Jack points
Thread Starter
Staging Lane
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 87
Likes: 0
From: Florida
Jack points I know this is a stupid question to ask, but I need to ask regardless 
I have been jacking up my 96 ws6 on what look like black boots. I am not sure if this is the correct spot to put my jack on, what really gets to me is where to put my jack stands. I have no clue if the black boots is where I am supposed to put my stands or my jack, if so, where am I supposed to jack the car up from without cause damage to the car. I am really looking for pictures as well, please. Thankyou.
I have been jacking up my 96 ws6 on what look like black boots. I am not sure if this is the correct spot to put my jack on, what really gets to me is where to put my jack stands. I have no clue if the black boots is where I am supposed to put my stands or my jack, if so, where am I supposed to jack the car up from without cause damage to the car. I am really looking for pictures as well, please. Thankyou. 
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 34,632
Likes: 2,557
From: Schiller Park, ILL Member: #317
Those "black boots" are fender tab guards that were only found on the earlier models. My 03/98 build date car also has them, but some of the later '98s didn't get them, and I don't think any of the '99+ cars did at all. This is still not really the correct jacking location though. There are accessible areas of the frame behind that fender tab, and those would be the proper jacking points. If you install sub-frame connectors, one of the advantages is that you have several more jacking locations.
Thread Starter
Staging Lane
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 87
Likes: 0
From: Florida
I'm still at a loss at where to properly jack my car up and to place my jack stands. It seems that no matter which part of the frame I try it seems to bend a little, is there a specific part that you could name where I could put my jack and my stand on either side? front and back?
Thread Starter
Staging Lane
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 87
Likes: 0
From: Florida
I'm using a low profile jack since I have lowered the car about 1.5 inches. I don't remember the exact brand, but I bought it from harbor freight a while back. Where do you place your stands at? Near the wheels? I'm always so paranoid about my car falling on top of me because it has already happened once and it was a pretty close call.
Never place the stands under anything that is "sprung" or moves on the car. Usually once you jack up, you can find a control arm mounting area or similar which are very strong points but I don't have an F-body so I can't tell you. Generally it is a fairly intuitive thing to identify the strong spots once you've jacked up a few cars. If you're worried, use an extra stand or two that are just below the ones holding the actual weight to catch it if it might fall off the primary stands.
Trending Topics
TECH Apprentice
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 303
Likes: 0
Go to installuniversity.com. link is http://www.installuniversity.com/ls1...ft-points.html. Theres lots of picks there.
the k member is a good spot to jack from, which is just in front of oil pan. I first have to jack the from sub frame because the car is too low to go straight for the k member. You can tell where to jack from the subframe because there will be two pieces of metal over over top one another a little behind the front wheels. Anything with two pieces of metal can be jacked. Once i jack the front sub frame i can sneak a jack stand under the k member and then jack the whole front from the k member. Same technique with the rear sub frame and the rear axle, just behind the drive shaft and ahead of the diff cover.
the k member is a good spot to jack from, which is just in front of oil pan. I first have to jack the from sub frame because the car is too low to go straight for the k member. You can tell where to jack from the subframe because there will be two pieces of metal over over top one another a little behind the front wheels. Anything with two pieces of metal can be jacked. Once i jack the front sub frame i can sneak a jack stand under the k member and then jack the whole front from the k member. Same technique with the rear sub frame and the rear axle, just behind the drive shaft and ahead of the diff cover.
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo
Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power
Verdad Gallardo
10 Camaros You Should Never Buy
10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die
Verdad Gallardo Thread Starter
Staging Lane
Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 87
Likes: 0
From: Florida
Nice, that helped a lot with the pictures and it was very informative. The jack stands they are using look pretty big especially at the very top. Do you happen to know what kind of jack stands those are, as I might look into purchasing them since the stands I have are kind of small/
