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I ordered some spacers that I'd like to eventually put on and I have some questions about jacking up the car.
I bought a Daytona jack from Harbor Freight, and it has a square flat hard rubber jack pad on it. I was planning on jacking up each corner one by one as I removed the tires and installed the spacers. I noticed that these areas have a pinch weld. Is it safe to jack these areas with a flat pad on my jack or should I look for other jack points that are flat on the car? I do have a universal aftermarket circular rubber pad that has grooves to accommodate pinch welds that has a lip all the way around that can be placed over the square area on the jack. The issue is that it's not a tight fit and there's a lot of side to side play over the square jack pad. Probably about a 1/2 an inch on each side when placed over the square area. It's rubber on rubber so it probably won't move once weight is put on it, but I'm not so sure.
So what do you DIY guys think? Where should I jack up the car and which method should I use, the oem flat square pad or the aftermarket circular one that has some play when placed over the original?
I would not use the circular pad on the square jack seat if it doesn't sit completely inside the seat.
Jack from the front in front of the oil pan and from the rear on the diff. You can get both wheels up at a time that way, super easy. Just make sure you have properly rated jack stands to then place under the pinch welds.
I would not use the circular pad on the square jack seat if it doesn't sit completely inside the seat.
Jack from the front in front of the oil pan and from the rear on the diff. You can get both wheels up at a time that way, super easy. Just make sure you have properly rated jack stands to then place under the pinch welds.
I don't have any jack stands, that's why I was just hoping to lift one corner at a time while I did each spacer. That circular pad is slightly concave on the backside and has an outer rim/lip so I think it would be ok, but not certain. I'm trying to find an attachment for the square pad that can be used with on the pinch weld but haven't really found anything online yet.
Ah I see. I don't know if I'd feel 100% confident, just because it's an expensive mistake if it does somehow slip off, unlikely as it may seem.
Alternatively you could just use jack seat directly on the pinch weld as long as you are on level ground and you place it right in the middle, it should lift evenly. It is unlikely to bend it but you could monitor as you lift and if you see it bending, lower it back down.
Maybe I'll just order some jack stands and go that route. Are 2 enough? Basically, lift the front end and place 1 jack stand each under the front pinch welds. Then when I'm done with the front, just lift the rear and place 2 jack stands under the rear pinch welds?
Maybe I'll just order some jack stands and go that route. Are 2 enough? Basically, lift the front end and place 1 jack stand each under the front pinch welds. Then when I'm done with the front, just lift the rear and place 2 jack stands under the rear pinch welds?
I am fairly certain your Daytona jack will not reach the front center jack point.
So are people able to access the front center jacking point with their jacks or is everyone just lifting on the side pinch weld?
I have a 3 ton floor jack and before my body kit I was able to reach the front center jack point and jack the car up from directly in front of the vehicle. My floor jack has a 4 foot or so handle.
My front end is stock. My jack is very similar if not the same. When you lift behind the front tires and in front of the rear you will be lifting on the installed aluminum lift points which actually protect the pinch welds. The aluminum lift points will punch through your stock rubber pad on your jack. I set a thin piece of denser rubber over the top of the stock pad. Mine would not reach front center point. Your jack may be lower and longer. You can lift the front and back from a corner lifting point.
I scanned through youtube and got some still pics of the front and rear jacking points. It seems that these are the correct areas to place the jack pad at based on the limited illustration in the manual. Can someone confirm if these areas are correct? The rear area on the diff looks like a tight spot to place the jack pad because there's an uneven section on the side of it.
Hopefully these pics will help other owners easily identify the areas when they search for them.
Front Jack point on the convertible. Notice the braces.
I scanned through youtube and got some still pics of the front and rear jacking points. It seems that these are the correct areas to place the jack pad at based on the limited illustration in the manual. Can someone confirm if these areas are correct? The rear area on the diff looks like a tight spot to place the jack pad because there's an uneven section on the side of it.
Hopefully these pics will help other owners easily identify the areas when they search for them.
Front Jack point on the convertible. Notice the braces.
Front Jack point on the coupe.
Rear Jack Point
Rear Jack Point
Correct on both for the coupe. For the rear, I use that entire black piece forward of the fins. So your yellow square, but including the area to the right of it. I just center my jack pad on that piece and lift, usually don't even use the puck for lifting from here.
For the rear, I use that entire black piece forward of the fins. So your yellow square, but including the area to the right of it. I just center my jack pad on that piece and lift, usually don't even use the puck for lifting from here.
So you're placing the jack pad over the "Red Boxed and Yellow Boxed" area in the below pic as well? That red section isn't flush with the surrounding area, so I wasn't sure if that was safe or not to overlap when jacking.
So you're placing the jack pad over the "Red Boxed and Yellow Boxed" area in the below pic as well? That red section isn't flush with the surrounding area, so I wasn't sure if that was safe or not to overlap when jacking.
I can't say I've ever looked lol but essentially yes - I just center in your yellow box there and lift.
Jacking points
