Emergency Help Need Fast Please

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RedRum240
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Joined: Mon May 17, 2004 4:33 pm
Car: 1990 240sx Fastback

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k dad just brought home my Tein Stech suspension and he needs to know how to jack up my car. its low to the ground and has no owner's manual in it... how can I lift it? until we can put the jack stands on.. and where do we put the jack stands? thanks.. hurry with respons if possible because we need to know fast before we leave for the 4th party.


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Fenvy
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Car: 2005 350Z Base 6MT

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you should be able to jack on the rear from the differential unless it's over 3 inchs dropped

for the front just jack up from jacking point behind the side skirt, you might bend it alittle but it's okay, you can bend it back

if you can't put the jack in the front then you can try using the emergency jack and then put the stand under it

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fiznat
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if your car is too low you can also jack the car up by first driving it up onto some blocks or just a small stack of wood/magazines/babies/etc so you can get the jack under.

As far as a jacking point, I always use the frame, as far forward as possible. I never feel really right about using the "jacking point" under the side skirt, or the differential... I donno those points just dont seem right to me...


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