[s-cars] Speaking of Cheap Tools - how bad?

[tblack]

Why not use the jacking points on the rocker panels? The aluminum channels
are attached to the floor and don't appear to me to be the best place to put
a jack-stand. The rear of the front sub-frame is one of the strongest parts
for support with less overhang and therefore less load on the stand.
My .02 for today.
Tom Black.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Rossato" <bob.rossato at att.net>
To: "Theodore Chen" <tedebearp at yahoo.com>; <lee at wheelman.com>
Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 9:49 PM
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Speaking of Cheap Tools - how bad?


> > for the front, i've been jacking at the jacking point and putting
> > the jack stand under the skid plate, which is a beefy channel section.
> > the sides of the channel keep the car from sliding sideways on the
> > jack stand.
> >
> > for the rear, i jacked under the rear differential and put the jack
> > stands under the jacking points.
> >
> > anybody have a better way?
> >
> > -teddy
>
> I always jack the car up from the most solid looking thing I can find.
For
> the front I jack from that inboard C-channel section and place the jack
> stand under the low point of the front subframe.  For the rear I jack from
> the front pivot point of the lower control arm (you have to be careful to
> avoid the plastic shield on the right side) and place 5-ton (they're
taller)
> stands under the blocks in the body that are behind the rear wheels.  The
> blocks are higher up on the body, hence the need for the 5-tonners to
reach
> without overextending, but it provides a very sturdy point to place the
jack
> stand.  I always use a block of wood in the cradle of the jack.
>
> Bob
>
>
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