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Old 06-04-2007, 12:24 PM   #40 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by solar
How do you align the jack stands with the B & C jacking points while the car is up on the jack?
I forget what I used to align the jack for point "A", but the rear one is pretty easy. Once you take off the undertray, you will see the shear panel. This is the large flat panel of aluminum with the large holes in it directly under the fuel tank. At the rear of the shear panel, there is a beam that runs from one side of the car to the other. Place the jack stand under this beam between two bolts as close to the outside edge of the car as you can get (within reason). If you are only taking the rear tires off you don't need to use the fronts points. Use the center to point to lift one side, place the jack stand under the rear point, and take the rear tire off. Then repeat for the other side. You will end up with the front sitting on the tires and the rear on jack stands. This works fine and is stable as long as you put wheel chocks on BOTH SIDE OF BOTH front tires as you no longer have an emergency brake when the rear is on jack stands.
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