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Originally Posted by Sasquachulator
I wish these car manufacturers would make these side jacking points a bit more sturdy than just a indicator cutout in the vertical bended steel portion. seems like failure/damage is more likely to happen using a hydraulic jack than the oem provided scissor jack.
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You just need to use the correct saddle for a pinch weld car. Yes, I bent my share of pinch welds using inappropriate jacks and jack stands, but now I use proper jack stand rubber pads with the cutout for the pinch weld rail.
The important thing to remember is that the pinch weld rail is there just to locate the jacking point - the actual structural weight bearing point is on the car itself.
After seeing what some other cars use for jacking points (both flat rails as well as brackets) I still prefer a pinch weld as it is much easier to locate and a proper saddle has less change of slipping.