jacking your car

[Slant83cab]

a quick question...

where is the best place to jack your car with a scissor jack. The box style door rails have no holes to access the frame holes to use a jack plate. If I use the jack plate inside the box rails, it comes out too far and hits the door rails. any other locations that are strong enough to lift one side of the car at a time?

[astark]

Welcome to the board. If you use the search function in the upper right corner and use search terms like "jack, jack points, jack location" you will find a lot of information.

That said, most on this board recommend a floor jack in all but emergency situations. I have used a jack pad (available from our host) and a floor jack to raise a side of the car with no problems. Always be careful to place the jack on locations that can withstand the load (not the floor pan, not oil lines on the pasenger side etc).

Good luck, Nice car (thanks for posting pix)

Alan

As always PLEASE use caution and err on the side of saftey (chock wheels, use high quality jack stands to suppliment the floor jack, make sure you are on levle ground, etc).

[Slant83cab]

Thanks...and yes, the scissor jack is for emergency repairs roadside if needed. Even if I had to change a fat rear tire, I wouldn't even begin to figure where to put it !!! I use the floor jack for in garage service!

[Jeff964]

Are the car's flatnose and boxer sides factory options?

[Slant83cab]

special order in the late 80's models. This was a steel slant conversion by a previous owner on an 83 cabrio. He added flare wheelwells, box skirts, and whaletail, white gauges and brushed aluminum to the lower dash among many other details, repairs,ect., and then as most of us can attest, ran out of money. Alot of fun for a Miami Vice look!

[88911coupe]

I know this is of no help but that's great looking car!

[Oldporsche]

Sometimes is use a pad with a sissor jack or floor jack. It's a piece of 2X4 with a groove cut in it. It will straddle the pinch weld on the bottom of the frame rail boxes.

Good luck,
David Duffield

[widebody911]

Nice car!

Here's how I do it:

[Trust Me]

Now that's a scissor jack!!!!! Show-off!~! LOL. plan on doing something like that some day.

[vanwyk4257]

You can jack the car up on the engine sump, just make sure you use a block between the sump and jack pad. I've also jacked the front end of the car up using a 2x8 board on the jack pad that's long enough to support both the A-arms. Make sure you chock the front wheels if you jack the car up by the sump plate (I know it's obvious, but it's worth reminding).

[Slant83cab]

thanks..

[911pcars]

I assume you're asking about "emergency" situations where your car is away from the garage. Block the diagonal wheel, then place the scissors jack under the control arm, front or rear. I wouldn't suggest lifting under the crankcase.

Sherwood

[vanwyk4257]

911pcars, if you look in Wayne's 101 projects book it clearly states that you can jack the back end of the car up by the bottom of the crankcase FWIW.

[abisel]

widebody,

How much for the duck tail sitting against the wall?

[911pcars]

vanwyk4257,
There was a previous thread on this subject not too long ago. I understand that's what Wayne suggests in his 101 book. Others point out Porsche owner manuals suggest otherwise.

You can search the archives for the different points of view.

Sherwood

[vanwyk4257]

Sherwood. I must have missed that thread, thanks for the info!

[HarryD]

Originally posted by vanwyk4257
911pcars, if you look in Wayne's 101 projects book it clearly states that you can jack the back end of the car up by the bottom of the crankcase FWIW.

Yes you can but do you really want to lift your car by the single most expensive component of your car?

[vanwyk4257]

Harry, point well taken