Jacking up my car [Archive] - Subaru Legacy International

Payback45

08-09-2009, 09:37 AM

I need some advice when it come to jacking up my car. I am going to be rolling my fenders with the fender roller and I need to know the best way to jack it up. What kind of jack, jack stands, ect. I want to do it safe thats why I ask

Airgne

08-09-2009, 12:28 PM

you can do front and back very easy. look under the front and there is a plate right in the middle of the car. jack up there. as for putting it on jack stands there are arrows on the side under the car to tell you were to put the jack stands.

the best jack is a nice big floor jack(i hate the little dinky ones, unless your on the side of the road)that can handle the wait of your car. as for the stands i like the 4 point stand(most ppl like the platform stands). the diff is that the 4point has 4 points were it contacts the ground. as for the platform it has a round flat surface it rests on.

link below is what i work with.

http://www.rockcrawler.com/features/new ... n_jack.asp (http://www.rockcrawler.com/features/newsshorts/04june/snapon_jack.asp)

Huffer

08-09-2009, 02:40 PM

Owners manual shows the side jacking points.

I jack the car up from the front engine x-member plate and the rear diff. Jack stands go under the front body just behind the wheels and the rears in the same place, just from the back.

Are you sure you should be fender rolling if you've never jacked up your car before?

chuckthefuk

08-09-2009, 03:08 PM

:grin:
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2009/08/air_jack_450-1.jpg

Rule #1 Don't jack your car from the rocker panel or the pinch welds..

Listen to huffer hes got the correct jacking procedure.

=Chuck

Payback45

08-09-2009, 03:40 PM

Thanks guys. finished the project. No more rubbing. And while I was doing it there was no way to avoid cracking paint. I went slow used the heat gun and still it cracked. I think it was the age of the paint. 2002

Airgne

08-09-2009, 04:03 PM