Jacked up

[rocco16 at sbcglobal.net (Larry Fry)]

Good question AND been asked..... :)

There are specific locations along the rocker panels that are designated for 
jacking.  They are marked with a small (1"?) indentation along the side.
  The problem, however, is two-fold; 1) finding a block with a 1" deep slot 
in it to fit on either side of the sheet metal seam running right through 
the jacking point, and 2) then finding a spot for the jackstand once the 
floor/car jack has raised the car.   :(

 I machined a 2" thick X 4" dia Delrin block with the requisite slot, which 
fits the 'pad' of my floorjack to deal with issue #1.
The answer to issue #2 has eluded me, so far....any place I put it seems to 
be 'wrong'.....

Larry
sandiego16v


> This is probably a silly question, or it is just a good question that is 
> never asked. How do you jack a unibody car up without damaging either the 
> body or floorpan specifically. I have already slightly bent (very 
> slightly) the body under the driver side door. I have used 2x4s every time 
> I jack it up to both distribute the weight and add height to my little 
> jack.