemed to work fine. On my car I could see a piece of the frame when I looked straight down between the engine and the radiator (probably the front-most piece of the frame, I'm guessing). When I got under the car I noticed a small (maybe 2"-3" diameter) metal nub/bump directly below this piece of framing. I don't know if that's an official jacking point or not, but I used it and got the car lifted probably 8"-10" or so without any problems -- just enough to get the jack stands under the frame and make the oil filter & plug easier to access.

Anyway, I put the jack on a frame component so I don't think it'll ever damage the car to do that. But if anyone knows a better spot (especially of there's an "official" centered jacking point) please let me know.

 

I believe that piece you are talking about is the cross beam or cross member, it should be a good jacking point

 

On my 92' accord lx, there are a few jacking points. You can either use the normal side skirts jacking points or the tow hooks. There are actually 3 tow hooks on the front my car. There are two that are evenly spaced apart and then there's one tow hook between those two. I use the singe tow hook to lift the entire front of my car. There's an identical singe tow hook on the rear of the car as well. I hope this helps. I got pictures from the honda service manual if you want them sent to you.