made a big boo boo w/pics
09-03-10, 11:21 AM
#17
This is just plain frightening.
How do you "miss" by an inch??
DO you even know that you are supposed to lift your car from specific reinforced points along the edge seam and not from the "frame" you were "missing"? Technically, speaking the car has no frame, it's all just sheet metal. That's what uni-body construction is all about.
Bottom line, you got off easy on what could have been a very costly (FATAL) mistake
09-03-10, 11:28 AM
#18
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Dude you are so freaking lucky you wasnt under the car. They would have had to call a pooper scooper if it was me... I would have sheet my drawers. Thank god you wasnt under there.
09-03-10, 02:41 PM
#19
why are you using that ****ty jack anyway?? get a craftsman or a more relaible slanted race jack. i had that red **** when i was younger. and now i use my craftsman on all my cars(never let me down). and you have to pay attention to jack points like everyone said.
even when i go for a tire change and they don't have a lift i stand over them and make sure they know what there doing..
even when i go for a tire change and they don't have a lift i stand over them and make sure they know what there doing..
09-03-10, 10:19 PM
#27
The most visible locations are the pinch welds that run along each side of the car; I don't like those though, over time they tend to distort. Frame rails that sit further in from the pinch welds will work as well. You can also use the control arms; harder to get to, more suitable for jack stand points. The tow hooks can also be used as lift points.
