jack questions

[zak]

so, I swapped my tires rear to front and front to rear the other day with a normal 'ol 2 ton floor jack. I used the jacking points I have always used, which is near the tire, under that piece of metal that runs along under the length of the car, about 3 inches in from the outside. On all four corners, the metal seemed to bend to one side from the weight of the car once it was up! Am I doing something horribly wrong, or is it possible that the metal is old and that weak?

[entirelyturbo]

Are you usin' the factory jack? Coz that one fits right into the little notch in the chassis; I even used the factory jack and didn't fit it in the notch right and bent the metal, but not too bad...

[zak]

no, i was using a normal 2 ton floor jack, but you would think that there would be a place to put it just to jack up one wheel! wierd...

[Legacy777]

Jacking points I would use are the rear diff, and the metal bracket/brace running behind the engine oil pan.

If you just want to do one wheel, put the jack under the A-arm.