lifting a modern car with a floor jack; @the weld seams?

[vash]

seems like i do a lot of brake jobs. my tacoma is easy. i put my floor jack pretty much anywhere along the frame rails, or the rear axle.

my wife's car. not so easy. forester. i lifted it at the weld seams with jenky hunk of lumber with a slot cut into it with my chainsaw. lame.

just did my FIL's car. i grimaced and simply put the pad of the jack right on the seam. nothing bent. not the most awesome feeling.

what about that darn floor jack being in the only spot i could put jackstands under?

sunday's target vehicle is a newer hyundai santa fe. never peeked under one, so i dont know what to expect.

you guys spend $$ on the weld seam adaptors for floor jacks? this doesnt solve the jack stand problem.

suggestions?

[Tobra]

I don't think I ever owned a car you could not stick a floor jack somewhere under the front or back and put the jack stands where they go.

[redstrosekNic]

There's no "rail" behind the seam? Like Tobra said, I haven't ever had to deal with a car that I couldn't put a jack under at a good spot. My civic, maxima, my dad's scion, moms lexus all have rail-like areas behind the seam. I put a rag between the jack and the car to keep from scratching.

[vash]

there is a rail. but that pinch weld runs the full length. i'm gonna let the owner lift this thing up.

[redstrosekNic]

Originally Posted by vash

there is a rail. but that pinch weld runs the full length. i'm gonna let the owner lift this thing up.

Good call. If in doubt don't touch it... Let the owner lift it, then show and have them help with the brakes.