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Originally Posted by slyphen
what do you guys think about just using the scissor jack with a power tool bit adapter. of course this will only be swapping brakes and tires. also, when you guys swapping out tires/brakes, where do you put the jack? do you lift front/back, or on the sides. if you are doing it on the side, where do you put the jack point? middle of the chassis or at the notched pinch welds near the front/rear?
I was using the scissor jack to swap wheels by lifting around the middle of the chassis on the pinch weld. is this a bad thing to do?
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The scissor jack is largely meant to lift one corner at a time (hence the notches). It's rather flimsy and I wouldn't trust it to repeatedly lift one whole side of the car.
Also...you have power tools, but are using the scissor jack? Come on man. Spend a little bit of coin on a cheap hydraulic jack and you will make your life infinitely better. My first jack cost me $30 and is still in working order 11 years later.