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[JamesMiniMealor]

Jacking the front up and will put stands in.

Is that flat bit the jacking point? The flat bit? I know you use the subframe but I'm not confident which bit of oily metal that is.

Is it ok to jack one side up in order to get both wheels in the air?

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Edited by JamesMiniMealor, 23 March 2017 - 03:02 PM.

[JamesMiniMealor]

Where did the picture go... Heck

[JamesMiniMealor]

Ok, ok it's upside down but we can work with that

[DomCr250]

Yep, that flat bits fine ...just watch out for the battery cable running along the inner side.

 

Alternatively you can use the lower suspension arm if it's high enough to get a jack under.

[JamesMiniMealor]

The jack doesn't fit under the flat bit :/ can it go a bit further towards the front?

[MacGyver]

Drive on a brick... 😀

Ben

[cal844]

Drive the car onto a piece of timber or brick if its too low

[tiger99]

Or get a lower jack, or adjust the ride height to normal.

 

Jacking on the curved sloping part is risky as it WILL slip sooner or later.

 

As to raising it up high enough on one jack to get both wheels off the ground, yes you can.

 

Please remember NEVER to go underneath a jacked up car, You need secondary supports such as a pair of stands or a pile of large wooden blocks (NEVER a stack of bricks!) to make it safe to go under.

 

A good way of supporting is to place a length of 4 by 2 timber across the car at the front of the floor where it meets the toeboard, where it is stiff. It will normally foul the exhaust so shim it at both sides by two lengths of thick plywood with a gap in the middle. You can then jack the 4 by 2 in the middle, and fit axle stands at both ends, below the sills. Let the jack down slowly until the stands are taking part of the weight and it will be very stable.