What do you use as jacking points for the vehicle?

E-Man · Post by **E-Man** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 1:25 am

What points on the body do you use to jack your car up off the ground.There does not look to be anything substantial enough in the front of the car to place my floor jack. Once I get the car in the air I need to put in Jack stands - the only place I can see to put them is just rear and inboard of the front tires. What about on the rear of the car? I could jack up the rear using the rear suspension crossmember - it looks pretty beefy - do I just put my jack stands under the rear crossmember or should I go somewhere else?Let me know how you guys do it.thanksEd

wildvibe · Post by **wildvibe** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 9:37 am

just make sure in the rear you miss the gas tank

dmitri · Post by **dmitri** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 2:11 pm

Under the front doors youll see the frame, you can jack up the drivers side first, then the other side. do it there, then put a jack stand under.For the rear if you look under the rear door theres 2 notches cut out in the plastic trim, put a jack there then a jack stand right next to it. The pic is for the front:

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KSNeptune · Post by **KSNeptune** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 3:05 pm

Uhm... have you read the owner's manual?Just curious.KSNeptune

dmitri · Post by **dmitri** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 9:18 am

yea its not in there...they tell you how to use the spare tire jack.

NovaResource · Post by **NovaResource** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 11:11 am

KSNeptune wrote:quote:Uhm... have you read the owner's manual?Just curious.dmitri replied:quote:yea its not in there...they tell you how to use the spare tire jack.Yeah, it is there. Check page 5-23 again.

dmitri · Post by **dmitri** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 12:29 pm

ill go look, when i did last time didnt seethanks

geezer · Post by **geezer** » Thu Jul 31, 2003 1:26 pm

quote:KSNeptune wrote:Uhm... have you read the owner's manual?Just curious.dmitri replied:yea its not in there...they tell you how to use the spare tire jack.Yeah, it is there. Check page 5-23 again.Those a jack points are for the wheel jack that comes with the car -- not jack points for a floor jack. Jack points for floor jacks are on the vehicle centerline so that you can lift the entire front or rear of the car -- not just one wheel at a time.The Matrix manual does illustrate floor jack lifting points on page 239. I don't have a scanner hooked up any more so I took a shot with my digital camera -- not the best quality shot but it'll do. Just click on the image a couple of times to get a larger than life view.http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4289523799

dmitri · Post by **dmitri** » Fri Aug 01, 2003 2:02 am

yea he meant floor jack points. Thanks for the pic geezer

NovaResource · Post by **NovaResource** » Fri Aug 01, 2003 5:48 am

quote:a jack points are for the wheel jack that comes with the car -- not jack points for a floor jack.Dude, stop smoking crack. Jacking points are jacking points. It doesn't matter what type of jack is used.quote:Jack points for floor jacks are on the vehicle centerline so that you can lift the entire front or rear of the car -- not just one wheel at a time.Incorrect. Jack points are areas of the car that can support the weight of the car while being lifted. Jacking a car by the center with a floor jack is not safe. You should jack one side at a time and use jack stands.

ragingfish · Post by **ragingfish** » Fri Aug 01, 2003 5:56 am

quote:The Matrix manual does illustrate floor jack lifting points on page 239. I don't have a scanner hooked up any more so I took a shot with my digital camera -- not the best quality shot but it'll do. Just click on the image a couple of times to get a larger than life view.http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4289523799I notice it refers to jacking using specific nubs or something under there. ARE WE SURE the Vibe has these special reinforcements?I know they're the same, but they aren't 100% identical...

Geo · Post by **Geo** » Fri Aug 01, 2003 6:50 am

I'll take a look today when I put my car on jack-stands for my rear swaybar installation :DIf I'm feelin' good, I'll even do a full writeup on everything. Yippie.

Geo · Post by **Geo** » Fri Aug 01, 2003 9:21 am

30 mins to install RSB, not bad! The effects of it come in a subtle way - you just feel like you are going slower than you are through all turns, but when you look down at the speedometer, you are going like 10mph faster :DTo be on topic: I used the center jack point as indicated in the image above, and it worked perfectly. Used jackstands on the sides of the vehicle where the built-in jack woulda supported the rear, and everything went smoothly. So I would say go for it, use that center jackpoint and be merry in the fields!

What do you use as jacking points for the vehicle?

What do you use as jacking points for the vehicle?

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