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Jacking Car - hints #18244 05/31/02 07:41 PM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 24 Massachusetts G GS OP Junior Member
OP GS Junior Member G Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 24 Massachusetts	When working on the front or rear, I prefer to use a floor jack and then place jack stands under the car. The problem is I always struggle with the floor jack is in the location where I want the jack stand, or I have to lift the floor jack so high to get one jack stand that it shifts...always a stuggle. Any hints on how people lift it with one floor jack and a pair of jack stands..

Re: Jacking Car - hints #18245 05/31/02 08:09 PM
Joined: May 2001 Posts: 1,181 Sarasota, FL A Antiramie Member
Antiramie Member A Joined: May 2001 Posts: 1,181 Sarasota, FL	I use the screw jack that came with the car. Place the jack behind the left front tire (where the side skirts are), jack car up enough so a stand 2 notches high will go underneath, lower jack until stand is firmly in place, and then take jack out. Repeat on right side (only leave jack in place for safety precaution...in case stand slips i guess). 98 Merc. Mystique LS Red Wings and US Soccer 0wn j00!

Re: Jacking Car - hints #18246 05/31/02 08:13 PM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 5,805 Rockford Mi USA T Terry Haines Member
Terry Haines Member T Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 5,805 Rockford Mi USA	Jack on the subframe on the rear frame mount bolts, place stand at jacking point, do it bit by bit side at a time....dont jack on the front subframe front cross member under the rad...not a good place.... V6 MTX 'Don't p**s up my back then tell me it's raining!!!" 'Its only nuts & bolts!' 'If I build it,fix it,upgrade it or modify it...MAYBE they will come....! Haines Motor Sports Inc, Dealer for 'Quaife America' & 'Autotech Sport Tuning' SOLE USA Dealer for the American Axle 'AUSSIE BAR'... Get a Turbo for you Zetec from HMS Inc...by 'The Demon' ...www.DemonDynamics.co.uk ..don't talk about it DO IT !!!

Re: Jacking Car - hints #18247 05/31/02 10:41 PM
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 86 H holycowSVTpaul Member
holycowSVTpaul Member H Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 86	Is jacking up under the A-arms bad? stock 1998 silver frost SVT E0

Re: Jacking Car - hints #18248 06/01/02 03:59 AM
Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 7,329 KC, MO D DemonSVT Member
DemonSVT Member D Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 7,329 KC, MO	Quote: Originally posted by holycowSVTpaul: Is jacking up under the A-arms bad? Very bad. Good way to bend a suspension component though. 2000 SVT #674 - Check it out! Whoever coined the phrase; "If it ain't broke; don't fix it" ~ Just doesn't get it...

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