[chrobis]

I bent the same rail on my Celica fairly easily with just the jack alone... I actually switched to using my crap OEM jack anytime I had to lift up the car, harder to get the car up but it lifts the car really well and I just left it in place as a jack stand (and used another OEM jack if I needed to lift in 2 places).

[supermarkus]

if the pinch weld is bent already, why bother using the OEM jack? That seems pretty dumb to me, especially if it's more difficult to use.

[Stargazer]

I don't like using the pinch welds, and I don't have an adapter so after watching a tire shop lift my car one day, I put my floor jack in a spot just inward of each pinch weld.

This is a picture of the left front wheel with the floor jack in place:



There's a row of four bolts surrounded by plastic. The 3rd one from the front is raised (which you can see in the picture), and I put the jack on the bolt behind it.

I've used it several times now to swap wheels with no flexing, creaking, or other scary noises . Of course, now that I've posted the picture someone will probably say I've done irreparable damage to my car .

[mxpop]

OMG! You have ruined your car!!!!!






JK.....




Nice clean undercarriage. Time for an ALK kit!

[Left Coast STi]

Originally Posted by Stargazer

I don't like using the pinch welds, and I don't have an adapter so after watching a tire shop lift my car one day, I put my floor jack in a spot just inward of each pinch weld.

This is a picture of the left front wheel with the floor jack in place:



There's a row of four bolts surrounded by plastic. The 3rd one from the front is raised (which you can see in the picture), and I put the jack on the bolt behind it.

I've used it several times now to swap wheels with no flexing, creaking, or other scary noises . Of course, now that I've posted the picture someone will probably say I've done irreparable damage to my car .

that seems to work for me. I've been jacking there for yrs, no prob so far. seems strong

[illt3ck]

I would never put jacks on those seams.

Here is the proper (and Subaru recommended) way to jack your car:

http://scoobymods.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2673

[Stargazer]

Originally Posted by illt3ck

I would never put jacks on those seams.

Here is the proper (and Subaru recommended) way to jack your car:

http://scoobymods.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2673

Hmm... I hate having to log in to see pictures . I can't remember the user name I signed on with way back when .

[Gouki]

Originally Posted by Stargazer

Hmm... I hate having to log in to see pictures . I can't remember the user name I signed on with way back when .

Yeah, that's pretty dumb. I registered last year...

[austinpike]

Originally Posted by illt3ck

Here is the proper (and Subaru recommended) way to jack your car:

I'm sure they work fine, though I have also read that people don't like to place stands on the subframe. But I wouldn't say the jack stand points are "Subaru recommended" - I have never seen anything official from Subaru on that point.

Here are the jack stand pics, re-hosted. The actual jack points used in that thread (front plate and rear diff) have been shown already.

[illt3ck]

Originally Posted by Gouki

Yeah, that's pretty dumb. I registered last year...

you have to register to post here ...

[illt3ck]

The pinch welds as jack points are only to be used by the oem jack that's in the back of the car in case of emergency as it has a slot designed to support the car at that point. You WILL crush those pinch welds by using a standard jack and supporting the weight of the vehicle on jack stands.

[STI_818]

finally, great thread btw.

Originally Posted by austinpike

I hate the idea of using a chunk of wood - wood splits. I have also heard of using slotted hockey pucks for the same thing. I would really like to see a (metal) product that adapts from the stand to the seam, sort of a sleeve that caps the stand and has a slotted fitting like the OEM jack.

my friend has the same jack as the one in the OP. i just took some cardboard, bent it into a square so that it had like 3-4 layers, taped it up, and put it in between the jack and my rear diff...i think it worked great as a cushion to protect the diff...

[Stargazer]

Originally Posted by austinpike

Here are the jack stand pics, re-hosted. The actual jack points used in that thread (front plate and rear diff) have been shown already.

http://www.ionthruster.com/sti/sprin...tandsfront.jpg

Thanks for that! It looks like almost the exact same spot that I'm using so I feel better .

[osbjmg]

Originally Posted by Stargazer

This is a picture of the left front wheel with the floor jack in place:

Thanks for the crystal clear picture. That's where I would like to put the jack stands. I think this looks like the most solid spot anyone has come up with yet.

When you put your jack there, where do you place the stands? I think it would be easier to jack up on the crossmember / rear diff. and put the stands where you have your jack.

I was wondering if that was subframe or just some plastic - it's covered in plastic I guess to help with corrosion but I didn't know what was under it.

[grambo]

Originally Posted by osbjmg

Thanks for the crystal clear picture. That's where I would like to put the jack stands. I think this looks like the most solid spot anyone has come up with yet.

When you put your jack there, where do you place the stands? I think it would be easier to jack up on the crossmember / rear diff. and put the stands where you have your jack.

I was wondering if that was subframe or just some plastic - it's covered in plastic I guess to help with corrosion but I didn't know what was under it.

The plastic you mention is just some aero-dynamic bling. There is steel under there. You can easily pop this plastic off and investigate to give your self a mental picture of what it covers. Thats what I did. The body jack points are a necessary evil on a lowered car. I would much prefer to be able to reach the spot shwon in that perfect picture.

*Nice jack BTW