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Jack stand placement

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:35 pm
by BMCC
So I'll be putting on new front disks hopefully at the weekend. As I usually jack up the car on the front jack point (the one you use for the scissors jack), where else can I place a jack stand? I've tried jacking with a 2.5t trolley jack on the front jack point so that I can get the front wheels off the ground but I have only found 1 wheel comes of the ground when I do this in the garage!

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:42 pm
by honda-hardy
front or rear towing eye mounts is a good strong place or the subframe mount bolts to the body or the antiroll bar d link bush mounts

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Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:43 pm
by jozefsan
front jacking point on subframe, then secure axle stands on front side jacking points

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:44 pm
by 4thgenphil
jozefsan wrote:front jacking point on subframe, then secure axle stands on front side jacking points
+1

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:46 pm
by honda-hardy
i always jack the cars up on the sill points then use stands on the anti roll bar d link area as pic.

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:51 pm
by BMCC
jozefsan wrote:front jacking point on subframe, then secure axle stands on front side jacking points
I tried this once before and I got one tyre off the ground on full lift! :?

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:01 pm
by jozefsan
BMCC wrote:
jozefsan wrote:front jacking point on subframe, then secure axle stands on front side jacking points
I tried this once before and I got one tyre off the ground on full lift! :?
you need use standard jack, and not scissor jack on front jacking point, we do that all the time in workshop and car is half meter in air

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:01 pm
by 4thgenphil
BMCC wrote:
jozefsan wrote:front jacking point on subframe, then secure axle stands on front side jacking points
I tried this once before and I got one tyre off the ground on full lift! :?
the little halfords jack are like this! coilovers for the win! :lol:

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:06 pm
by BMCC
The jack I am using is a 2.0t trolley jack with lifting range 14 - 38cm (approx.) Is this not enough to jack up the front of the car? As it aint on mine :(

Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:11 pm
by 4thgenphil
yeh, that wont do it mate :cry: