Jacking up Rear
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Jacking up Rear
Hey guys, I have a 14" lift floor jack and based on the service manual I use the rear differential. However, this doesn't give me enough lift to slide jack stands underneath either side.
Lifting from the rear driver/passenger side jack point gives enough height however. With all the torsion, Is it ok to just lift one side of the rear at a time? Like passenger side then driver side. Sorry if it's a dumb question, just being cautious haha.
Lifting from the rear driver/passenger side jack point gives enough height however. With all the torsion, Is it ok to just lift one side of the rear at a time? Like passenger side then driver side. Sorry if it's a dumb question, just being cautious haha.
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Hey guys, I have a 14" lift floor jack and based on the service manual I use the rear differential. However, this doesn't give me enough lift to slide jack stands underneath either side.
Lifting from the rear driver/passenger side jack point gives enough height however. With all the torsion, Is it ok to just lift one side of the rear at a time? Like passenger side then driver side. Sorry if it's a dumb question, just being cautious haha.
Lifting from the rear driver/passenger side jack point gives enough height however. With all the torsion, Is it ok to just lift one side of the rear at a time? Like passenger side then driver side. Sorry if it's a dumb question, just being cautious haha.
I usually jack the front, then the rear one side at a time at the jack points.
Last edited by ScraggleRock; 12-31-2014 at 12:46 AM.
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You can lift the whole rear, you're not putting all the weight on the front, the weight will now be on the jack &/ jackstands
If that were true every time your back tires went up on a speedbump the weight would shift to the front.
With a 14" lift jack you should have enough lift to put the jack stands under each side axle tube.
If that were true every time your back tires went up on a speedbump the weight would shift to the front.
With a 14" lift jack you should have enough lift to put the jack stands under each side axle tube.
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You can lift the whole rear, you're not putting all the weight on the front, the weight will now be on the jack &/ jackstands
If that were true every time your back tires went up on a speedbump the weight would shift to the front.
With a 14" lift jack you should have enough lift to put the jack stands under each side axle tube.
If that were true every time your back tires went up on a speedbump the weight would shift to the front.
With a 14" lift jack you should have enough lift to put the jack stands under each side axle tube.
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Hey guys, I have a 14" lift floor jack and based on the service manual I use the rear differential. However, this doesn't give me enough lift to slide jack stands underneath either side.
Lifting from the rear driver/passenger side jack point gives enough height however. With all the torsion, Is it ok to just lift one side of the rear at a time? Like passenger side then driver side. Sorry if it's a dumb question, just being cautious haha.
Lifting from the rear driver/passenger side jack point gives enough height however. With all the torsion, Is it ok to just lift one side of the rear at a time? Like passenger side then driver side. Sorry if it's a dumb question, just being cautious haha.
If you're aren't lifting from the diff, then the next best place is at the pinch weld point under the rear door. However, this is also the correct place for supporting the car on jack stands, so my question is: how do you then place a jack stand at the same location as your jack?
What work are you planning on doing that you need to lift the rear for anyway? If you're not planning on going under the car, and your jack is in good repair, you should be able to just use the jack at the diff and skip the jack stands altogether, BUT ONLY if you're not getting under it! (i.e. wheels, brakes, etc.)
There are other locations besides the rear pinch welds that you can place a jack stand just as an emergency backup (while the floor jack remains the primary support for the load), but it's probably not the best idea for you unless you have to have a pretty good idea of what you're doing.
LOL at the idea of screwing up front suspension by lifting the rear. How could we ever drive our cars downhill?
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