Was changing oil and needed to jack it up. I followed the owners manual and put the floor jack in the grooves on the metal lip under the rocker panel. I don't understand why but the metal was bending when i jacked it up no matter where I placed it. I was using a regular craftsman floor jack. I attached a picture of the jack used.

 

Mine are all bent up as well. You may be able to find a different tip for your jack, something that has a groove like the OEM scissor jack.

 

I thought for it having to support a lot of weight it would have been stronger. Maybe i'll try a small block of wood between the jack and metal.

 

Don't do this...not trying to be a dick but if you can't figure out how to jack up your car take it somewhere to get your oil changed

 

Normally I put it on a lift and don't deal with jacks at all. I had no issues jacking up my last car, the metal is to thin imo.

 

That thin metal strip isn't there to support the weight of the vehicle, its there to prevent the car from sliding sideways while on a jack. The actual unibody that metal strip is attached to is what you are supposed to use. Just look at the OEM jack and you will see where the contact surface would be on the car.

 

So its not that metal strip were there is a cutout on the plastic rocker panel? Is what I see is the grooves for the OEM jack then the rest is non Grooved metal.

 

^Yes, that is the jack point. But, the jack you're using is putting all of the weight on the bottom of that strip. So at any slight angle that metal piece eventually starts to bend.

 

Any suggestions? I'd like to not mess up that metal anymore.

 

Something like this might work, depending on its size: http://www.ebay.com/sch/Parts-Access...ack+pinch+weld

 

Cool thanks man.

 

you could also try the hockey puck thing so it doesn't bend.

or you can just jack your car up from the subframe is probably easier. Or you can get a better jack and jack it up by the front center jack point, which is posted somewhere in this forum.

 

I use a hockey puck with a groove cut in the middle so it doesn't bend the metal. You can also place the jack just inside the pinch weld and jack the body that way. Idea is to lift the body, not those pinch welds because as you're finding out, it bends.

 

I'll have to try that. Did you just set it on top of the jack tip and jack it up?

 

You are doing it wrong. Take it to someone who knows what they are doing.