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02-24-2009, 03:04 PM | #1 |
Rear point jack issue
Hey guys and gals. So I have a couple of 2.5 ton Craftsman floor jacks that I use when working on my car. When I use the front central jack position I can raise the front end high enough to get my jack stands in position under the side lips on both sides of my liftback. This is not the case with the rear. The central rear point is so high off the ground that my jack becomes fully extended before I can get my jack stands under the rear side lips. Right now I just use the two floor jacks on the rear side lips to raise the rear end totally off the ground. The problem with this is that I don't like crawling under my car with just jacks holding it up. I just feel "safer" when I can use jack stands. How do fellow yarisworld members address this problem?
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02-24-2009, 03:30 PM | #2 |
Drives: 06 Polar White 5dr, 13 Soul 4u Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
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I use wood.
Use some small hunks of 2x4 to fill the gap between jack and jack point, or place the jack on some short 2x4 runners.
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02-24-2009, 04:47 PM | #3 |
I find that the car is stiff enough such that once the front of the car is on stands, you can jack up the entire rear of the car from either side just in front to the rear jacking point (just in front of the rear wheels).
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02-24-2009, 06:30 PM | #4 |
The one with cheese on it
Drives: '10 Corolla S Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Sugar Land, TX
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Not highly recommended, but I put jack at the middle of the rear axle. If you look carefully, you can kinda see the indicator of the midpoint.
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02-24-2009, 06:47 PM | #5 |
pink wheels are cool
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02-24-2009, 06:58 PM | #6 |
Drives: Sedan Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: midwest
Posts: 40
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DO NOT get under a car that is supported by jacks alone. This has killed many a man.
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02-24-2009, 07:31 PM | #7 |
DO NOT JACK THE CAR UP BY THE BEAM AXLE! It will bend, and kill your rear alignment.
If you must use the rear ssuspension to jack up the car, place the floor jack under one of the spring perches. It's a pretty flat place that's designed to take the weight of the car. |
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02-24-2009, 07:34 PM | #8 |
The one with cheese on it
Drives: '10 Corolla S Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Sugar Land, TX
Posts: 380
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02-24-2009, 07:51 PM | #9 |
pink wheels are cool
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02-25-2009, 01:22 PM | #10 |
Drives: 2009 Yaris 3 door M/T Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: South Carolina
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I think the point cfiimei was making was to never get under a car supported only by a jack - not a jackstand. The potential of a jack to roll or accidentally compress is just too dangerous to bet your life on. A solid jackstand should be perfectly safe if properly placed and on level ground.
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02-25-2009, 09:55 PM | #11 |
pink wheels are cool
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yea i think "jacks" is what threw me off
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