This is a question I have had not just about my 03 Baja, but about any car. How do I know where to place my garage lift under the car so I can then safely place jack stands. Last night, I was looking to rotate my tires. I lifted the front of the car by placing my floor jack underneath the frame rail about where the driver's seat is positioned. Then I placed a jack stand in front of the the floor jack, slowly lowered it, and that worked fine. However, in back, I placed the floor jack at a point where I thought the frame rail would provide support but when I started raising the car the part the floor jack was pushing against started to buckle! I now have a small dent there. Moving the floor jack a few inches further towards the front of the vehicle did the trick. I know where the safe lifting places are for the emergency jack but if I use those I still need to know places where I can safely position jack stands. Can someone shed some light on this?
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19 years ago