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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 12:27 PM
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i jacked the car on the side and its all bent now.. did any one lift the IS on the side and also having it bent?
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 12:37 PM
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Ouch! Sorry 2 hear that i feel your pain
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What do you mean by bent?
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he probably means it's dented in. where did u jack it up at?
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around that area. EX. if you have a flat tire and u used the jack that came wit the car arent u suppose to jack it up from that point. i did and i bent the sub frame i guess
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Originally Posted by IS2506spd
i jacked the car on the side and its all bent now.. did any one lift the IS on the side and also having it bent?
Not me. Did you use the correct jack point?
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 01:10 PM
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that jacking point is weak as hell. i used a hydro jack on it and it bent but i stopped before it got really bad.

I just use small block of wood on the spot next the the jack point and my hydro jack.

the front i just a block of wood and hydro jack on the frame close to the middle of the car. same spot where the lift is on.
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I just use small block of wood on the spot next the the jack point and my hydro jack.

the front i just a block of wood and hydro jack on the frame close to the middle of the car. same spot where the lift is on.
so use something to cushion the jack point? im confused on where you jackd urs lol
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Originally Posted by IS2506spd

around that area. EX. if you have a flat tire and u used the jack that came wit the car arent u suppose to jack it up from that point. i did and i bent the sub frame i guess
Sweet not to hijack your thread but i've never seen the underneath of our cars like that. I like it
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Originally Posted by IS2506spd
so use something to cushion the jack point? im confused on where you jackd urs lol
No...i have an aluminum Hydro jack and jack it up from the frame not the stock jack points. I never use the stock jack if I'm at home.
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Originally Posted by sinister2c
No...i have an aluminum Hydro jack and jack it up from the frame not the stock jack points. I never use the stock jack if I'm at home.
where do you place the jackstands?
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i feel your pain, my passenger side front where the floor board is, is dented in big time from me being stupid and jacking the car up without really looking down
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Old Aug 3, 2007 | 02:41 PM
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To jack or not to jack... that is the question. The ISx50 is not alone, this happens to other makes as well. Go figure.
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If you use a floor jack, it should be from the subframe underneath the engine, near the oilpan. NOT ON THE OILPAN, NOT ON THE OUTER JACK POINTS. Once up with the floor jack, use jackstands on the outer jacking points. If you use the trunk jack, I'd put them in the recommended spots. There's usually a ridge or other locating feature.
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I have good luck using a hockey puck to distribute to loads to safely jack the car up.

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