Jack Stand Points Needed

[GTAAAH]

ohh there u go, crossmember, thats where i jack it off of. Whoa i was way off on the name.. For $30 at supercheap you can buy yourself some of those wedges u can drive the car up onto, get enough height to swing a trolley under. Bought some yesterday, quite good, wish i had had them before i did the intercooler install

[QRI05E]

Thanks Duncan... appretiate the advice...

Just waiting for uni holidays and then going to order the FMIC Kit and get stuck into it...

[sl33ek]

Sorry to drag this up again

My mate and I changed the oil in my car this weekend and he has one of those trolly jacks.

When I jacked my car up, I seem to be missing the front crossmember???

Is anyone else missing it?

[Duncan]

not sure what you mean? the crossmember holds the motor in so I guess you probably have one?

[sl33ek]

I just took this snap, sorry its pretty dark, Duncan can you see a crossmember?

Maybe its because its under a plastic shroud because i noticed a plastic cover.

Also, its not safe to jack the car up on the gearbox is this right?

[Duncan]

no to gearbox or sump!

There are 2 main crossmembers and another one under the radiator (which I don't use)

At the back is the gearbox cross member holds the back of the gearbox to the chassis rails....can't see it in your pic but it would only be a little towards the back.

But the main cross member is the black bit right at the front of your pic, you can see the steering arms and rack that go right above it. Also all the suspension arms and engine mounts also bolt to it.

[Duncan]

paint skillz!

[sl33ek]

Thanks Duncan knowing that will make it much easier on the next oil change. we were doing it in a basement carpark so it was pretty dark and we were mucking around trying to find it

[jutstar]

I've just noticed my r33 dosn't have a scissor jack in the boot. Every other car i've seen does. Do they come with a standard jack and mine has been taxed somewhere down the line ??

[Duncan]

yep afraid so!

[MotoMan]

I've just noticed my r33 dosn't have a scissor jack in the boot. Every other car i've seen does. Do they come with a standard jack and mine has been taxed somewhere down the line ??

where are you looking for it?

Its hidden behind the carpet on the left hand side.. you need to remove the trim

[iz32]

is it safe to have the entire car up on 4 stands? just so u can get all 4 wheels off at the same time..

[Duncan]

Yes its done all the time, just make sure it is nice and level on all 4 stands and there are all securely under the subframes

[Flash89]

sub frames, are those the side members??

[$weetDreamZ]

What's the problem following the intructions in the manual as someone posted earlier. Doesn't that tell you where to jack the car up from and where to put the jack stands? How can this not be safe and how can it damage/crush anything? Why would nissan write it in their service manual if it wasn't the right way to do it?

[Duncan]

The standard jack points only suit the standard nissan scissor jack which has a slit in the middle for the seam in the sill to sit in

[SLIXK]

On 5/24/2006 at 9:45 PM, Duncan said:

between the two circles is the front cross member/subframe, that is a good place to use. 

[SLIXK]

On 5/24/2006 at 9:45 PM, Duncan said:

between the two circles is the front cross member/subframe, that is a good place to use. Be careful since the sump is a bad place to use. there is also the tow hooks at the front they are great jacking points.

also be very careful if you are putting the jack under the side of the front subframe, the lower control arm is not safe - it moves relative to the chasis when you jack the car up.

chasis rails are OK to put stands under *if* you use the thicker area towards the front and let the car down slowly. even better if you have to do this use a piece of wood on top of the chasis stand along the rail to spread the weight.

at the rear, like the pic says, use the diff or rear subframe.

the sils are a no no they wil crush for sure unless you are using the nissan scissor jack or a hoist with rubber pads (and sometimes even then)

Is it okay to still use the cross member if it’s got a slight bend/curve. I’m first owner and car was imported from Japan but didn’t see this. A mechanic showed me with the hoist and I was wondering if they’re allowed through compliance with that lol. The bend is inwards with the bend tip facing up towards the rest of the car, it’s very slight.

Edited July 31, 2022 by SLIXK

[Duncan]

A pic of that might be helpful, if the cross member is bent the car has had some sort of hit along the way and wheel  alignment might be an issue

[SLIXK]

On 7/31/2022 at 7:08 PM, Duncan said:

A pic of that might be helpful, if the cross member is bent the car has had some sort of hit along the way and wheel  alignment might be an issue

I’ll get pic tommorow! When you say might be an issue, do you mean I may need an alignment or will alignments be hard to do.