FAQ: Jacking up the car help
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Jacking up the car help
Where are the jack points for the 2004?
When I try to jack it up on what appears to be where I need, the fender starts shifting. So im probably doing this wrong. Picture would be a great help! Still new to this stuff
When I try to jack it up on what appears to be where I need, the fender starts shifting. So im probably doing this wrong. Picture would be a great help! Still new to this stuff
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Personally, unless I am using a scissor jack with a saddle to hold on the pinch weld, I prefer NOT to use that as a jacking point. And if your car is getting rusty (like many of these do), I prefer that spot even less. And the unibody frame can become questionable as well.
If you are using a floor jack, I would use the the front subframe (aka, engine cradle) or for the rear, center of the rear suspension cradle. Use jack stands on the unibody frame or subframe or rear cradle. If I am taking a wheel off, I like to toss it under the rocker panel, don't rest the car on it. That wheel goes there as an extra step incase my jacks fail.
If you are using a floor jack, I would use the the front subframe (aka, engine cradle) or for the rear, center of the rear suspension cradle. Use jack stands on the unibody frame or subframe or rear cradle. If I am taking a wheel off, I like to toss it under the rocker panel, don't rest the car on it. That wheel goes there as an extra step incase my jacks fail.
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