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br3ndan

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hey,

Ive jacked my car up a few times and put them on stands so i can work under the car... But im not sure if im putting them in the right spot? i dont want to bed the frame of my car... If someone can tell me where the jack stands are meant to go that would be great!

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the safest places are the front and rear subframes, the black/steel sections that hold the suspension, diff, engine etc in place.

Chasis rails are no good for stands unless you add some extra wood or similar to spread the load a bit.

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there are 4 proper jack points on ya r33, under the sills on each side of the car there is one at the front and rear of the sills, you will see them if you look under the car and alont the sills, the metal is re-enforced and bulges out a little cos its thicker and there is a hole through the middle of the bulge, you can see where they are easily bu looking for the notches in the sill..

This is the best i can explain it, there is actualy a picture of the jack points in the r33 manual thats available for download.

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there are 4 proper jack points on ya r33, under the sills on each side of the car there is one at the front and rear of the sills, you will see them if you look under the car and alont the sills, the metal is re-enforced and bulges out a little cos its thicker and there is a hole through the middle of the bulge, you can see where they are easily bu looking for the notches in the sill..

This is the best i can explain it, there is actualy a picture of the jack points in the r33 manual thats available for download.

These spots are only good for the car's jack. Using a hydraulic jack will bend the jacking points. The stands will do the same. It's just the way the stand and hydraulic jack's designed.

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These spots are only good for the car's jack. Using a hydraulic jack will bend the jacking points. The stands will do the same. It's just the way the stand and hydraulic jack's designed.

Yea i had that experience with my jack stands... ill try the subframs next time... :)

thanks

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Hey, sorry I couldn't get any actual pics of what the points look like, but if you look under your car in these positions, you can't miss it. Just look along the car's rail and you'll see a little 'fold' and you should jack the car from that position. Sorry I couldn't explain it any clearer, but when you take a look you'll know what I'm talking about.

01_jack_points.jpg

I used google search for this image.

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just be careful that's only the correct jacking points for the factory scissor jack. they have a small cut in the top of the jack that you put the seam of the sill into. those 2 spots are very easy to spot underneath the car.

If you are using a standard floorjack with a flat plate to jack from the factory points are no good - as I said the subframes are the safest point.

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