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Old Aug 13, 2008 | 11:24 AM
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he already did on the 3rd post
 
Old Aug 13, 2008 | 11:56 AM
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Originally Posted by mundy5
he already did on the 3rd post
my bad

i think i see what he means. the notch in the jack stands is so deep that if you put the jackstands underneath the jack points, the jack point's metal bar will not go all the way down into the notch on the jackstands, because the top of the jackstand will be touching the underside of the side skirts before the jack point can get all the way into the notch.

like this:
 
Old Aug 13, 2008 | 12:29 PM
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Put them on the heavy chassis parts, like where the lower control arms connect, or even on the inside ends of the control arms themselves. Never put them on parts that can bend or fold in from the weight of a shifting car. My buddy put them on the stock rear jack points on his 93 integra GSR and ended up with huge bashes in his rocker panel when the car rolled off them. Be careful under there.
 
Old Aug 14, 2008 | 05:38 AM
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my bad

i think i see what he means. the notch in the jack stands is so deep that if you put the jackstands underneath the jack points, the jack point's metal bar will not go all the way down into the notch on the jackstands, because the top of the jackstand will be touching the underside of the side skirts before the jack point can get all the way into the notch.
Yes, this is exactly what I meant! This in addition to the jack stand notch being too wide to get a good fit unded the rocker panel. I was beginning to think that nobody understood what I was trying to say.

Put them on the heavy chassis parts, like where the lower control arms connect, or even on the inside ends of the control arms themselves. Never put them on parts that can bend or fold in from the weight of a shifting car. My buddy put them on the stock rear jack points on his 93 integra GSR and ended up with huge bashes in his rocker panel when the car rolled off them. Be careful under there.
Thanks for the advice, this sounds a lot safer to me. I've never had to put my car on jack stands before so I'm a little inexperienced in where all the good solid spots are, especially when you have weirded out jack stands. I've been driving up my makeshift wooded ramps to do oil changes, but now I have to get under there pretty good to get some exhaust parts out. Thanks all for the help.
 
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