Axle question

[desiguy]

Hello All,
I change my tires every year from winter to summer and summer to winter and have always paid for it. I finally bought an car jack and it says that I need to lock into axle to jack the car.

Where is the best spot to lock into where I won't damage it. Any answers would be appreciated.

[philipa_240sx]

There are 4 places that Nissan recommends for jacking points:

1) Front suspension cross-member.
2) Rear suspension cross-member.
3) Pinch weld below the front door.
4) Pinch weld below the rear door.



Personally, I use the suspension cross member as a jack point then place jack stands under pinch weld locations. This allows me to jack up the entire front/rear of the car and change the tires on each side at once.

NOTE: NEVER rely solely on the jack to support the car. Use jack stands for safety!

[desiguy]

Thank you kindly. I looked under the car and I think that I found the points that you were talking. The rear one for sure and front I will see how the jack slides under. I have axle stands that I will pop in the pinch welds.

thx,

[Pescakl1]

Desiguy,

You will see that you have to move the car jack well under the car to get to the points.

Because of that, you won't have a lot of movement on the hydraulic arm until the car start to get lifted.

From what I remember (I will know for sure in a few months when I will have to install winter tires), It is better to start by lifting the front first before the rear if you plan to lift the whole car (that is what I do to change the 4 tires at once) as the front point is the furthest underneath.

Be sure to be on a level ground to do that, especially if you lift the whole car.