is this the right place to put jackstands?
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From: coral springs FL
is this the right place to put jackstands? planning to fix my header set up and I need the car high enough to go under and most important "safety" :0 it just look like a plastic tab and I'm afraid it may brake :p
i know the plastic pads are more for like car lifts i usually put my spare jack under there to jack care up untill high enogh to get the regular jack under but i then put my jacks on the sub frame area beens itting on them like that for a couple weeks and i've gotten my stock manifolds and heads off and such without incident
Thats technically a jacking point or where you would place a 2 post lift.
If you really want to take care of your pinch weld and subframe always use wooden blocks between the jack and/or jack stand. The better place to put a jack stand in that picture is on the front subframe just behind that plastic peice. Use a jack and a scrap 2x4 or whatever, just something to soften the impact of the metal jack, and jack on the plastic square. Then put a jack stand under the frame. slowly lower it and watch it and if anything starts to bend stop and reposition the jack stand and/or add another chunk of wood. Be careful when using the wood with the jack stands. Some of them can be turned to fit better without wood. Ive learned most cars, once the jack stand is in place with 1000+lbs of car on it...isnt going anywhere, but always use caution and commen sense. people have died from cars falling on them!
If you really want to take care of your pinch weld and subframe always use wooden blocks between the jack and/or jack stand. The better place to put a jack stand in that picture is on the front subframe just behind that plastic peice. Use a jack and a scrap 2x4 or whatever, just something to soften the impact of the metal jack, and jack on the plastic square. Then put a jack stand under the frame. slowly lower it and watch it and if anything starts to bend stop and reposition the jack stand and/or add another chunk of wood. Be careful when using the wood with the jack stands. Some of them can be turned to fit better without wood. Ive learned most cars, once the jack stand is in place with 1000+lbs of car on it...isnt going anywhere, but always use caution and commen sense. people have died from cars falling on them!
I place jackstands on the front pivot of the a-arm. Very solid place to use jackstands.
It's not for the plastic pad. It's for the fender seam just in front of it, which is why you see a whole lot of f-bodys with bowed front fenders.
It's not for the plastic pad. It's for the fender seam just in front of it, which is why you see a whole lot of f-bodys with bowed front fenders.
