Jack stand placement

BMCC · Post by **BMCC** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:35 pm

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!

The "S" express · Post by **honda-hardy** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:42 pm

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

jozefsan · Post by **jozefsan** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:43 pm

front jacking point on subframe, then secure axle stands on front side jacking points

Post by **4thgenphil** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:44 pm

jozefsan wrote:front jacking point on subframe, then secure axle stands on front side jacking points

+1

The "S" express · Post by **honda-hardy** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:46 pm

i always jack the cars up on the sill points then use stands on the anti roll bar d link area as pic.

BMCC · Post by **BMCC** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 9:51 pm

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!

jozefsan · Post by **jozefsan** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:01 pm

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

Post by **4thgenphil** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:01 pm

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!

BMCC · Post by **BMCC** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:06 pm

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

Post by **4thgenphil** » Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:11 pm

yeh, that wont do it mate