[austinpike]

This is basic but it gets asked quite a bit. And it is part of the spring install guide I'm typing up.

I want to clarify, up front, that placing the jackstands on the pinch welds is a subject of much debate. Personally I have done it plenty of times with no issues. However, I am hoping that this thread can be a collection of suggestions for other solid, verifiable points that work.

1) Start in the front. If your car is too low to fit the jack under the front lip,
get some 2x10 boards to drive the front wheels up on.

2) Locate the jacking plate under the front center of the car.



3) lift



4) I put the jackstands at the reinforced point on the pinch welds. Some people don't like this, since the seams could bend.
Hasn't happened to me yet. If someone can take pictures of alternate jack stand locatons, I will happily post them here.

5) Lower the front onto the stands. I think doing this gently is helpful in keeping the seams from bending.



6) Locate the rear diff and use that for jacking the rear. It fits nicely onto the dish on my jack; if you have jack with
a deeper dish, some people use a chunk of wood or hockey puck between the jack and the diff to prevent damage.



5) Jack stands at rear seams. Again, lower the jack gently.





Again, I would love to update this with alternate jack stand locations.
Feel free to post pics or PM me for hosting.

[austinpike]

* reserved for updates *

[Wes]

great write up. If you want, you can also use the front tow hooks as a jacking point

[mxpop]

Good basic stuff.

Interestingly, my car is so stiff torsionally (sways, COs, etc) that when I jack up at the pinch under the front door hinges, both side tires come off the ground almost exactly together. Anyone else have this happen too? it is actually handy but really shows how stiff this car is and how much front weight bias it has even tho I have shifted weight from 60/40 to 51/49 and have a perfect 50/50 diagonal balance with my butt in the seat.

Going up even the slightest inclined driveway at an angle makes me "two wheelin" it. It really freaks people out when they see that.

[FlyinLow]

Originally Posted by mxpop

Good basic stuff.

Interestingly, my car is so stiff torsionally (sways, COs, etc) that when I jack up at the pinch under the front door hinges, both side tires come off the ground almost exactly together. Anyone else have this happen too? it is actually handy but really shows how stiff this car is and how much front weight bias it has even tho I have shifted weight from 60/40 to 51/49 and have a perfect 50/50 diagonal balance with my butt in the seat.

I'm running Tein Flex's w/EDFC, Tein front STB, Whiteline adjustable sways set to 24mm F & R, and Whiteline end links. My car does this too even with the dampers set to full soft, ride height jacked up, and minimal preload. No matter what adjustment I change it does not matter. I can live with it as I find it a small price to pay for the huge improvement in handling over stock that I have realized.

[r12rex]

I use for jacking points as I'm one who does not like the seam thing...


Front- Subframe under the largest bolt there. (bolt goes straight into the chassis)
Rear- Where the outrigger bushings go.



Otherwise, I use the same jack points for the jack.

The front tow hooks are actually a really bad jacking point. They tend to bend quite easily and I would highly not recommend them for jacking the car up. In fact, I have seen the tow hooks bend numerous times on other Subie's...just some words of wisdom...


Kind Regards,
Ryan

[Millie]

Where are good points for a lift? Just use the same jacking points I assume.

[megapixel]

Hey that's a nice-looking hydraulic jack there, austinpike. Sorry if this is too OT, but does anyone have any recommendations for a good, affordable hydraulic jack? I had a craftsman (black/yellow - older than the one pictured), but it crapped out on me.

Sorry for the OT-ness....

[awdrev]

ok, now, I was looking at this thread just for curiosity....and I think it's a great thread, however, this picture seems EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IMHO.




now, if you look closely...this is a risk as that "thin" plate can bend and then it's game over...

I do my jacklifting the same way you do it....BUT I completely switch my jack points.
You see, IMO that spot that the stand is holding is GREAT for the car to be lifted, it is my believe that the jackstand should be in a flat surface or somewhere that cannot bend. What I see a lot of people doing is putting a piece of wood between the metal and the jack to not bend anything....the picture in which you show your jack jacking the car up is flat and would fit the stand better.

I could be wrong, this is just my 2 cents
later!
Art

[spazegun2213]

you are more than welcome to use this as well.