K11 Axel Stand Points

[rlees85]

very sorry to ask such an obvious question but ive never needed to do this before. where are the axel stand points on the front of the car?

i know the axel seems the obvious bet but they dont seem very sturdy and will jus go back up wit the suspension i would have thought...


thanks

obviously i would check the haynes but clever me left it at home and im at my dads atm (to work on the car)

 

[goldstar0011]

I use the chassis beams for the front, bit further in than the sills.

 

[rlees85]

cheers

 

[Yom]

Just watch out that you don't bend them.

 

[goldstar0011]

ye, only use at the front end part, it will dent a bit but rather that than on sills

 

[Yom]

I'd actually like to know what a *solid* part on the K11 chassis is to jack from on the sides (so i can jack up one side to do a wheel swapover) and also where the safe positions are for jack stands.

I know there's a bump on the front crossmember for it, and I think there's a bump in the rear floorpan thats safe for jacking from. But the sides - only thing I can think of is using a large piece of wood to spread the weight over a larger area...

Or a tight rear swaybar and jack it up from the front sill jack point with the factory jack....

At the moment when I'm working under the engine I jack it up via the bump on the crossmember and stick the jack stands under the rear suspension wishbone to floorpan mounting bracket. It seems strong and the 2 jackstands under them make for a very solid arrangement. I haven't seen any metal deformation while lowering the jack either. So I'm assuming its safe but I fear that over time I might actually be adjusting the castor without knowing it. lol

Mabye the haynes has something about it?

 

[runaway-robot]

lol i dont trust normal jacks now lol after my car crushed my hand...i only use a trolley jack now lol the haynes says use the front one like u said, and just use the sills as the side...

 

[sonic]

I use a trolley jack under the rearmost wishbone mounting point on the front, and on the rear i use the forward tie bar mounting point, they're very solid.

 

[Yom]

lol i dont trust normal jacks now lol after my car crushed my hand...i only use a trolley jack now lol the haynes says use the front one like u said, and just use the sills as the side...

I hope you don't get under the car when it is being supported only by the trolley jack?

 

[Alienfish360]

I use axel stands then jack the trolley jack till it touches just incase the axel stand goes

 

[sonic]

I agree, the trolley jack is only held up by a rubber seal.

 

[bal]

using the axel stand then the jack so it just touches,

and a brick behind one or two of the grounded wheels in case the car rolls